Brit Lit:

Today:

Journal Prompt #15:  Please imagine that you can have a meal with any 3 people (alive, or dead) and describe the topics of conversation.                                                                                                                                    1 page

I assigned the Macbeth Lines:

Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,


Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,

To the last syllable of recorded time;

And all our yesterdays have lighted fools

The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!

Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,

That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,

And then is heard no more. It is a tale

Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,

Signifying nothing.

Please memorize these by next Friday.  This will count as a test grade, so please do not blow it off.

We watched the movie Anonymous and discussed the fictional ideas that the movie plays with.

WOS:

Today we missed the Seniors, but plowed ahead full speed:

Journal #15:  Please describe a time in your life when mistaken identity led to a comic twist.  1 page

I broke you into small groups and asked you to find examples of the following comedy terms in Act I-II.
Black/dark humor
Innuendo
Irony
Pun
Wit

In the same groups, I asked you to show the events of acts 1-2, but to do it backwards.

HW:  Review comedy notes, act II, and be ready for a surprise quiz Friday.

Brit Lit:

Today:

I broke you into groups and asked you to show the scenerio given as a skit.  Each of these reveled plots in Macbeth.  Look for them as we act out the play together.

I acted out act 1 with you as Darth Macbeth.

We took notes on Act 1. 

I gave you a quiz on Act 1.

Darth Macbeth

WOS:

Today:

We went over act I and took a quiz on act I + my notes

I broke you into groups and we went over your 10 comedy terms from HW.

I asked you to show each term in brief skits, stressing the comedy.

HW:  Please read Act II and list 5 specific lines/events/character(s) that you found funny.  Please have this to pass in on Thursday.

Brit Lit:

Today:

We concluded our notes on what we know about Shakespeare (very little)

I gave you notes on: The Globe, The Church, and the plague.

We started act 1 in class.

I introduced you to costumes, fake blood, dancing, and making Shakespeare fun.

Please expect a quiz (open notebook) on your notes Thursday.

WOS:

Today:
Journal #14:  Please describe the funniest thing that you have ever see, or a story/event/picture that ALWAYS makes you laugh.  Why do we laugh at different things?  How does comedy connect us?  1 page

We went over your comedy examples that you brought in for HW.

We defined a Shakespeare Comedy.

We went over the characters in 12th Night.

HW:  Please define the comedy term sheet.  Please read act I.

Brit Lit:

Today
Journal prompt #14:  Please describe your experience with Shakespeare.  What have you read/seen?  What things did you not understand?  Were there things that you liked?          1/2 page

We tossed around some Shakespeare insults.

I passed out books.

I introduced the play Macbeth

WOS:

Today:

Journal Prompt #13:  Have you ever fallen in love with with someone that you thought was different than they were? 
1 page

We finished the Gibson version of Hamlet.

I introduced 12th Night.

HW:  Please make a list of 10 things that make you laugh.  Be ready to talk about these in class Tuesday.

Brit Lit:

Today:

We defined Morality Plays:  One goal- to save your soul.

We defined the 7 deadly sins, and the 7 virtues.

We acted out the play Everyman.

I asked you to write your own Morality play:
Journal #13:  Write your own morality play that shows a clear conflict between good vs. evil.  Please model the play and characters after Everyman.  1 page min.

We selected the best from each row, and had you act out the one that you selected.

I collected you video game manuals.  Please be reminded that you lose 10 points for each day that it is late- so please do you best to get these in ASAP.

I also again collected your plagiarism sheets.