Wos:

Today:

Journal #24  You are performing the play Othello and need props.  Your production budget for props is $50.  Please describe what 10 props you would need and could buy for $50.  This can be a list.

We looked at musical scores.  I assigned you each a scene to perform adding 3 popular songs to enhance the mood/theme/feeling of the scene.

I gave you each a line that shows how Iago goes to work on destroying Othello's mind in Act 3.  We blindfolded a student and all went up and taunted him with these words.

We began act 4.

The code has been cracked!

Congratulations to Kianna in C Block for successfully breaking the Bacon Cipher Code that was left on the blog.  If you see her, ask her what the code said!

Brit Lit:

Today:

Journal #23:  Please write a 15-20 line poem on the topic of (what you feel, right now)

We ventured out into the sunshine and worked on completing the Favorite poem project.  Today we:

Broke into groups of 2
Filmed bio part, why you connected to the poem that you selected, reading your poem with feeling.

When not filming you were responsible for:
Please read An Ode for Him (Ben Jonson) on pg 452.  Please answer questions 1-5 on Pg 453.

WOS:

Journal #23:  When has telling the truth made a big difference?    1 page

We looked at act 3, sc 3.  I broke you into small groups and asked you to find lines that suggested specific emotions in Othello.

We reviewed act 3

We took a quiz on act 3

I passed your 12th Night Exams back, albeit late.

Brit Lit:

Today
 
Journal #22:  Please write a 20 line poem about loss.

We looked at more Favorite poem examples.

We completed the writing portions of your videos.  Reminder:  we will be filming these on Thursday, so please dress well and have everything that you need to record your part.

More on Fav. Poem Project

http://www.favoritepoem.org/project.html

Many more examples of ordinary folk sharing meaningful poetry. 

Brit Lit:

Today:
I passed back your journals.

Journal prompt #20:  Write a poem of at least 14 lines that is about love.

We covered the poetry of, Donne, Jonson, Herrick, and Milton.  The biggies. 

I introduced the poetry project.

HW:  Please write a 3-5 sent. paragraph that explains in detail a connection to the favorite poem that you brought in.

Brit Lit:

Over the next week, we will be working on a full class project. Each of you will need to select a poem that you connect with in some way and film a short in the same style as the samples that we watched in class. The assignment works best if you choose a poem that connects to things that you are feeling right now in your life.

One thing the camera brings to the reading of a poem is the opportunity to watch a person saying a poem. Especially if the poem is something the reader treasures, you can see and hear a distinct change in face, voice, even the mildest gesture, when the person says the poem aloud. It would not be very interesting to watch someone looking at a piece of art or watching a film, dance or play — one reason art viewers and audience members all face the same way and are often in the dark. The same way one can witness pleasure and intensity in the face and movement of a musician singing or playing a song, one can gain things by watching the reader of a poem, whose instrument is the body

This project can also work with you asking an adult to complete the same assignment. Please see me if you would rather have another person and I will outline your specific responsibilities for this assignment.

Once your poem is selected, you will be given a window of time to record three things:



1. A short 3-5 sentence description of who you are. This should also include separate shots of you doing a few things that you do for enjoyment. For example, if might define yourself as a dancer, you might choose to record some footage of your dance class. We will then edit the shots of you talking about yourself with the footage of you doing something that defines a part of who you are.





2. Why you like the poem. You need to speak from the heart during this part. You will record a short part explaining how the poem impacted you.





3. Read the entire poem with feeling. It will be helpful to have a strong familiarity with the poem.





Similar to the short clips that I showed you in class, we will then edit it into a short documentary. My hope is that we will be able to air these on public cable and online.





Due Date:_______________________

WOS:

Today:

We looked at Othello Act 1 in film.

We worked on act 2

I passed back your sonnet project assessments.

HW:  Please finish act 2.

Brit Lit:

Today:

A Block:  Test on Macbeth

B Block:  We started our unit on poetry.  We looked at the poetry of Donne and Johnson.

HW:  Please read pgs 395-410 in your anthology.  Also, please bring in your favorite poem of all time.  These can be song lyrics- but the focus should be on the words, not the music.  Make sure you have the poem/lyrics printed/written out.

You will need your anthology book everyday unless stated.