Lord of the Flies Funnies...

Brit Lit:

We watched a modern version of the play Macbeth. 
This can be viewed for free here on the PBS site:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/shakespeare-uncovered/blog/macbeth/

Journal Prompt:  Please compare and contrast the differences between the modern film and the class is Polanski version.  Which did you like better?  Why?  Please give at least three specific examples to support your opinion.                                                              1 Page

Have a good 3 day weekend....

WOS:

Today:

We went to the computer lab and typed the first draft to your She's the Man Parody paper.  These are due Tuesday.

We will have a unit test on Wed. of next week.

Comp Lit II:

Today:

We took the exam for Lord of the Flies.

Brit Lit:

Today:

I passed back all graded work.  I gave you your term 1 grades.

What is grosser than gross?  A 2013 version of the Macbeth Stew...ewwww!

We read act IV and continued to discuss the power of the final moment of suspense.

HW: Macbeth Movies are due Friday!

WOS:

I collected permission forms for the field trip.  Please get these in if you want to go.

I broke you into 5 groups and tasked you with generating 20 multiple choice questions for the play.

We talked about term grades.  In a nutshell, those that are working hard are rewarded.  Those that are not putting in a full effort had grades that reflected this.  I passed back all work owed.

We played Who Wants to Win a Pizza Party?

Lit. Comp II:

I collected your symbolic representations.

We placed these on the back board and we each tried to guess the person connected with the symbols.  Congrats to Mikayla in guessing 22 correctly!

We reviewed the end of the novel.

We played Who Wants to Win a Pizza Party?  (We should never speak of this again....)

I gave you the essay questions for the test Friday.  You may bring in outlines to help you answer theses.

Brit Lit:

Today: Work day #3 of 3.  You had the block to film your Macbeh projects.

I passed back many of your assignments.  Sorry that it took so long to get some of those things back.  Thanks for your patience.

HW:  Projects due Friday.

WOS:

Today:

Journal prompt:  Please update me on how you feel class is going for you.  Is Shakespeare getting easier?  Are you understanding it on your own?  What could I do better as your teacher?  1/2 page

We finished She's the Man.  Please begin work on your paper.  I will be afterschool Wed. for anyone needing help.

We reviewed acts 2-3, looking specifically at the love triangles.

HW:  Please read act 4.

Lit. Comp. II:

Today:

I collected your journals.

We review ch 7-8.

We took a quiz on 7-8

We looked at the biblical connections to the novel.  I passed out a sheet that explained this.

We looked at how pop culture has been influenced by the novel.  I shared the U2 song, Shadows and Tall Trees.

HW:  Please read ch 9-10.  We will be finishing to book for Thurday.  Tonight- please take an extra hard look at Simon and what his role is in the novel..

Shakespeare:

Today:

I assigned the paper for the 12th Night.

We finished any remaining presentations of your songs.

We watched the movie She's the Man and took notes on the similarities and differences to the play.

HW: Please read act 3 and be ready for a quiz Tuesday.

Comp Lit. II:

Today:

We did a short compare and contrast looking at the novel, the 1963 BW version, and the new color version for Lord of the Flies.

We worked on your symbolism worksheet, completing the next set based on your reading last week.

We will be working towards finishing the novel by this Thursday.  I will be collecting your journal prompts Tuesday.  Please have them ready to pass in.

HW:  Please read ch 7-8 for HW.