Comp. Lit. II:

A Block:
We discussed good and evil.  I broke you into two teams and we debated the topic:  Is Man/woman inherently evil?

C Block: 
We missed class again today due to MCAS testing.  We will hit the ground running with Lord of the Flies on Monday.

Brit Lit:

Today:

Anyone that was ready to go recited their 10 lines from Macbeth.

We talked about supernatural beliefs 430 years ago and how they play out in this play.
http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/suic/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?zid=1b6c44cabcb055ac35cef1c3cb91b86f&action=2&catId=&documentId=GALE%7CEJ2115615211&userGroupName=clov94514&jsid=fdae3c971784cfc02e160505ecd054eb

I told you my ghost story from when I was teaching in Ireland.

HW:  Look over the lines and be ready to recite them on Monday if you did not go today.  Also, look over the Shakespeare language tricks.  I smell a quiz early next week.

Brit Lit:

Today:

Journal Prompt:  If you were King/Queen/supreme ruler and had only 3 rules that you could enforce, what 3 rules would you pick?  How would you enforce these rules?  1/2 page

We shared the ingredients from your stew yesterday.  Winning ingredient: Star Wars episode 1,2,3.

We discussed how well Shakespeare's ingredients hold up.

We broke into small groups and identified each of the lit. terms covered in acts 2+3.

We did act IV and spent time looking at the new prophesies and moment of final suspense.

HW:  Please continue to learn your lines.  We will be starting these on Friday for those that wish to go early.  The rest are due Monday.

Comp. Lit. II:

Today:

I introduced the novel Lord of the Flies.

We took notes on William Golding:
Raised to be a scientist
drawn to Anglo-Saxon poetry
Joined the royal navy in 1940
British
Published novel in 1954.

Introduced concept of good and evil.  Discussed where does evil come from.  Are we born good or evil, or are we influenced by things in our lives?  We will be having a class debate on this topic on Friday.

A Block:  We read ch 1.

We looked at the importance of light and darkness in the novel and examined how each is used.  Please be aware of this as we read.

Piggy is an awful nickname.  We shared bad nicknames, including some of mine growing up.

C Block:  Journal Prompt:  If you could only pack 10 things in a suitcase, to be used for one year on a deserted island, what would you pack.  For each, please explain the significance.

We broke into small groups and you decided on your ten master objects that you as a group will use in future journal prompts.

We crashed a plane and wrote about it in our journals. :-)

Brit Lit:

Today:

Journal Prompt:  Macbeth is about to get three new prophecies from the witches.  What three parts of the future would you predict?  How would each specifically impact the play?  1 page

I shared a link that was reported last night:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/10706403/Man-texts-Gumtree-fraud-entire-works-of-Shakespeare.html

We took a quiz on act III.

We looked at act 3, sc 5 and debated whether Shakespeare wrote this scene.  Many believe that this was added to support the character on Hecate.

We read/acted act 4, sc1 and stopped before the moment of final suspense.

I broke you into small groups and asked you to make your own 2014 stew.  Each group needed 20 ingredients.

I made Friday as the optional 1st day to recite your learned Macbeth lines.  You may also go on Monday.  I introduced the Shakespeare challenge extra credit.  Please see me if you would like one for Thursday.  You may trade them, but if I give you one you need to at least try it.

Comp. Lit II:

No class updates during MCAS testing.  I hope that the week that we spent reviewing helped. 


Best of luck on the test this week!

Brit Lit:

Today:

Journal Prompt:  Describe a moment when all hope was lost, but at the last possible moment, a solution presented itself.  CPA:  1/2 page  H: 1 page,

I asked you to find one question that you have from the play.  I tried to answer these.

We talked about facebook and social media and how Macbeth would have used these.  I tasked your with making a Facebook page for a character in the play (15 posts.)  For those that enjoy twitter more, you could give 20 tweets as an alternate assignment.

We took notes on act 3

We took a quiz on Act 3 + notes.

We looked again at the final moment of suspense.

I passed back your quiz from Monday and your video game manuals for Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.