Comp. Lit. II:

Today:

Journal prompt:  Think of a moment that you had to deal with grief.  Please explain your grief and how specifically you dealt with it.  What was the resolution and how did you get there?

We went over the 5 stages of grief and connected it with your journal today.

We looked at Larry's Mother in the play and tried to identify the different stages.

We defined the American tragedy.

We looked at Miller's unique take on the 4 act play.

We watched a 15 min segment from 60 min on the life and work of Arthur Miller.

I played a clip from South Par:  What would Arthur Miller do?

Shakespeare:

Journal Prompt:  What is the craziest thing that you have done in the name of love?    1/2 page

We watched your silent Hamlet movie.  Act 1 won donuts.

We acted out act 1 in Othello.  We gave each actor a Friday challenge.

Last 15 min we learned the rules the game Othello that was inspired by the play.

Arthur Miller's FBI File

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/fbi-secret-files-communist-marilyn-monroe-revealed-article-1.1228785

Comp. Lit. II:

Today:

Journal Prompt:  Please describe a big mistake that you tried hard to cover up.  You may talk about more than one.  Were you able to keep it hidden?  If so, how?                                          1 page

A gave you information on Arthur Miller

I passed out scripts for All My Sons.

We assigned parts and began the play.

Shakespeare:

Today:

You were given extra time to finish the Hamlet test. 

Journal:  What are your feeling towards inter-racial dating?  Please describe examples from your life.                                                                                                                         1pg.

We began Othello Act 1

I collected Hamlet scripts.

Comp. Lit. II

Today:

We took the Catcher in the Rye exam.

Shakespeare:

We took the Hamlet exam.