Thursday, October 29, 2015
Shakespeare:
We continued sharing things that you find funny.
We re-enacted the ship wreck at the start of the 12th Night.
We began the play.
We re-enacted the ship wreck at the start of the 12th Night.
We began the play.
Brit Lit:
Journal:
Do you believe in ghosts? Do you have any good ghost stories made up, or real? Tell a 2 page ghost story and share. 2pgs.
Act III, sc 4: The ghost of Banquo. We acted out this scene.
We ended watching the same scene:
http://video.pbs.org/video/1604122998/
Do you believe in ghosts? Do you have any good ghost stories made up, or real? Tell a 2 page ghost story and share. 2pgs.
Act III, sc 4: The ghost of Banquo. We acted out this scene.
We ended watching the same scene:
http://video.pbs.org/video/1604122998/
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Shakespeare:
Today:
Journal: Please describe a time in your life when you were the most alone. How did you manage these feelings? What did you do? 1/2 page
We went over the 12 comedy terms.
A few of you shared your funny thing from your HW. We tried to identify the form of humor from the comedy terms.
Journal: Please describe a time in your life when you were the most alone. How did you manage these feelings? What did you do? 1/2 page
We went over the 12 comedy terms.
A few of you shared your funny thing from your HW. We tried to identify the form of humor from the comedy terms.
Brit Lit:
Today:
Journal: In act IV, Macbeth goes back to the witches and is given 3 new prophesies. Please imagine what these might be and make up a scene that reveals three new events from his future. You may wish to write this as a script. 1 page
We finished act III, sc 2.
We took notes
We took a quiz on the terms from yesterday and what we have read so far in act 3.
Journal: In act IV, Macbeth goes back to the witches and is given 3 new prophesies. Please imagine what these might be and make up a scene that reveals three new events from his future. You may wish to write this as a script. 1 page
We finished act III, sc 2.
We took notes
We took a quiz on the terms from yesterday and what we have read so far in act 3.
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Shakespeare:
Today:
Today we started our look at the comedies.
Journal: What ten things do you find funny? Bigger question: Why do humans need to laugh? What happens to people when the don't or can't? Where does funny come from? 1 page
You presented your projects.
I passed out The 12th Night.
HW: Bring in something to make me and the class laugh. Can be a joke, a clip, a story, a sound or face. Tomorrow we begin to look closely at humor.
Today we started our look at the comedies.
Journal: What ten things do you find funny? Bigger question: Why do humans need to laugh? What happens to people when the don't or can't? Where does funny come from? 1 page
You presented your projects.
I passed out The 12th Night.
HW: Bring in something to make me and the class laugh. Can be a joke, a clip, a story, a sound or face. Tomorrow we begin to look closely at humor.
Brit Lit:
Journal: If you were made president/king/all powerful being, what 4 things would you do with you power? Should you be trusted with that kind of power? why? 1 page
We looked at and defined terms that make this stuff so hard: Metaphor, simile, reversed word/sentence/thought, classical allusion.
You came up with your own examples, and found 3 of the 7 in Macbeth.
We read act III sc 1.
Last call on lines
We looked at and defined terms that make this stuff so hard: Metaphor, simile, reversed word/sentence/thought, classical allusion.
You came up with your own examples, and found 3 of the 7 in Macbeth.
We read act III sc 1.
Last call on lines
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