Brit Lit:

Today:

Journal #3:  Revenge.  Please describe a moment when revenge was sweet.   1 pg.

We finished watching the doc Finding Joe.

I passed out additional sheets on the hero's journey to assist you in writing your paper.

We went around the room and shared what you selected to write about.

We began your outline for your paper using the sheet that I gave you.

HW:  Please finish you outline.

Shakespeare:

Today:

Journal #3:  Please describe a situation that ended with revenge.   1 pg.

We finished converting the ten Hamlet lines. 

In small groups you converted these lines to one of the following:
Cowboy
Fairy Tale
Rap
Mob boss
sci fi version
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We continued act 1 in Hamlet. We used the iPads to select the face and emotion.  See pictures above.

HW:  Continue learning your lines.  Reminder- you must memorize and recite the 10 lines from Hamlet.  Due next Thursday.  Learn two lines a day, record your voice, practice!

Brit Lit:

Today:

Journal #2:  Who are 3 people that you look up to?  What qualities do they each have that you admire?                                                                                                                        1/2 page

I assigned your 1st paper:

The Hero’s Quest

Over the last week, we have looked at the classical definition of a hero.  Specifically, we discussed the research and findings of Joseph Campbell.  He believed that mythology was our one single truth as humans, and these stories connected us all in a very deep and spiritual way.

In a 4-5 page typed paper, please take a popular movie, play, or novel, and examine how it fits Campbell’s classical definition.  Please use the sheet that I gave you on this.  You may pick any hero that you feel fits this mold, however, here are some suggestions that would work well:  Pinocchio, The Wizard of Oz, Fight Club, Batman Begins, Dumbo, Star Wars (1^st 3), the Matrix, The Lion King, Indiana Jones, Harry Potter, The Twilight Series, The Lord of the Rings Series, The Narnia Movies, Alice in Wonderland.

Your paper needs to have a clear thesis (a statement that clearly states what you will prove) and you must use solid examples in your body to back up your thesis.

We watched the doc Finding Joe. 

Shakespeare:

Journal #1: Please describe your experience with Shakespeare and or plays?  What have you read/seen?  Have you ever been in a play?  What do you find most difficult with Shakespeare?
                                                                                                                      1/2 page

We looked at the ten facts that we know for sure about who Shakespeare was.  We took notes on these.

Intro to Hamlet

HW:  Read ch 4 in Shakespeare Alive!

Brit. Lit:

Journal #1:  If you could have 3 super powers, what would you pick?  How would you use them?
                                                                                                                                    1/2 page

Beowulf:  We read the graphic novel on the ipads.

Quizlet:  We created accounts on quizlet and made a 10 question quiz.  We then gave these to another student to take.