Shakespeare:

Today:
Journal:  I played 5 strange sound effects that I asked you to incorporate into where we are in the story of Hamlet.

We went to the lib to work on your Hamlet paper.  Reminder:  These are due on Monday.  Due to the nature of the paper, please print out and do not use turn it in.

Brit Lit.:

Today:

Journal:  What has been your experience with poetry?  Please write a 20 line poem based on FEELING.

We looked at the poems of:  Donne, Johnson, Herrick, Sir J. Suckling (worst name ever), and Richard Lovelace.

I broke you into rows.  With the ipads, you were each assigned a poet and asked to present to the class:  Brief Bio, 4 pictures of poet, found fav. poem.  We presented these to the class.

I passed back you video game manuals.

Funny

http://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/donald-trump-performs-shakespeares-soliloquies

Shakespeare:

Today:

Journal: Hamlet is chock full of problems.  Please examine 3 other characters as of Act IV sc2 and detail their issues.   1/2 page

We reviewed act IV sc 1+2

I moved the due date for your Hamlet paper to this Monday.

We will have Friday as a full work day in the computer lab.  I will also be available for extra help if you are having difficulty finding textual evidence for each of the stages of grief.

We broke into small groups and shared the examples found.  By the end of class you should have an example for each stage.

With a partner, you made a fake Facebook page for any character in the play.  Each group needed to post 5 things to their wall and leave space for reply's.

HW:  Read/listen/watch act 4 sc 3+4+5 for Friday.

Brit Lit.:

Today:

Journal:  Please describe in 1 page what you did during your 2 days off from school.  Please focus on 3 events.  Please use indirect characterization in your description.

We took a quiz on The English Renaissance from your HW reading.

We finished the movie on Queen Elizabeth

Brit Lit:

Today:

We began our look at the impact Queen Elizabeth had on our next time period.  Some would argue, that modern entertainment as we know it, would not exist if she did not love attending plays.

We watched the movie: Queen Elizabeth.

HW please read pgs 160-168 in your anthology.  Quiz whenever we come back to school.  THINK SNOW BLIZZARD!!!!!!!

Shakespeare:

Much of the Lion King follows the story of Hamlet.  So much in fact, that scenes were changed to prevent it from being obvious.

We watched The Lion King

Journal:  Please describe 3 ways in detail that the story of the Lion King follows the story of Hamlet.

HW:  Read act IV sc 1+2