Shakespeare:

Today:

We wrapped up Hamlet

We watched the Simpson's take on the play.  Now you get all the jokes.  Isn't education awesome?

Some of you elected to use this time to make up your test from yesterday.

 Reminder- Id you were not here Thursday, it is your responsibility to schedule a time to make up.  For your planning, I will be after school on Monday and Thursday of next week.  Please see me ASAP to arrange the make-up.

We voted to do Othello next and I passed out books.

We finished the Mel Gibbson version

Brit Lit:

Today:  We watched Shakespeare in Love.

FLM

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Shakespeare:

Today:

We took the Hamlet essay exam.  You had the block to use your notes and script to answer your essay selections.

Brit Lit:

Today:

I collected your journals (#11-20)

We watched Why Shakespeare? (15 min doc)

We broke into groups of 2 and you interviewed your partner questions from the anticipation activity.

C Block took the quiz based on the intro notes given on the Globe and Shakespeare.

We continued in the play Act 1-2.

Shakespeare:

Today:

We acted out the end of the play.

We began reviewing for the test on Thursday

I broke you into groups and asked you to make 15 review questions, with 4 mult. choice.

I am collecting Journals Wed.

Brit Lit.

Today:

Journal:  Please describe in detail your experience with Shakespeare/acting.  1/2 pg

I gave you intro note on Shakespeare

We used the ipads and toured the Globe in 360.  We then shared the information learned.

I gave you a list of insults and explained some of them.  Each of you were paired against another student in an insult fight.

I passed out the "Scottish play."

Shakespeare:

Today:

Journal:  Please write a one pg letter from Ophelia explaining her suicide.  Please consider three different problems.

Hamlet talk show:  I gave you 15 min to come up with an idea for a talk show that uses the cast of Hamlet.  Each group was asked to: Make a script, include at least 4 characters, costumes, and perform these for the class.

Act V:  Resolution, or everyone marries or dies.... HW: Please finish act 4 if needed and read Act V act 1.

I collected you papers.  Reminder -10 each day if passed in after 3 today.

Brit Lit.:

Today:

Journal #19:  Please write a short poem on all of the following in 3 separate poems:  Love, Hate, Hope.

We broke into your groups from Friday and you presented your poet to the class via the ipads.

We finished looking at the poems in the big book.  Today we looked at Marlowe, and Sir Walter Raleigh

We looked at two sonnets from Sir Walter Raleigh to his love Stella.  As Stella either: write a one pg response, or write a 14 line response sonnet.