Shakespeare:

We went to the art and science show to support our classmates.

Brit Lit:

Today:  I passed back all of your term 3 assignments.

A Block:  We supported the art/science show.

C Block:  We looked at a modern version with a much older Macbeth:
https://vimeo.com/147219363

HW:  Lines due Monday!

Shakespeare assignment: Production stills

Shakespeare:

Today:

We started class looking at the PBS special on Othello
 http://www.pbs.org/wnet/shakespeare-uncovered/uncategorized/othello-david-harewood-full-episode/

This explored the controversy of having a true person of color playing Othello.

I broke you into small groups and gave you an ipad.  Each group needed to use the camera to take 4 production photos from Othello.

We displayed these via the apple tv to the class.

We started act IV sc 1.

HW (due Thursday): read act 4 sc 1+2.  Please be ready for a quiz on Thursday.

Brit Lit:

Today:

We defined the following terms:
Personification, metaphor, simile, reverse word, reverse sentence construction, reversed question.

These are Shakespeare's special effects- but they are also the things that make him often hard to understand.

With a partner, I asked you to identify 2 examples of each using anything that we have read in the play so far.

Last 15 min we watched the Polanski version of Macbeth.  For you next prompt, you will need to compare and contrast the two very different film versions.

Shakespeare:

Today:

We went to the lab and used the web site.  www.storyboardthat.com to tell the story of act 1-3 in comic form.

Brit Lit:

Today:

We went to the computer lab and went to www.storyboardthat.com With a partner, you needed to tell the story in comic version up to the death of Duncan.

HW:  Learn those lines!  Due next Monday