WOS:

Today:

I gave you a last minute work day to wrap up your song projects, as most of you had small technical issues that needed to be resolved.

We were able to watch most of the projects.  Overall, you did a great job bringing this 400 year old music back to life.

Journal Prompt:  Please choose 10 of the listed words that Shakespeare invented and use them in a story describing your Halloween.  Please circle each word used in your journal.  1 page.


I referenced you next paper.  We will be watching the movie She's the Man on Monday and you will be writing a paper connecting the plot to the story of The Twelfth Night.  More on Monday.  Here is a sneak peek at the assignment:

She’s the Man Parodies the Bard

 Often, literature has an indirect impact on pop culture.  Shakespeare is of course of no exception.  The film She’s the Man borrows more than small doses of the story from The 12^th Night.  In fact, one could argue that the movie succeeds strictly as a direct parody of the play itself.

 

In a well written 5 paragraph essay, I would like you to answer the following questions:  Does the movie She’s the Man successfully parody the play The 12^th Night?  While the tendency will be to answer yes, I would also encourage those to voice disagreement.  Please examine not just the names, but more importantly, the function of the relationships in both stories.  Does the film require the play to fully enjoy the story?  Please have a clear thesis, and make sure to back this up with direct examples from both.