Friday, April 17, 2015

Brit Lit

Today:

A Block: 
We looked at words Shakespeare invented.

We define a Shakespearian tragedy and took notes.

We watched a PBS doc with Ethan Hawke discussing the challenges of playing the part of Macbeth.  It also examined the history the play was based on.  This can be viewed here:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/shakespeare-uncovered/uncategorized/macbeth-with-ethan-hawke/

C Block:

We were unable to do the lesson plan planned- dumb April showers and the flowers.....

We looked at an episode of 30 Rock which based an episode on the Macbeth curse. This can be viewed here:
http://bardfilm.blogspot.com/2013/03/30-rock-does-macbeth.html

I broke you into group and had you modernize and present the 10 lines I gave you.  You were encouraged to do these as: A Western, country western song, gangsta, children story, etc....

HW- learn the 10 lines!  Test Grade due April 30th!!!

Macbeth:
Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.

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