Shakespeare:

Today:

We finished Shakespeare in Love

We acted out act 2

We reviewed the terms from yesterday and looked for them in what we read today.

HW:  Begin finding lines for your Hamlet paper.

Brit Lit:

Today:

We finished and shared the Ballad of U assignment.

We discussed your reading from last night.

Journal Prompt:  Please look at the lyrics of the ballad that you brought in.  Please look again at them from a story telling point of view.  Please write a 20 line ballad from anothers point of view in the story.  What would the bartender feel and see in Billy Joels Piano Man?  If you can't do this, please write a sequel ballad the next day.                                                  20 Lines

We watched:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74glI1lg1CQ

I passed out your next assignment:

 

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: the Video Game

You were graded on the following rubrics:


1.) A cover that has the title of your game and cover art for the game. This section must show effort

 

_______________ 10 points

2.) Weapons page. Detailing at least 5 weapons that you have researched from the 14th century. Please include a picture and detailed 3 sent description for each.  These need to be in your own words.  All weapons needed to be from the time period

 

_______________ 20 Points

3.) Intro page, which summarizes the entire story.   250 words min.

 

________________ 20 Points

4.) 10 Levels. For each, please do the following:

Create a title for the level

Give a 5-10 sentence description of the objective of the level. These also needed to somehow connect to the story in some meaningful way.

 

________________ 30 Points

5.) End boss

Include a detailed picture or description, including the one weakness that allows you to destroy the boss and win the game.

 

________________ 20 Points.

 

Shakespeare:

Today:

Journal Prompt:  Please let me know how you are doing in class.  How is the class in general going for you?                                                   1/2 page

I gave you the info for the app Remind.  Please see me if you need the code

We broke into small groups and made a skit showing the stages of grief.  We performed these.

We defined the following terms:

Alliteration
Metaphor
Simile
Reversed Word
Reversed sentence
Reversed Though
Classical Allusion

Quiz: You needed to find three examples in act 1.

HW:  Please read the essay on grief in Hamlet

Brit Lit:

We went to the lib and finished your paper.

We submitted it to www.turnitin.com

HW:  Please bring in lyrics that fit the def of a ballad
Please read Sir Gawain and the Green Knight in your Anthology

Shakespeare:

We took a quiz on act 1 and notes.

We watched Shakespeare in Love

We finished up on the Hamlet lines- last call Tuesday.

HW:  Please look over act II

Brit Lit

Today:

A Block: 
Due to some issues with the ipads, we went to the lib to finish work on your Hero's Journey paper.

HW:  Read pgs 42-68  Please take notes- you may use notes on the quiz Tuesday.

B Block:

We made a blues riff and read Sir Patrick Spens.  I had you read Get up and Bar the door with a drum beat.  Both were to help you connect why music and rhythmic patterns emerged in early stories.  We watched three clips of modern versions of Barbara Allen, and then read the original.

We finished Beowulf

Journal Prompt 7:  Please write a movie review for Beowulf.  Include your opinion and also commentary if it followed the hero's Journey and how.  1 page

HW:  Read pgs 42-68  Please take notes- you may use notes on the quiz Tuesday.