Brit Lit:

I collected your journals.  If you did not pass it in, it is now late.  Please do so ASAP.

We defined the many Themes in 1984.

We discussed propaganda.  I showed you a few examples from the cold war: both American and Russian propaganda videos.  Why are we so easily led?

I gave you a final review sheet.  Please begin to study.

Read pgs 183-256 for HW

Shakespeare:

Today:

I gave you your final exam review sheet.  Please begin to review.

We looked at "e Good and the Badde"  Sterotypes of women from 1616

We talked about the stereotypes of women in 1616, and I asked you to find evidence of each in the play.

We finished the movie (30 Min.)

Brit Lit:

Today:

We took a quiz on 1984.

We went to the computer lab to type the final draft of your Room 101 paper.

HW:  I will be collecting your journals this Friday.  Please make sure that you have all the prompts completed.  Read to pg 201 in 1984

Shakespeare:

Today:

We took a quiz held over from yesterday on act 2.  We reviewed act 3.

We finished the Zeffirelli version of the play.

HW:  Please read act 4. 

Remember: always end in greatness.

Brit Lit:

Today:  Each group presented their Utopia.  We talked about the pros and cons of each world.

For your journal prompt, I asked you to place yourself into one of these perfect worlds, and explain in 1 page how you might attempt to destroy it.

We defined dystopia.  We looked closer at the world of 1984 and talked about the dystopian images in the novel.

We watched scenes from Blade Runner to help visualize the concept.

Question:  Why can't humans produce a perfect peaceful world?

HW:  Please read to 183.

Shakespeare:

Today: 

We talked about your HW questions for Act II.

We watched the Elizabeth Taylor version of Taming of the Shrew.

HW:  Please read Act III.  The Act II quiz was moved until Thursday- so also look over act 2.

Brit Lit:

We talked about room 101. 

You wrote the 1st draft of your room 101 paper.  Final copy is due Friday.

You were given a utopia, and you needed to describe how you would overthrow their perfect world.  1 page.

HW:  Please read to pg 122 in 1984.

Shakespeare:

Today:  I broke you into small groups and asked you to cast for The Twelfth Night with a modern cast.

We looked at the cast for Taming of the Shrew

We watched Sir Alec Guinness, the original Ben Kenobi, star in the Twelfth Night.  My inner nerd is glowing...

HW:  Read act 1 in Shrew.  Please be ready for a quiz Tuesday.

Brit Lit:

Today:

We looked at propaganda.  Why is it that we are so easy to be manipulated?

I showed the movie:  A Film Unfinished.  We looked at how the Nazi party used fake shots in the Warsaw Ghetto in this recently discovered lost film.

Shakespeare:

Today:

You finished writing your last paper of the year.

I gave you our last play- a comic classic: The Taming of the Shrew.

Brit Lit

Today:

We watched a made for tv movie based on the true life story of The Wave.

Journal Prompt:  How did the teacher gain control over their minds and actions?

I gave you an excerpt from the teacher's explanation for the classroom experiment.

Shakespeare:

Today:
We went to the computer lab and worked on your parody paper.  This is due Friday

HW:  Please finish act 5

12th Night Silent Film Samples:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAkN0O6E19s       Group 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I-K9es3i-w              Group 1

Brit Lit:

Journal Prompt:  If you could take any song and make it true for you, what would it be and WHY    1 page

We took an 8 frame "cartoon quiz" on pg 1-105.

We closed the book on your Utopia project.  Each person/group were given another perfect world, and you were asked to destroy it.  How would you destroy the rule and order?

HW:  Read 105-120 in 1984.

Room 101 Paper:

Room 101 Paper


Imagine that you are a worker in the world of 1984. You have been caught by the thought police for one of the many "crimes" in the novel. Please explain the situation around your arrest, and then describe the "after".


What is your room 101? What would your greatest fear be, and how would it be used to reform your thoughts?


2 typed pages (500 words)  Due June 15th

Shakespeare:

Today:

We took a cartoon quiz on Act 4.

We looked at a Shakespeare silent movie clip.

We attempted to make our own silent production.

HW:  Please finish act 5.

Brit Lit:

We started with a iconic Apple commercial that launched the Mac during the Superbowl in 1984:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYecfV3ubP8&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

We watched a bit of the 1984 film to help you visualize the dark world.

We discussed news speak, and I asked you to re-write an article removing 50 % of the words.  What does removing description words do to the human condition?

Shakespeare:

We started with a class originated journal prompt.

I gave you ten minutes to complete your character love lines from yesterday.  We shared a few.

We watched a few examples of silent movies via selected clips from the first film version of Othello.

I tasked you with making a silent presentation, showing 10-15 scenes, or slides.  We focused on:
Non verbal communication: facial reactions, body language, and character interactions.

HW:  Please read act 4.  Please also take your lost love poem from last week and find a place in the play to "drop it" and explain how it would change or alter the play.  You can do this with traditional dialogue, or narration.

Brit Lit:

Today: 

We started with the following journal prompt:  Please write from the perspective of a citizen of your utopia, describing a normal day in your life.  Suggestions: work, worship, school, entertainment, crime.  Please write these in 1st person.  1 page.

Today we focused on Day 2 of the Utopia project.  Specifically, we wrote a one page letter inviting friends to join your revolution.

HW:  Please read to pg 81 in 1984.

Shakespeare:

Today:

We went over classical allusions in The Twelfth Night.  I broke you into small groups and asked you to find 10 examples in the play and explain their usage.  Then, I asked you to write a modern equilvant from pop culture for each.

We looked at the love lines in the play.  We looked at three speeches based on love in the play, and I tasked you with combining them into a single performance.

HW:  Please read act 3.

Word of the Week:

Nosocomial (nos-uh-KO-mee-uhl)  Adj.  Originating or acquired in an hospital.

Brit Lit:

Utopian Society Project.

Brit Lit:

Today:

Quiz on your reading: pgs. 1-43

We held our debate on government survalience.  Is it a good thing?
We defined Newsspeak and looked at how it is used in the world of 1984.
We read an article about China recording phone conversations.

HW:  Please read to pg 63  Expect a quiz.

Shakespeare:

Today:
Quiz on Act II
Pocket Poems for your character in the play (see me for handout)
We looked again at the comic terms in Act 2.
We looked at the excessive bear baiting references in the play.

HW: Act III

Brit Lit:

1984: The Debate



During this class, I will be breaking you into two groups to debate the following:


Side One: Government censorship and surveillance are both needed to protect our freedom and safety.

Side 2: Censorship and spying on American Citizens’ are both wrong and counter our basic fundamental rights as Americans.


Directions: Please break into two groups and assign the following parts:


Captain: You will read your opening statement expressing your main point to prove. This will be very similar to the thesis of a paper. You will pick the order of your team to make your top 4 points.


Thinkers (4): You will direct the 4 examples that your team uses.


Scribe: You will write the main thesis of your group and record the four examples to prove your point.


Debate team: You will carefully listen to the argument from the other side and attempt to counter their argument.


Main Statement:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________



Example 1:______________________________________________________________________



Example 2:______________________________________________________________________



Example 3:______________________________________________________________________



Example 4:______________________________________________________________________



We will begin with each side giving their opening. Then we will go back in forth. Each team will present their example, and the other side will have the opportunity to counter their argument with their own examples.



Each round will be awarded a winner.

Brit Lit:

We began 1984.

I passed out novels.

We had a short debate on censorship.

We examined the similarities between 2012 and the world of 1984.

HW:  Please read pgs. 1-48

Quiz on Wed.

Shakespeare:

Today:

We started off talking about what you find funny.  We brainstormed a list.

I passed out a sheet of comedy terms to define and broke you into groups.

We looked specifically at 1.3 Lines 44-139.  I had you find examples of the terms given.

We discussed timing.

We looked at the delivery of lines to try and make something funny.

We performed parts of Act 1 using as many comedic devices as possible.

Shakespeare/Brit Lit:

All Arts Day.

Brit Lit:

Today:

You took your final.

I passed back your short stories and journals.

I will have you final grades tomorrow.  Please feel free to email me if you would like them without having to come to class.

Brit Lit:

Today:

We looked at the other Bronte sister, Emily.  We watched the PBS masterpiece theater version of Wuthering Heights.

HW:  C+D block Finals Wed.  Please make sure you work on your review sheet.  A reminder:  You may use this sheet on your final.

Shakespeare

Today:

Final Exam.

The World of Shakespeare: Final Exam Review Sheet 2012




Your final exam will ask you to answer (5 of 9 CPA) 7 of 9 H) questions based on the plays and sonnets that we read in this course. To assist you in remembering, you may bring in one page of notes to remind you of specific plays and characters and notes..

The following prompts are possible questions to consider (hint, hint):

#1 Examine the relationship in terms of a timeline between Desdemona and Othello. Please make sure to examine the end of their relationship, and how specifically Othello believes she has not been faithful.


#2 Please read the first page of each play. How is the opening in each play important to the story? Does it bring you in and make you interested? How? Please have specific examples from at least 3 plays.


#3 Talk about what makes a Shakespearean tragedy. Please examine one tragedy in your study group and discuss how it fits the definition.


#4 Please define the following literary devices that Shakespeare uses:
Alliteration, simile, metaphor, reversed word, reversed sentence construction, classical allusion, personification, inflection, stress, aside, using language to show class and status in the play. Sonnet


#5 Character can be defined by how one handles power. Look at 3 characters and make a list how each handles power.


#6 Discuss the use of comedy in his plays. What ideas and specific plays hold up well and still make us laugh. Please use 3 specific scenes in your discussions.


#7 Please review important information on Shakespeare. Please work to define what we know about him. If you had to write his obituary, what would you list about his life?


#8 Define a Shakespeare Sonnet. What did his sonnets reveal about him that his plays may not have? Pick a sonnet and be familiar enough with it that you could reference it in an answer.

Brit Lit:

Today:

I collected all books.
I collected journals.

I broke you into groups of 2-4 and asked you to review for the final via the review sheet that I gave you in class.

Shakespeare

Today:

I collected any and all textbooks.
I collected journals
We finished the last 10 minutes of "O"
I broke the seniors into groups of 2-4 to work on their final exam review sheet.

HW:  Please study for finals.

Brit Lit:

Today:

I collected journals.

I gave each group 20 minutes to prep their lesson topic.

We presented your topics to the class.  Some pictures bellow...

We will be reviewing the final on Monday.

Shakespeare

Today we watched the movie O.

We will review for the final on Monday.

Brit Lit:

Today:

We wrote our last journal prompt:  I gave you a list of 20 questions and asked you to write your opinion for at least 10.  Please see me for the questions if you were absent.

We finished Jane Eyre.

We started work on your Bronte Presentation project for this Friday:

Jane Eyre: Charlotte Bronte Research Group Work



Directions: Please break into three groups and research the following topics. Each group will then be required to present their findings to the class.


Research Topic #1: Define feminism. Please examine how Jane Eyre fits this definition. Please also have 3-4 from the same relative time period that also fit this mode. Please find two other authors’ that claim to have been inspired or influenced by the novel.

Research Topic #2: Bio of Charlotte Bronte. Please present a well thought out and detailed description of her life. Your presentation should also include her famous sister Emily. Please make sure to include important dates. How did her real life influence the writing of Jane Eyre?


Research Topic #3: Define the Coming of Age novel. What are the characteristics? Please examine at least 4 ways the novel fits the definition. Please discuss 3-4 other novels that can be defined in a similar way in terms of the structure of the story.


Research Topic #4: Define Gothic Literature. What are the characteristics? Please include 3-4 other novels in your group discussion. Thus far, how has Jane Eyre fit this definition? Please also examine how this form of writing has impacted movie making, giving examples where possible.

Shakespeare:

Today:

Due to the frantic end of the year chaos, I agreed to your requests to morph the planned Othello test into the final exam for seniors. The same will hold true for all underclassmen.

We moved class down to the auditorium.
We started with a few warm up acting games to get the acting blood moving....
We then broke into your Shakespeare remix scenes.

Friday we will begin to review for your final exam.  Please see me if you did not get a review sheet.  We will also be ending the week watching O, a modern version of Othello. 

Shakespeare:

Today:

Journal Prompt:  Please place a new object, character(s), or setting into the play Othello.  This new addition needs to drastically change one of the defining events in Act 5.  Please explain in detail what you would add, and how it would change the play.  2 pages (CPA) 1 page (CP)

I passed back the recent quizzes that you took.

I passed out the final exam review sheet.

I gave you time to rehearse your Will, The ReMiX scenes.

HW:  Othello Test Thursday.  Please review the play.

Brit Lit:

Today, we continued our look at the Victorian novel, Jane Eyre. 

A reminder: 
Your short story project is now past due.  You continue to loose 10 points for each late day.  Please see me if you have not passed this in asap.

Shakespeare:

No class today due to MCAS testing.  Please continue to review the play for the test on Thursday.  Please feel free to email me if you have any questions.

Word of the week:

Gride: (gryd)  verb intr.  To scrape or graze against an object to make a grating sound.

Think:

It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.

Brit Lit:

We read the opening to Jane Eyre in your Anthologies.

We covered:  1st Person, Victorian Novel.

Journla Prompt #20:  Please continue writing the next two pages of the story.  You must write in first person, duplicate her style, and include 3 characteristics found in Victorian writing.

Shakespeare:

Today:

We reviewed the end of Othello.

We finished the movie version of Othello.

HW:  There will be a test on Othello this Thursday 

Feels Good to be a Sr.Music video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE6mN32tTRA&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

Great job on this!

Brit Lit:

Today:

Journal Prompt #18:  Please read the copy of this mornings Wall Street journal that I gave you in class.  Please read at least 3 stories that you find interesting, and write YOUR opinion on the articles (1/2 page for each)

C: Block:  We read: A Touch of Autumn in the Air, on pg 1240.
D Block:  I told you my ghost story from when I was teaching in Ireland.

I collected your short story assignment.  If you did not pass this in, please make sure that it is done for Friday.  A reminder:  you loose 10 points for each day late.

Shakespeare:

Today:

We took a quiz on Act 4.

We finally completed the Shakespeare Remixed assignment.

HW:  Please read act 5 and have the play completed for Friday.

Brit Lit:

Today:  Journal Prompt #18:  Smell can be our strongest memory.  Please recall a childhood memory, and describe it in detail using your memory of smell.

We read the short story: A Touch of Autumn in the Air.

Short story assignment is due Thursday.

Shakespeare

Today:

A former colleague of mine, Mr Patenaude, ran a lecture on what we know about Shakespeare.  I hope that it was a good break from Othello.  I appreciated your attention and respect in class today.

HW:  Please make sure that you have read Act 4 in Othello.  Quiz on Thursday.

Shakespeare Insult Generator

http://www.pangloss.com/seidel/Shaker/index.html

Brit Lit:

Short Story


On May 10th, your final copy of your short story is due. To assist me in grading you based on the given requirements, I am also requiring you to color code you use of the following:


Dialogue: You must tell your story using quotations and conversation between your characters.

Tone: Please highlight a sentence that defines the tone of your story. (see The Lagoon.)

Symbolism: Highlight an object that you are using as a symbol in your story. (see Araby.)

Stream of Conscious: Highlight a section that reveals stream of conscious writing a part of your story. This is typically achieved in the narration. (See Virginia Woolf.)

One object used from the class list.

One character needs to have an epiphany.


For each term, please highlight the word or sentence that is a corresponding example. Then on the last page, please list what each color represents.

Please staple together: Final color coded copy on top, 1st draft, outline.

You also must pass in a clean “extra” copy. This will be included in a bound collection of all of your stories.

Brit Lit

Today:

We had our last day in the computer lab to write your first drafts.  Your final copy is due Thursday.  Please make sure that you color code your required literary devices.  I passed out a sheet detailing this today in class.  Please see me if you need a copy.

Shakespeare

Today in class:  We did not have class due to the scheduled pre-prom assembly. 

HW:  Please have act 4 in Othello read for Wed.

Word of the week:

Recreant: (REK-ree-uhnt) adj. or noun.  Unfaithful, disloyal, traitorous, cowardly.  Iago.

Think:

Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.  Try it...

Brit Lit:

Today we wrote the rough draft of your short story assignment.

Shakespeare

Today:

William Shakespeare: The ReMiX



Directions: Throughout the course, you have met some very powerful, yet diverse characters. Most would agree that the development of these complex parts is one of the most lasting elements of his play construction. As we discussed in class, Hamlet can be performed in at least 5 different ways.



1.) I would like you to step back and identify 5 of your favorite characters. In a 2-3 page script, I would like to have you work them into an original scene. The focus should be on showing each part.



2.) Start with listing all 5 parts, with a brief description of each to someone not familiar with any of the plays



3.) Next, identify a setting and scene. Please begin your play with a brief description of where the play takes place.



4.) Decide as a group the main conflict that they are facing and how it will be resolved. You are required to make these a tragedy, following the notes that I gave you on how this was crafted by Shakespeare. Your final moment of suspense needs to be clear and well defined.



5.) Last, we will make copies and perform these in class. You will have all of this block, and 15 minutes Tuesday to construct and rehearse.



Please select from the following plays: Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Nights Dream, Hamlet, Much Ado About Nothing, and Othello.

Some suggestions: talk show, game show, reality TV show, documentary based.

Brit Lit:

Today:

We went to the computer lab and began work on the first draft of your short story assignment.  You will have three class periods to complete- so continue to use your time wisely.

Shakespeare

Today:

We watched a recent version of Othello.

Brit Lit:

Journal Prompt #15:  Tell the funniest story that you have ever heard. This can be a story involving you, or someone that you know.  1 page.

I assigned the short story assignment:
Description: As a culminating activity for our short story unit, you will be responsible for creating your own original work of fiction. After reading and analyzing several short stories you will use the known short story conventions and literary elements covered within the unit to create your own short story. You will be responsible for choosing a theme, creating events and conflicts, determining your story’s point of view, and presenting unique characters in your short story.




Your short story must include the following:

• A creative title in quotes.

• A main character who takes part in the action (character)

• Details that describe a particular time and place (setting)

• A conflict or problem, to be introduced, developed, and resolved.

• A central theme or generalization that applies to life outside of the story.

• Inclusion of: One “object” from the class list, Dialogue within your story, stream of conscious writing, a specific and identifiable tone, an epiphany, characterization, and symbolism.

• Stories must be a minimum of three pages typed.



The final draft of your story is due (revised, proofread, and typed) May 10th. On this date you must bring the following:

• Two Copies of your typed Final Draft (one to be written on/graded, one to be compiled in a short story collection)

• All brainstorming, rough drafts, and revisions (as completed in class).

Shakespeare

Today:

Journal Prompt:  Write a two page diary from Iago's perspective.  Please include all of the events in Act 1+2.

We talked about different forms of comedy.  We watched the" who's on first" skit to show examples of puns, timing, and physical comedy.  I broke you into groups of 4 to try and figure out a way to make act 3, sc 1 funny.

We performed these.  Only one group went for the obvious wind instrument reference.  You are all way more mature than your teacher.

HW:  Please read Act 3.  On Friday, we will be reviewing the play so far and watching a new version of the story.

Brit Lit:

Today:

We defined tone.

We read Shooting an Elephant on pg 1034.

We worked on the outline for your short story assignment.

Shakespeare:

Today:

We reviewed Act 1, and then took a quiz.

How is Othello negativly decribed in act 1?  I broke you into groups of 2 and had you list 15 negatives ways used to describe him.

I broke you into slightly larger groups and asked you to improv one of the quotes on pg. 46. question #3

If there was time, we started act 2.

HW:  Please read Act 2.  Expect a quiz. 
Bring home all props and costumes that are still in my classroom please.

Brit Lit:

Today:

We started listing 10 objects from your bedroom.  3-5 sentences for each object, using extreme description.

We talked about character development.  What type of character do you want in the story that you will write?

We read Araby, by one of the greats, James Joyce.  We also defined symbolism and discussed how and why they are used in stories.

I broke you into groups, and asked for you to list three examples of how light and darkness are used in the short story Araby.

World of Skakespeare

Today:

We finished watching the last project.
Completed Director evaluations
Looked at all of the negative words that are used to describe Othello.

Read/acted Act 1.

HW:  Please finish act 1 for HW.  There will be a quiz Tuesday.

Word of the Week:

Admix (ad-miks):  Verb tr. intr.  To add of mix something.

Think:

Because metal was so scarce, the Oscars were given out during WWII were made of wood.

Brit Lit:

We continued our 10 day short story unit.  Today, we looked at a new form of writing that emerged in the early 1920's:  stream of consciousness.  Here, the writer writes freely from within the random thoughts of the character telling the story.  This can be a difficult way to interpret a story, but it can also be very interesting way to connect to a character.
We did a short one page stream of conscious writing assignment.  Basically, I had you write your random thought in your head in a one page narrative piece of writing.

We then read  The Lady in the Looking Glass by Virginia Woolf.  We examined the stream of conscious form of writing and debated whether it helps you to connect to the character.

HW:  Please describe in detail 10 objects in your room.  Each object should be desribed in 3-5 sentences using as much detail as possible.  This list will be the basis of a character development activity that we will be working on at the start of next week.

Othello Cartoon.

http://www.cambio.com/2011/10/03/othello/

Not a big fan of Cliff Notes, but here is a short flash animated cartoon that does a good job giving you a general overview of the play.  Major spoiler at the end, so you may not wish to view until we are closer to the end.

World of Shakespeare:

Today: 

After 2 weeks of hard work, we premiered your film version for Much Ado About Nothing.

We began Othello, Act 1.

I will try and post examples of your projects over the weekend on the blog.

Brit Lit:

Today:

We completed journal prompt #12:  Describe an object that you find of interest in my classroom using 25 adjectives.  Do not list what the object is.  1 page.

We exchanged these and tried to guess what people wrote about.  20 points on the quiz today if you could guess correctly. Thanks for the lifted journal prompt Ms. Willard....

We looked at the basics needed for a short story:  Setting, character development, time, conflict, resolution.  We completed writing a short story based on randomly assigned parts in class:

Character (pick 2)


a new mother

a photographer

a recent high school graduate

a restaurant owner or manager

an alien from outer space

a homeless child

a 93-year-old woman

an environmentalist

a college student

a jazz musician


Setting (pick 1)

near a National Forest

a wedding reception

a celebration party

an expensive restaurant

a shopping mall

a city park

the porch of an old farmhouse

a polluted stream

a college library

a concert hall


Time (pick 1)

during a forest fire

after a fight

the night of high school graduation

after a big meal

sometime in December

late at night

after a big thunderstorm has passed

in early spring

first week of the school year

during a concert


Situation/Challenge (pick 2)

an important decision needs to be made

a secret needs to be confessed to someone else

someone's pride has been injured

a death has occurred

someone has found or lost something

someone has accused someone else of doing something wrong

reminiscing on how things have changed

someone feels like giving up

something embarrassing has just happened

someone has just reached an important goal



. 

I collected your HW from last night:  Pg. 971, questions 1-4.  This counts as a quiz- so please make sure that you complete it and pass in. 

World of Shakespeare:

Today:

We were down to a junior skeleton crew of 15, from a class of 30. 

I introduced Othello. 
I shared my family pictures from Venice this summer to show you what modern Venice is like.
We went over the character list, and I explained the general relationships within the play.
Journal Prompt #11:

I asked you to write on the following three prompts: (one page total)
Describe your connection to jealousy.
Do you think that people of different race and religion should be married?  Why or why not?
Describe a situation when someone was "two faced" around you.  Please do not give any real names.

I let Parkman's group work on their video project.

HW:  Please make sure you project is complete and ready to watch on Friday.  A complete assignment needs: Script, storyboard, prompt notes/stage direction, final movie.  Please answer the journal prompts at home if you are a senior and were at the credit assembly.  These will be due with the next round of prompts (11-20)

Shakespeare:

Brit Lit:

Today:

I am about 1/2 way through your Macbeth exams.  I will work to get these back to you by the end of the week.

Journal Prompt:  Try to recall a situation when a friend took you into their confidence and shared a serious problem with you.  Were you sympathetic?  Please write in 1st person.        1page

We looked at the different types of narration in stories: 1st, 2nd and 3rd person.  We read a short story that includes a mix of 1st and 3rd: The Lagoon Pg. 961

We talked about Modernism, Joesph Conrad, and short stories as an art form.

I will be after school today for anyone that did not take the Macbeth exam.  Please make a point of scheduling a make-up time with me.

World of Shakespeare

Today, we continued work on your Much Ado About a Film Project.  Today I asked you to work on the following:

Edits
Last minute scene filming
Musical Score
Credits.

Please continue to work towards the due date on This Wed.

I can't wait to see these on the big screen!

Brit Lit:

Today, we took the exam on Macbeth.  Please see me asap if you were not in school to schedule a time to make this up.  I am after school this Wednesday.

Shakespeare Course Video

New course video is available for Shakespeare, featuring many familiar faces.  You can view it here:
http://tantasquavideo.weebly.com/world-of-shakespeare-2-videos.html

Thanks to all those in media that worked to put this together...nice job!

Word of the Week:

McJob:  (mehk-JOB)  Noun.  A low paying, non-challenging job with few benefits or oppertunities, typically in the service sector.

Think:

Pound for pound, hamburger meat costs more than a new car.

Today:

I gave you time to edit you video project/complete your final alternative assignment.

We played a review game for Macbeth

HW:  Please make sure that you have notes and look over the play.  Test Tuesday.

Today:
We completed your group evaluations.

I gave you to time to finish filming and editing.  I asked you to focus on: music, sound effects, transitions and your end credits.  If you have time, a blooper reel is fun, but not required.

All videos are due at the end of class this Wed.