Feels Like Monday:
There will be an informational meeting after-school Tuesday, September 18 in room 3115. I would love to see loads of new faces (and old). We will be meeting from 2-3 to discuss the future of the club.
In the meantime, please check out www.feelslikemonday.com to see the 22 episodes that we made over the past 2 years. You might see some familur faces and places.....
Thursday, September 13, 2012
WOS:
Today:
We began with a prompt to connect you to Hamlet:
Journal #6: Describe a moment when you deceived your parent or guardian. A moment when you knew that it was wrong, but you did it anyway. What was the final outcome? Would you do it again the same way? What did you learn from the experience?
32 seconds. We performed all of the events in the play in exactly 32 seconds. This forced you to discuss the most important moments and review the play so far.
We acted out Act 2, sc3.
HW: Finish Act 2, sc 3-4.
Continue learning your Hamlet lines. These are due Monday.
We began with a prompt to connect you to Hamlet:
Journal #6: Describe a moment when you deceived your parent or guardian. A moment when you knew that it was wrong, but you did it anyway. What was the final outcome? Would you do it again the same way? What did you learn from the experience?
32 seconds. We performed all of the events in the play in exactly 32 seconds. This forced you to discuss the most important moments and review the play so far.
We acted out Act 2, sc3.
HW: Finish Act 2, sc 3-4.
Continue learning your Hamlet lines. These are due Monday.
Brit Lit:
Today:
We went over how to use transitional thoughts, words, and phrases to improve your writing. I gave you a hand out on suggestions to improve your writing. This would be a great thing to hold onto and use in your other classes as well.
We worked on your Hero's Quest paper. These are now due at the end of class on Monday.
We went over how to use transitional thoughts, words, and phrases to improve your writing. I gave you a hand out on suggestions to improve your writing. This would be a great thing to hold onto and use in your other classes as well.
We worked on your Hero's Quest paper. These are now due at the end of class on Monday.
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
World of Bill:
Today:
Journal #5: Please cast all of the parts in Act I with well known celebrities, and explain why you cast them in that role.
We talked about costumes, set construction, hidden meanings, and phrases like drabbing.
We started Act 2
HW: Learn your Hamlet lines. Read Act 2, sc 2.
Journal #5: Please cast all of the parts in Act I with well known celebrities, and explain why you cast them in that role.
We talked about costumes, set construction, hidden meanings, and phrases like drabbing.
We started Act 2
HW: Learn your Hamlet lines. Read Act 2, sc 2.
Brit Lit
A Block: Journal Prompt #5: If life was a movie.... Imagine that they are making your life into a movie. Please describe 5 people that are famous that you would cast to play the people in your lives. For each, please explain specifically why you picked them. 1 page
We took a quiz on Beowulf.
We went to the computer lab to type your 1st draft of your paper.
C Block:
Same prompt for your journal.
We defined a folk ballad.
We looked at why stories began to rhyme and use a meter.
We Read: Sir Patrick Spens, Get Up and Bar the Door
We broke into small groups and made your own folk ballad following the characteristics that we define in our group discussions.
We took a quiz on Beowulf.
We went to the computer lab to type your 1st draft of your paper.
C Block:
Same prompt for your journal.
We defined a folk ballad.
We looked at why stories began to rhyme and use a meter.
We Read: Sir Patrick Spens, Get Up and Bar the Door
We broke into small groups and made your own folk ballad following the characteristics that we define in our group discussions.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
World of Shakespeare
Today:
No journal prompt.
We reviewed act 1 in Hamlet.
We defined the following terms:
Suspension of disbelief
Aside
We ran short on time and did not take a quiz. Please look over act 1 for HW and be ready for a quick quiz first thing tomorrow.
No journal prompt.
We reviewed act 1 in Hamlet.
We defined the following terms:
Suspension of disbelief
Aside
We ran short on time and did not take a quiz. Please look over act 1 for HW and be ready for a quick quiz first thing tomorrow.
Brit Lit:
No journal today. We started talking about your memories of September 11.
We watched the last 15 minutes of the Hero With a Thousand Faces documentary.
We went over how to write a strong, clear thesis statement.
We worked on the outline for your first paper. Please make sure that you have this Wed., as we will be typing your first draft in the computer lab.
Block C review your HW reading and took a quiz on Beowulf. Block A should expect a quiz Wed.
We watched the last 15 minutes of the Hero With a Thousand Faces documentary.
We went over how to write a strong, clear thesis statement.
We worked on the outline for your first paper. Please make sure that you have this Wed., as we will be typing your first draft in the computer lab.
Block C review your HW reading and took a quiz on Beowulf. Block A should expect a quiz Wed.
Monday, September 10, 2012
World of Shakespeare:
Today:
Journal #4: The play Hamlet begins with the line: Who's there? Please write a 15 line scene, where each line only has 2 words per line, between 2-3 different characters.
We used the movie Shakespeare in Love to show some of what William Shakespeare might have been like while writing Romeo and Juliet.
HW: Please Read Act 1 in Hamlet. Hamlet lines are now officially assigned and due next Monday. This will be a test grade.
Journal #4: The play Hamlet begins with the line: Who's there? Please write a 15 line scene, where each line only has 2 words per line, between 2-3 different characters.
We used the movie Shakespeare in Love to show some of what William Shakespeare might have been like while writing Romeo and Juliet.
HW: Please Read Act 1 in Hamlet. Hamlet lines are now officially assigned and due next Monday. This will be a test grade.
Brit Lit Paper outline form:
The Hero’s Quest
Over the last week, we have looked at the classical definition of a hero. Specifically, we discussed the research and findings of Joseph Campbell. He believed that mythology was our one single truth as humans, and these stories connected us all in a very deep and spiritual way.
In a 3-4 page traditional 5 paragraph typed paper, please take a popular movie, play, or novel, and examine how it fits Campbell’s classical definition. Please use the sheet that I gave you on this. You may pick any hero that you feel fits this mold, however, here are some suggestions that would work well: Pinocchio, Dumbo, Star Wars (1st 3), the Matrix, The Lion King, Indiana Jones, Batman, Harry Potter
Your paper needs to have a clear thesis and you must use solid examples in your body to answer the question.
Please use the following outline to help you formulate your ideas:
Opening Paragraph
Your Thesis:
Example: Many stories in literature are often influenced by stories and writers before them. In the movie Star Wars, we are told the story of a Young Luke Skywalker, and follow his quest into outer space on his way to defining himself and finding the hero inside him. The movie Star Wars follows the traditional hero’s quest.
Main body paragraph 1:
Transition sentence:
Example 1
Example 2
Example 3
Main body paragraph 2:
Transition sentence:
Example 1
Example 2
Example 3
Main body paragraph 3:
Transition sentence:
Example 1
Example 2
Example 3
Conclusion:
Closing wrap up. Here you re-state your thesis statement.
Final Due:________________
Over the last week, we have looked at the classical definition of a hero. Specifically, we discussed the research and findings of Joseph Campbell. He believed that mythology was our one single truth as humans, and these stories connected us all in a very deep and spiritual way.
In a 3-4 page traditional 5 paragraph typed paper, please take a popular movie, play, or novel, and examine how it fits Campbell’s classical definition. Please use the sheet that I gave you on this. You may pick any hero that you feel fits this mold, however, here are some suggestions that would work well: Pinocchio, Dumbo, Star Wars (1st 3), the Matrix, The Lion King, Indiana Jones, Batman, Harry Potter
Your paper needs to have a clear thesis and you must use solid examples in your body to answer the question.
Please use the following outline to help you formulate your ideas:
Opening Paragraph
Your Thesis:
Example: Many stories in literature are often influenced by stories and writers before them. In the movie Star Wars, we are told the story of a Young Luke Skywalker, and follow his quest into outer space on his way to defining himself and finding the hero inside him. The movie Star Wars follows the traditional hero’s quest.
Main body paragraph 1:
Transition sentence:
Example 1
Example 2
Example 3
Main body paragraph 2:
Transition sentence:
Example 1
Example 2
Example 3
Main body paragraph 3:
Transition sentence:
Example 1
Example 2
Example 3
Conclusion:
Closing wrap up. Here you re-state your thesis statement.
Final Due:________________
Brit Lit:
Today:
Journal Prompt #4: Newsprint is a dying art form. In my opinion, Newspapers help keep us honest in a democracy. Please read 4 articles from the Wall Street Journal. In your journal, please explain what each article is about, and more importantly, what YOUR opinion is on what you read. One page.
I assigned your first paper. Please complete the outline and be ready to work on your 1st draft this Wed. We will be working on these in the computer lab this Wed. and Thur. Your final paper is due this Friday. Please see me with any questions.
I showed you the documentary The Hero's Journey. Although the fashion and quality were both dated, I hope that it was a good supplement to the notes that I gave you.
HW: Please read Beowulf in your Anthology. Please be ready for a surprise quiz on Tuesday.
Journal Prompt #4: Newsprint is a dying art form. In my opinion, Newspapers help keep us honest in a democracy. Please read 4 articles from the Wall Street Journal. In your journal, please explain what each article is about, and more importantly, what YOUR opinion is on what you read. One page.
I assigned your first paper. Please complete the outline and be ready to work on your 1st draft this Wed. We will be working on these in the computer lab this Wed. and Thur. Your final paper is due this Friday. Please see me with any questions.
I showed you the documentary The Hero's Journey. Although the fashion and quality were both dated, I hope that it was a good supplement to the notes that I gave you.
HW: Please read Beowulf in your Anthology. Please be ready for a surprise quiz on Tuesday.
Friday, September 7, 2012
Shakespeare:
Today: Journal Prompt #3: Describe the rise and eventual fall of a person/company/event/a song. Why do we enjoy watching the fall? Why do we slow down and watch an accident? 1 page.
This led us to our intro on Shakespeare and his version of a tragedy. We defined a Shakespearean Tragedy. These are important reference notes. Please make sure that you understand it fully. We will be referencing it often during our look at the tragedies.
I broke you into 4 groups and asked you to model the final moment of suspense. I will try and post some of these on the blog.
This led us to our intro on Shakespeare and his version of a tragedy. We defined a Shakespearean Tragedy. These are important reference notes. Please make sure that you understand it fully. We will be referencing it often during our look at the tragedies.
I broke you into 4 groups and asked you to model the final moment of suspense. I will try and post some of these on the blog.
Brit Lit:
Today:
Journal Prompt #3: Please describe a moment where you helped someone without looking for any recognition. A random act of kindness moment. 1 page.
We went over the Hero's Quest, and used examples from many popular movies: Jaws, Lord of the Rings, Batman, Star Wars, Harry Potter, etc...
I broke you into small groups and asked you to brainstorm on how a specific movie follows this formula.
Journal Prompt #3: Please describe a moment where you helped someone without looking for any recognition. A random act of kindness moment. 1 page.
We went over the Hero's Quest, and used examples from many popular movies: Jaws, Lord of the Rings, Batman, Star Wars, Harry Potter, etc...
I broke you into small groups and asked you to brainstorm on how a specific movie follows this formula.
Thursday, September 6, 2012
World of Shakespeare:
We began class with:
Journal Prompt #2: Please describe your experience with Shakespeare. 1/2 page.
We went down to the auditorium and did a series of acting games. It was great to see you all laughing and smiling in school.
HW: Please look over your reading from last night. Please be ready for a short quiz on your reading.
Journal Prompt #2: Please describe your experience with Shakespeare. 1/2 page.
We went down to the auditorium and did a series of acting games. It was great to see you all laughing and smiling in school.
HW: Please look over your reading from last night. Please be ready for a short quiz on your reading.
Brit Lit:
Today:
We started with journal prompt #2: If you could choose three super powers, what would they be and how would you use them? 1 page.
We defined the classical hero. We looked at our need for a hero, and why we are always waiting for superman. We discussed people that might be modern heroes.
I introduced you to Joseph Cambell and his book, The Hero With a Thousand Faces. I gave you a handout in preparation for your fist paper. We went over the basic concepts of the Hero's journey.
We looked at Star Wars and other popular stories that follow this formula.
HW: Please find a movie/book that follows this formula and be prepared to explain how it follows the outline that you were given.
We started with journal prompt #2: If you could choose three super powers, what would they be and how would you use them? 1 page.
We defined the classical hero. We looked at our need for a hero, and why we are always waiting for superman. We discussed people that might be modern heroes.
I introduced you to Joseph Cambell and his book, The Hero With a Thousand Faces. I gave you a handout in preparation for your fist paper. We went over the basic concepts of the Hero's journey.
We looked at Star Wars and other popular stories that follow this formula.
HW: Please find a movie/book that follows this formula and be prepared to explain how it follows the outline that you were given.
Here's some advice Bill Gates recently dished out at a high school speech about 11 things they did not learn in school.
RULE 1
Life is not fair - get used to it.
RULE 2
The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world
will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel
good about yourself.
RULE 3
You will NOT make 40 thousand dollars a year right out
of high school. You won't be a vice president with
car phone, until you earn both.
RULE 4
If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a
boss. He doesn't have tenure.
RULE 5
Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your
grandparents had a different word for burger flipping
they
called it Opportunity.
RULE 6
If you mess up,it's not your parents' fault, so don't
whine about your mistakes, learn from them.
RULE 7
Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as
they are now. They got that way from paying your bills,
cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about
how cool you are. So before you save the rain forest
from the parasites of your parent's generation, try
delousing the closet in your own room.
RULE 8
Your school may have done away with winners and losers,
but life has not. In some schools they have abolished
failing grades and they'll give you as many times as
you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the
slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.
RULE 9
Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get
summers off and very few employers are interested in
helping you find yourself. Do that on your own time.
RULE 10
Television is NOT real life. In real life people
actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
RULE 11
Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.
RULE 1
Life is not fair - get used to it.
RULE 2
The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world
will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel
good about yourself.
RULE 3
You will NOT make 40 thousand dollars a year right out
of high school. You won't be a vice president with
car phone, until you earn both.
RULE 4
If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a
boss. He doesn't have tenure.
RULE 5
Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your
grandparents had a different word for burger flipping
they
called it Opportunity.
RULE 6
If you mess up,it's not your parents' fault, so don't
whine about your mistakes, learn from them.
RULE 7
Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as
they are now. They got that way from paying your bills,
cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about
how cool you are. So before you save the rain forest
from the parasites of your parent's generation, try
delousing the closet in your own room.
RULE 8
Your school may have done away with winners and losers,
but life has not. In some schools they have abolished
failing grades and they'll give you as many times as
you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the
slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.
RULE 9
Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get
summers off and very few employers are interested in
helping you find yourself. Do that on your own time.
RULE 10
Television is NOT real life. In real life people
actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
RULE 11
Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
World of Shakespeare:
Today:
We started class with our 1st journal Prompt:
#1 Pick a character from your reading last night and write from their perspective. Please describe a typical day in their life.
We watched a clip from the National Endowment for the Arts on why Shakespeare is important.
We looked at some words and phrases that we thing Shakespeare coined.
HW: Please read pgs. 17-47 Order in the Court: The Renaissance
Please wear compfortable outfits for class on Thursday. We will be doing some warm ups that require you to move around.
We started class with our 1st journal Prompt:
#1 Pick a character from your reading last night and write from their perspective. Please describe a typical day in their life.
We watched a clip from the National Endowment for the Arts on why Shakespeare is important.
We looked at some words and phrases that we thing Shakespeare coined.
HW: Please read pgs. 17-47 Order in the Court: The Renaissance
Please wear compfortable outfits for class on Thursday. We will be doing some warm ups that require you to move around.
Brit Lit:
Today:
I passed out books and we tracked down old writing journals.
We wrote our 1st Journal Prompt:
Journal Prompt #1: Write an original creation story. 1 page.
We defined the Oral Tradition of storytelling, and explored the fundamental problems.
We defined a Lyric Poem and discussed The Seafarer
Black A: Read above story for HW. Page 17.
I passed out books and we tracked down old writing journals.
We wrote our 1st Journal Prompt:
Journal Prompt #1: Write an original creation story. 1 page.
We defined the Oral Tradition of storytelling, and explored the fundamental problems.
We defined a Lyric Poem and discussed The Seafarer
Black A: Read above story for HW. Page 17.
Friday, August 31, 2012
Friday, June 22, 2012
Vader Waves Goodbye...
Vader slideshow:
Vader SlideshowThanks guys! Feel free to share. M.P took all pictures, I just cleaned them up :-) Thanks M.
It was a pleasure being your teacher this year. Find a tree and read a good book. Try it. You may begin to love reading. Have a great Summer!
Cusick
Vader slideshow:
http://www.flickr.com//photos/seancusick/sets/72157630242612248/show/
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Brit Lit:
I gave you the final exam review sheet
Reminder: You may use one page of notes.
I collected any late journals, books, late paper, etc...
You need a locker clean out pass to take the final. Please make sure that you have that with you.
Reminder: You may use one page of notes.
I collected any late journals, books, late paper, etc...
You need a locker clean out pass to take the final. Please make sure that you have that with you.
Shakespeare:
We finished Anonymous. What did you think?
We worked on the review sheet for the final.
I collected any late journals, missed quizzes, etc.
For the final you need:
All books passed in
Locker clean out pass
One page of notes.
We are almost there- end strong!
We worked on the review sheet for the final.
I collected any late journals, missed quizzes, etc.
For the final you need:
All books passed in
Locker clean out pass
One page of notes.
We are almost there- end strong!
Friday, June 15, 2012
Shakespeare Review Sheet:
The World of Shakespeare: Final Exam Review Sheet 2012
We read the following: Othello, Hamlet, Much Ado About Nothing, The Taming of the Shrew, The Twelfth Night, sonnets.
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. Examine how 4 characters other than Othello are directly, or indirectly responsible for the tragic ending.
#2 Please explain the ending of the 12th Night. Did true love prevail? Were you satisfied with the ending? Why or Why not? Please use specific details in your response.
#3 Talk about what makes a Shakespearian 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, suspension of disbelief, aside, using language to show class and status in the play. You should have three examples of each term and be ready to explain how they are used.
#5 Character can be defined by how one handles power. Look at 3 characters and discuss how well they handled 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. Love, and the quest for love are important themes in many of Shakespeare’s plays. Please examine three relationships and explain in detail how they played out in specific detail using the 3 of the following plays: The 12th Night, Taming of the Shrew, Much Ado About Nothing, Othello.
#8 Define a Shakespearian 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. Be prepared to write an original sonnet about this class that follows the rules and rhyme pattern of a sonnet. You might wish to write this before the exam and have it on your page of notes.
We read the following: Othello, Hamlet, Much Ado About Nothing, The Taming of the Shrew, The Twelfth Night, sonnets.
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. Examine how 4 characters other than Othello are directly, or indirectly responsible for the tragic ending.
#2 Please explain the ending of the 12th Night. Did true love prevail? Were you satisfied with the ending? Why or Why not? Please use specific details in your response.
#3 Talk about what makes a Shakespearian 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, suspension of disbelief, aside, using language to show class and status in the play. You should have three examples of each term and be ready to explain how they are used.
#5 Character can be defined by how one handles power. Look at 3 characters and discuss how well they handled 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. Love, and the quest for love are important themes in many of Shakespeare’s plays. Please examine three relationships and explain in detail how they played out in specific detail using the 3 of the following plays: The 12th Night, Taming of the Shrew, Much Ado About Nothing, Othello.
#8 Define a Shakespearian 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. Be prepared to write an original sonnet about this class that follows the rules and rhyme pattern of a sonnet. You might wish to write this before the exam and have it on your page of notes.
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
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.)
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.)
Thursday, June 14, 2012
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
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.
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.
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
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.
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.
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.
Monday, June 11, 2012
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.
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.
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.
Friday, June 8, 2012
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.
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.
You finished writing your last paper of the year.
I gave you our last play- a comic classic: The Taming of the Shrew.
Thursday, June 7, 2012
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.
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
We went to the computer lab and worked on your parody paper. This is due Friday
HW: Please finish act 5
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
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.
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:
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.
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.
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
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?
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.
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.
Monday, June 4, 2012
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.
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.
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.
Friday, June 1, 2012
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
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.
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
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
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
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.
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.
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.
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.
Friday, May 25, 2012
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
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.
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.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
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.
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.
Monday, May 21, 2012
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.
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.
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.
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.
Friday, May 18, 2012
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.
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.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
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.
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.
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.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
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.
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.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
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.
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.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Word of the week:
Gride: (gryd) verb intr. To scrape or graze against an object to make a grating sound.
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.
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
We reviewed the end of Othello.
We finished the movie version of Othello.
HW: There will be a test on Othello this Thursday
Thursday, May 10, 2012
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.
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.
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.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
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.
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.
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.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
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.
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.
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.
HW: Please have act 4 in Othello read for Wed.
Monday, May 7, 2012
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...
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.
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.
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