Shakespeare:

I gave you each a line of verse from a Shakespeare play. Each row was tasked with one of the following:


Stress
Inflection
Emotion.

We talked about how each of these can help with giving life and feeling to the lines.



We went over Shakespeare's Language tricks:

Personification

Simile

Metaphor

Classical Allusion

Reverse word

Reverse Thought

Reversed sentence construction.

We broke into groups and found examples of each in act 1 in Othello.

Brit Lit:

Today:

We started with journal prompt #11:

If you had three wishes, what would you wish for?  Imagine five years after the wishes- how specifically would your life change.  Please be specific.  1 Page

I gave you each a line of verse from a Shakespeare play.  Each row was tasked with one of the following:
Stress
Inflection
Emotion.

We talked about how each of these can help with giving life and feeling to the lines.

We went over Shakespeare's Language tricks:

Personification
Simile
Metaphor
Classical Allusion
Reverse word
Reverse Thought
Reversed sentence construction.

We acted Act 1, sc 1-2 in Macbeth.

WOS:

Today we completed filming. 

I passed out Othello.

HW.  Please read act 1 in Othello.  Please write 5 questions based on the act for class discussion.  We will be using these questions to talk about the events of Act 1.

Are there still hang ups over love and marriage between people of different race?  We will talk about this and more in class.

Brit Lit:

Today:

We finished our look at Shakespeare's life.

We begin Macbeth Wed!

Shakespeare:

Today we finished filming Act 2.  We will work to finish Hamlet and start our next play, Othello, early next week.

I posted a shot from M's death scene from the other day.  I am looking forward to seeing the final presentation!  I can't tell you how much fun it is watching you not only completely understand the play, but also have fun!

Have a good weekend.

Brit Lit:

Today we looked at scenes from the movie Shakespeare in Love.  Block C also had time for a quiz on the Shakespeare notes that I gave you in class this week.We will begin Macbeth on Tuesday!

Have a wonderful, long weekend.

Shakespeare:

Today:

We filmed act 4.

We looked at the footage that Tom was able to edit for the project. 

Stellar work all around.  I can not wait to share the final product.  You made this assignment great!

We will try our best to film act 2-3 Friday, or at least have fun attempting it.

Brit Lit:

Today:

A Block:  We finished our prologue poem.

We began our look at Shakespeare.  We took a look at the only things that we know for sure about him.

We looked at Shakespearean insults.  I asked you to combine 3 words and face off against another student.

C Block:  We also went around the room and tried to read one line of verse, from a wide spectrum of plays.

Shakespeare:

Today:

Day three of the project.  Today we began filming Hamlet.

Your projects were also due.  Please see me if you did not pass this in.

Brit Lit:

Today:

We converted The story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight into a movie storyboard.

World of Shakespeare

Today:

We reviewed the movie project.

I gave you 30 minutes to finish your storyboards and time to rehearse your scene.

We discussed act 5 and how we could resolve the play with an epic dance off.

HW:  Your Hamlet projects are due Wed.  I can stay after today if you need additional help.  Please see me if you need any help.

We will be filming these Wed.

Brit Lit:

Today:

I collected your HW questions from last night.

We reviewed the story.

I broke you into groups and asked you to imagine that you were tasked with making a modern movie for Sir Gawain.

We made a storyboard for the movie, and passed these in.

HW:  Your pilgrimage assignment is due this Friday.

Shakespeare:

Today, we concluded our discussion on Act 5 in Hamlet.

We broke into our project groups.  Over the next three days, we will work to tell the 5 acts of the play, gangnam-style.

Day 1:  Create a version of your act that follows the absurdity of the video
Day 2:  Rehearse, rehearse, rehearse.
Day 3:  Each group will have a flip camera to record their act.

Day 4:  Showtime!

Brit Lit:

Today:

We discussed the concept of learning from the journey.  As the final piece of your pilgrimage assignment, we wrote the first draft of your pilgrimage.  Your final project must include the following parts:

Prologue poem
Symbolic representation in 10-15 images.
3 paragraph paper explaining your pilgrimage

These are due this Friday.

HW:  Please read Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.  Please answer questions 1-7 at the end of the story.

Brit Lit:

Today:

I passed your papers back
We started collecting pieces for your portfolio

We watched A Knight's Tale

HW:  Have a good weekend

Shakespeare:

We took a quiz on act 4.

We finally figured out why Vader has been holding a skull for the last two weeks and acted out act 5.

We discussed the possibility of trying to make a viral video for Hamlet, gundam style....

HW:  Please finish the play

Brit Lit:

Today:

We finished your symbolic representation. 

We reviewed your reading and took a quiz on it.

This Friday:  A Knight's Tale

Shakespeare

We each made a quiz for act 4.  You were asked to exchange these, that their quiz, and then correct it.

We reviewed the end of act 4.

HW:  Begin work on your Hamlet project.  These are due next Tuesday.

Brit Lit:

Today:

We finished working on your symbolic representations of yourself

We define characteristics of Chaucer's style

We wrote your own prologue poem

Reminder:  Please read pgs 115-120

Shakespeare:

I assigned the Hamlet project officially.  Please see me with any questions.  These will be due: Oct. 2.

We worked on Act 4.  We tried a game called Freeze, pop!  A group performed Act 4, sc 3 and we had the ability to freeze the action and pop in a question.

HW:  Please finish act 4.  Expect a quiz Wed.  Speaking of Wed., I am late on wed if anyone needs any extra help-stop by!

Brit Lit Assignment:

Make Your Own Pilgrimage…..




Over the next week, we will be reading a collection of “tales” by Geoffrey Chaucer.



In class we will be looking at his style, and be looking at what a pilgrimage is, and why you would go on one. Duplicating a writer’s style is one of the hardest tasks that I will ask you to do. It will require close examination of the language and the way Chaucer tells the tale.



Part 1: The Prologue Poem In this section, you will write a poem to begin your piece. In your poem you must: Give yourself a title as a pilgrim

Write 4-6 Lines.

Emulate Chaucer



Part II: The Symbolic Representation Provide a hand drawn picture, a collage, or a brief descriptive piece which clearly gives a symbolic representation of who you are. Remember, symbols are common images, which are used to represent much larger things.



Part III: The Tale You will write about a pilgrimage that you have been on.

In your Tale, you must: Write 3 well written paragraphs

Write a tale that includes, Characters, a plot, a setting, a climax, and a conclusion

There is a clear lesson that you learn by the end of the tale.

Brit Lit:

Today:

I collected any late journals.

We finished your pilgrim presentations.

I gave you a quiz on last nights reading.

I defined Symbolism

We defined ourselves using symbols, as part of your Pilgrimage Assignment.

Early Canterbury Tales

Think:

Pound for pound, hamburgers cost more than a new car.

Classroom doodles, not by me...

A little Christopher Walken....

Shakespeare:

Please choose one of the following projects:

Assignment #1: Hamlet: Grief Session


Directions: You are a psychiatrist and have begun counseling a new patient recently. In a 500 word, two page typed paper, please file a report on your findings. Please use specific examples from Acts 1-4 to support you end recommendations. You are required to look at all of his soliloquies and dialogue, which should be used as direct conversations given in his therapy sessions.

Please follow the following rubric:



1.) Start with an opening paragraph which needs to state your overall opinion of Hamlet’s mental state. 20 points



2.) In your body, please detail 4 examples which support your thesis.

40 points



3.) Please end with a final paragraph restating your diagnosis. Please end your report with your recommendations. 20 points



4.) Paper is typed, with proper grammar and punctuation 20 points           Assignment #2: So You Want to be a Movie Star?

Please take an act of Hamlet, and film a modern version.

Pick a scene in Acts 1-4 to perform in front of the class. You must do a full complete scene, which includes all of the key events. Before you begin, your group must make a master script which needs to be followed. Your script can be “modernized” to help you learn the lines.



Part of your grade will be on costumes. These do not have to be elaborate, but do need to show some effort. In other words, please do not wear what you would normally for school.



Your projects will be graded on the following:
Script 5 10 15
Effort 10 20 30
Costuming 5 10 15
Lines 5 10 15
Interpretation 10 20 25
Of the Scene



Final video should be 5-10 minutes long and submitted as a .mov, mp4, or DVD




Assignment #3: Graphic Novel




Take an act of the play, and convert it into a graphic novel.

Please visit http://www.killshakespeare.com/ for ideas and inspiration.



Your projects needs to be 20-30 animated frames

You need to completely re-tell the events of an entire act

You need a creative, colorful title.

Brit Lit:

Today:  The Canterbury Tales

The History of
Middle English vs. Modern English

I broke you into groups and asked you to do a character sketch based on a character in the story.
We presented these to the class.

HW:  Please read pgs. 88-112 in your big book (anthology)  Quiz on everything we covered today + reading Tuesday.

I collected your 1st 10 journal prompt.  These are past due- please pass in ASAP.

Word of the Week:

Redact: (ri-DAKT)  Verb tr.  To revise or edit a document for publication.

World of Shakespeare:

Journal prompt #9: Music, like writing and film, can connect us as human beings. If you had to select one album to listen to over and over, as your only music source for the rest of your life, what would you select and why? You may also make a play list of 10-12 songs.

I collected your take home quizzes.

We began act 4.  We looked at the promise that Hamlet's Mother makes him at the end of act 3 (lines 198-200)

We looked at the start of act 4, and specifically how they speak to each other when nobody else is around.  Are the in love?  Did she hold true to her promise to her son?

We dressed in costumes and did Act 4, sc 1, 2, 3

Friday we will be watching the Mel Gibson version in class.

Brit Lit:

Today:

Journal prompt #9:  Music, like writing and film, can connect us as human beings.  If you had to select one album to listen to over and over, as your only music source for the rest of your life, what would you select and why?  You may also make a play list of 10-12 songs.

We finished the Ballad of You assignment.  We took these and made them into a 25-30 line modern folk ballad, based on the student that you interviewed.

Get on the mic:  I gave you the opportunity of reading these into a mic, on a small stool, facing a live audience.

Shakespeare:

Today:

Journal Prompt #8:  Please explain how you think the play's conflicts will resolve.  If you know the ending, please create an alternative end.  1 page (1/2 page act 4, 1/2 page act 5)


We shared some of your HW:  Explain an event in your life that followed the 5 stages of grief that we discussed in class.  Thank you to those that shared.  I also gave a less personal assignment of looking at 5 characters in Hamlet and to explain where each character is in the same stages.  Both were due today.

We reviewed act III:  I broke you into three groups and asked you to show the top ten events of Act 3, reversed. 

We performed act 3 backwards...


HW:  Please complete take home quiz on act 3.

Brit Lit:

Today:

Journal prompt:  Please re-write the song ballad that you brought in, in your own words.  If you forgot the HW, I provided some with the Johnny Cash song, Ballad of a Teenage Queen.

We completed the interview process for

The Ballad of You:




Directions: Today in class you will all be writing a ballad: A short narrative poem that tells a story and is usually set to music. To make this interesting, the ballad that you make will be about another student in class, based primarily on a short interview that you have with them today in class.





Step 1: The Interview:



Please generate 10 questions to ask and record their answer. These will be the foundation of your ballad:



1. Your Question:







Their Detailed response:







2. Your Question:







Their Detailed response:









3. Your Question:







Their Detailed response:











4.Your Question:







Their Detailed response:









5. Your Question:







Their Detailed response:









6. Your Question:







Their Detailed response:







7. Your Question:







Their Detailed response:









8. Your Question:







Their Detailed response:







9. Your Question:







Their Detailed response:




10. Your Question:







Their Detailed response:





Part 2: The Things They Carry….

Describe in detail 5 items that are on them right now. Please use detailed description. Do not just say it is a pen. Describe it in as much detail as you can.



1.





2.





3.





4.





5.





Step 3, The Ballad of….



Write a 25-30 line folk ballad on the person that you interviewed and the information that you collected about them. Please begin this with the following and keep it in the 3rd person at all times:



There once was a boy named Joe that……



Step 3: Perform these in front of the class 

World of Shakespeare:

Today:

No journal prompt today.

We took a quiz on Act II

I gave a lightning fast lecture on the things that we do know about Shakespeare.

We broke into groups made a facebook page for Will using the information on his life as posts.  (Yes, I am using your interest in social media against you.)

Hamlet Lines were due today.  We only were able to sneak in a few.  Everyone will go on Tuesday.

Brit Lit:

Journal #6: Please describe what your weekend was like in a page.

We went to the computer lab and finished your Hero's Quest paper.  These were due today.  You are reminded that you will continue to loose a letter grade for each day any major assignment is late.  Please see me if you have any questions.

Word of the week:

Murdrum: (MUR-drum) Noun.  The killing of someone in a secret manner.

Think:

111,111,111 X 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

32 sec Hamlet Sample 2

Shakespeare Sample

Brit Lit:

Today:

I passed back your Beowulf quizzes. These were mixed: either you read and have been paying attention, or not.  The grades reflected this. 

We watched the film version of Beowulf and again talked about the Hero's Quest and how the full story follows this.  On Monday, we will again return to the computer lab to finish your papers.  Please use this weekend to refine your outline and draft.  Some of you may wish to watch the movie that you are writing about as a re-fresher.

World of Shakespeare:

Today:

I passed back your 1st quizzes.

We looked at the Mil Gibson version of Hamlet.

I assigned an extra credit challenge to those willing to read their lines as a character.

HW:  Your 10 Hamlet lines are due to be recited this Monday.  A reminder that this is a test grade, so please be diligent.

Some sample work....

FLM3

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.....

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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:________________

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Vader Waves Goodbye...

Vader slideshow:

Vader Slideshow

Thanks 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/

Brit Lit:

We took your final exam today.

HW:  Have a wonderful Summer.

Shakespeare:

We took the final exam today.

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.

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!

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.

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.