Monday, March 4, 2013
WOS:
Today:
We looked at the stage direction that has survived in Shakespeare's plays.
Aside: Words an actor speaks to the audience which other actors on the stage cannot hear.
Enter: Indicates the entrance on to the stage of a character or characters.
Epilogue: Last words after the conclusion of a play.
Excursion: Indication that a military attack is taking place.
Exeunt: Indicates the departure of two or more characters from the stage.
Exit: Indicates the departure of a character from the stage.
Flourish: Music usually introducing the entrance or exit of a king or another important person. It’s usually a short trumpet piece.
Prologue: Introduction of a play where someone comes on and tells the audience something important about the play that’s about to be performed.
Within: Indicates that a person speaking or being spoken to is somewhere offstage.
I broke you into 4 groups and asked you to block and perform the first 4 scenes of act 4.
I gave you:
10 minutes to complete a cold reading.
20 Min. to write new stage directions.
15 minutes to rehearse and practice the stage directions.
We performed these for the class :-)
HW: Please look over the scenes performed, and finish reading Act 4. Quiz on Tuesday.
We looked at the stage direction that has survived in Shakespeare's plays.
We looked at his top 10:
Alarum: Indication of the coming of a battle – a bugle call to armsAside: Words an actor speaks to the audience which other actors on the stage cannot hear.
Enter: Indicates the entrance on to the stage of a character or characters.
Epilogue: Last words after the conclusion of a play.
Excursion: Indication that a military attack is taking place.
Exeunt: Indicates the departure of two or more characters from the stage.
Exit: Indicates the departure of a character from the stage.
Flourish: Music usually introducing the entrance or exit of a king or another important person. It’s usually a short trumpet piece.
Prologue: Introduction of a play where someone comes on and tells the audience something important about the play that’s about to be performed.
Within: Indicates that a person speaking or being spoken to is somewhere offstage.
I broke you into 4 groups and asked you to block and perform the first 4 scenes of act 4.
I gave you:
10 minutes to complete a cold reading.
20 Min. to write new stage directions.
15 minutes to rehearse and practice the stage directions.
We performed these for the class :-)
HW: Please look over the scenes performed, and finish reading Act 4. Quiz on Tuesday.
Brit Lit:
Today:
I collected any late projects. These are passed due.
We finished A Knight's Tale
I passed out plagiarism sheets. Please have these signed and returned.
I assigned you your next project:
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: the Video Game
Assignment: You work for a small indie video game company, and have just purchased the publishing right for a new video game based on the story. Please design a manual that will explain how the game is played. You will be graded on the following rubrics:
1.) A cover that has the title of your game and cover art for the game.
10 points
2.) Weapons page. Detailing at least 5 weapons that you have researched from the 14th century. Please include a picture and detailed 3 sent description for each. These need to be in your own words.
20 Points
3.) Intro page, which summarizes the entire story. 250 words min.
20 Points
4.) 10 Levels. For each, please do the following:
Create a title for the level
Give a 5-10 sentence description of the objective of the level.
30 Points
5.) End boss
Include a detailed picture or description, including the one weakness that allows you to destroy the boss and win the game.
20 Points.
Due: This Friday.
HW: Please read Sir Gawian and the Green Knight in your anthology. Please be ready for a quiz on your reading.
I collected any late projects. These are passed due.
We finished A Knight's Tale
I passed out plagiarism sheets. Please have these signed and returned.
I assigned you your next project:
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: the Video Game
Assignment: You work for a small indie video game company, and have just purchased the publishing right for a new video game based on the story. Please design a manual that will explain how the game is played. You will be graded on the following rubrics:
1.) A cover that has the title of your game and cover art for the game.
10 points
2.) Weapons page. Detailing at least 5 weapons that you have researched from the 14th century. Please include a picture and detailed 3 sent description for each. These need to be in your own words.
20 Points
3.) Intro page, which summarizes the entire story. 250 words min.
20 Points
4.) 10 Levels. For each, please do the following:
Create a title for the level
Give a 5-10 sentence description of the objective of the level.
30 Points
5.) End boss
Include a detailed picture or description, including the one weakness that allows you to destroy the boss and win the game.
20 Points.
Due: This Friday.
HW: Please read Sir Gawian and the Green Knight in your anthology. Please be ready for a quiz on your reading.
Friday, March 1, 2013
Shakespeare:
Today:
I collected your projects.
Kathleen would not share her movie, but she shared her socks.
We watched the Gibson version of Hamlet.
Have a great weekend.
I collected your projects.
Kathleen would not share her movie, but she shared her socks.
We watched the Gibson version of Hamlet.
Have a great weekend.
Brit Lit:
Today:
We defined: Style, Tone and Irony.
We looked at the 4 types of characterization: Direct, Indirect, What others say and by physical appearance.
We talked about how all of this relates to Chaucer.
We completed part 3 of your pilgrimage project:
Write a 4-6 line poem about yourself trying to duplicate Chaucer's style.
Step #1: Give yourself a title.
Step #2: Write a 4-6 line poem about yourself, trying to duplicate the parts of Chaucer's style that we defined.
Step#3: We wrote these on a clean sheet of paper
Ste#4: Staple in this order- Prologue Poem about yourself, sheet of symbols that define you, Pilgrimage Story.
I collected these.
I passed back you quizzes from this week. If you were absent, it is your responsibility to make them up. I will be afterschool Tuesday and Wed.
We began watching A Knight's Tale.
HW: Please finish your project if you did not pass it in. Have a great weekend!
We defined: Style, Tone and Irony.
We looked at the 4 types of characterization: Direct, Indirect, What others say and by physical appearance.
We talked about how all of this relates to Chaucer.
We completed part 3 of your pilgrimage project:
Write a 4-6 line poem about yourself trying to duplicate Chaucer's style.
Step #1: Give yourself a title.
Step #2: Write a 4-6 line poem about yourself, trying to duplicate the parts of Chaucer's style that we defined.
Step#3: We wrote these on a clean sheet of paper
Ste#4: Staple in this order- Prologue Poem about yourself, sheet of symbols that define you, Pilgrimage Story.
I collected these.
I passed back you quizzes from this week. If you were absent, it is your responsibility to make them up. I will be afterschool Tuesday and Wed.
We began watching A Knight's Tale.
HW: Please finish your project if you did not pass it in. Have a great weekend!
Thursday, February 28, 2013
WOS:
Today:
I passed back your last two quizzes. If you did not do as well as you had hoped, please consider staying after during my late night. I am afterschool every Wed. and most Tuesdays. I would be happy to help.
I answered any lingering questions on the assignment due this Friday.
We had day 2 of 2 working in the computer lab on your Hamlet projects.
HW: Please make sure your projects are completed. I will be collecting these Friday.
I passed back your last two quizzes. If you did not do as well as you had hoped, please consider staying after during my late night. I am afterschool every Wed. and most Tuesdays. I would be happy to help.
I answered any lingering questions on the assignment due this Friday.
We had day 2 of 2 working in the computer lab on your Hamlet projects.
HW: Please make sure your projects are completed. I will be collecting these Friday.
Brit Lit:
Today:
We took a quiz on The Pardoner's Tale.
We went to the computer lab for day 2 of 2 working on your Pilgrimage paper.
HW: Please make sure your symbolism sheet and Pilgrimage paper are both finished for Friday.
We took a quiz on The Pardoner's Tale.
We went to the computer lab for day 2 of 2 working on your Pilgrimage paper.
HW: Please make sure your symbolism sheet and Pilgrimage paper are both finished for Friday.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
WOS:
Today:
We spent day 1 of 2 working on your Hamlet projects. These are due this Friday. Please see me with any questions.
We also reviewed Act III and took a quiz on the reading. Please see me if you were absent to make this up.
HW: Work on your Hamlet projects. You will have Thursday's class to also work on this.
We spent day 1 of 2 working on your Hamlet projects. These are due this Friday. Please see me with any questions.
We also reviewed Act III and took a quiz on the reading. Please see me if you were absent to make this up.
HW: Work on your Hamlet projects. You will have Thursday's class to also work on this.
Brit Lit:
Today:
We spent day 1 of 2 in the computer lab working on your pilgrimage stories. All three parts: intro poem, symbolism sheet, and pilgrimage story, are due this Friday.
We spent day 1 of 2 in the computer lab working on your pilgrimage stories. All three parts: intro poem, symbolism sheet, and pilgrimage story, are due this Friday.
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Brit Lit:
Today:
We spent the first 20 minutes finishing your prologue character sketch.
You presented these to the class. I suggested taking notes. I allowed you to use your notes on the quiz.
We took a quiz on the prologue.
HW: Please finish reading The Pardoner's Tale.
We spent the first 20 minutes finishing your prologue character sketch.
You presented these to the class. I suggested taking notes. I allowed you to use your notes on the quiz.
We took a quiz on the prologue.
HW: Please finish reading The Pardoner's Tale.
Monday, February 25, 2013
WOS:
Today:
I asked you to imagine what Will Shakespeare's Facebook page might have looked like during the writing of Hamlet. I tasked each of you to make a fictional FB page. We shared these.
I shared an article from the NYT on censorship in China that centered around a line from the play.
We acted out act III.
I went over the Hamlet project(s) Please select one of the three options and be ready to work on these this Wed and Thursday.
HW: Please begin work on your project. These are due March 1.
I asked you to imagine what Will Shakespeare's Facebook page might have looked like during the writing of Hamlet. I tasked each of you to make a fictional FB page. We shared these.
I shared an article from the NYT on censorship in China that centered around a line from the play.
We acted out act III.
I went over the Hamlet project(s) Please select one of the three options and be ready to work on these this Wed and Thursday.
HW: Please begin work on your project. These are due March 1.
Brit Lit:
A couple of suggested sites:
The Harvard site: http://www.courses.fas.harvard.edu/~chaucer/ .
A resource site for a college course, lots of links:
http://www.wright.edu/cola/Dept/ENG/wsuwweb/pageindxs/chaucer.htm .
The Harvard site: http://www.courses.fas.harvard.edu/~chaucer/ .
A resource site for a college course, lots of links:
http://www.wright.edu/cola/Dept/ENG/wsuwweb/pageindxs/chaucer.htm .
Brit Lit:
Today:
I gave you the first 10 minutes to finish your symbolic representation. This is 1 part of a 3 part assignment that is due this Friday. I gave you the assignment sheet for the rest of this project.
We took notes on Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales
We defined pilgrimage and I asked you to try and think of an experience that fits the definition.
I broke you into groups of 2, and asked you to detail two Pilgrims from the prologue. Each group will present these to the class on Tuesday. the class will take notes based on your presentations, with a quiz to follow.
HW: Please read pgs 91-112 and answer questions 1-9 on pg 113.
I gave you the first 10 minutes to finish your symbolic representation. This is 1 part of a 3 part assignment that is due this Friday. I gave you the assignment sheet for the rest of this project.
We took notes on Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales
We defined pilgrimage and I asked you to try and think of an experience that fits the definition.
I broke you into groups of 2, and asked you to detail two Pilgrims from the prologue. Each group will present these to the class on Tuesday. the class will take notes based on your presentations, with a quiz to follow.
HW: Please read pgs 91-112 and answer questions 1-9 on pg 113.
Friday, February 15, 2013
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http://feelslikemonday.com.
Check it out :-)
WOS:
HW: Have a good break and relax a bit.
Brit Lit:
Today:
We shared the ballads that you wrote yesterday. Those that were brave enough to share, earned 10 extra points on the assignment.
We defined Symbolism
I gave each of your a stack of magazines and asked you to find 15 pictures that symbolize you. One the back, you needed to explain what each picture symbolized. Please save these. This is the first part of our next class project.
I collected your first 10 journal prompts. Please make sure I get these if you were absent.
HW: Have a good break. Come back recharged, and ready to work! In the dull drums of Winter, I find these break most needed.
We shared the ballads that you wrote yesterday. Those that were brave enough to share, earned 10 extra points on the assignment.
We defined Symbolism
I gave each of your a stack of magazines and asked you to find 15 pictures that symbolize you. One the back, you needed to explain what each picture symbolized. Please save these. This is the first part of our next class project.
I collected your first 10 journal prompts. Please make sure I get these if you were absent.
HW: Have a good break. Come back recharged, and ready to work! In the dull drums of Winter, I find these break most needed.
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Brit Lit:
Hear a version of Barbara Allan:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqBD56vINYo&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqBD56vINYo&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active
WOS:
I collected your HW
I explained the Hamlet Projects and answered any questions.
We read Act II, sc II
We discussed the play within a play.
We watched a version of this scene.
I explained the Hamlet Projects and answered any questions.
We read Act II, sc II
We discussed the play within a play.
We watched a version of this scene.
Brit Lit:
The Ballad of You:
We wrote interview questions
We described in detail 5 things that they carry
We wrote a 25-30 line ballad
Get on the Mic- we shared these on the mic
We listened to a folk recording of Barbara Allen.
We wrote interview questions
We described in detail 5 things that they carry
We wrote a 25-30 line ballad
Get on the Mic- we shared these on the mic
We listened to a folk recording of Barbara Allen.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
WOS:
Today:
We broke into small groups to find examples of the language tricks used by Shakespeare in act I
We took a quiz on act 1
I assigned the Hamlet projects- due march 1st.
We began Act II.
We looked at the line "I am sorry" Act II, sc 1 line 104. We talked about how it could be read differently.
HW: Any politician giving a speech has notes to assist them. Please write Claudius's notes for his speech in Act 1. These should be brief and written for Claudius. Please also write 5 points that were considered, but were never used. For these lines, please draw a line through each making it legible, but showing that it was not actually used. These can be funny. Funny is always good...
We broke into small groups to find examples of the language tricks used by Shakespeare in act I
We took a quiz on act 1
I assigned the Hamlet projects- due march 1st.
We began Act II.
We looked at the line "I am sorry" Act II, sc 1 line 104. We talked about how it could be read differently.
HW: Any politician giving a speech has notes to assist them. Please write Claudius's notes for his speech in Act 1. These should be brief and written for Claudius. Please also write 5 points that were considered, but were never used. For these lines, please draw a line through each making it legible, but showing that it was not actually used. These can be funny. Funny is always good...
Brit Lit:
Today:
Journal Prompt #10: Write a 15-20 line ballad about yourself, from a third person. 15-20 lines
We went around the room and shared the ballad that you brought in.
I asked you to summerize the story in 5 sentences.
We used J. Cash as an example.
We read: Get Up and Bar the Door, The Twa Corbies, Sir Patrick Spens. We used drum beats to attempt to show the beat and meter.
I described The Ballad of You assignment.
HW: Please complete 10 questions that you will use to interview another student in class. Please make the questions lead to more than yes, or no answers.
Journal Prompt #10: Write a 15-20 line ballad about yourself, from a third person. 15-20 lines
We went around the room and shared the ballad that you brought in.
I asked you to summerize the story in 5 sentences.
We used J. Cash as an example.
We read: Get Up and Bar the Door, The Twa Corbies, Sir Patrick Spens. We used drum beats to attempt to show the beat and meter.
I described The Ballad of You assignment.
HW: Please complete 10 questions that you will use to interview another student in class. Please make the questions lead to more than yes, or no answers.
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Shakespeare:
Today:
Journal Prompt #9: Please describe how you used the "To be, or not to be" lines in your everyday life. 1/2-1 page...
I will be collecting these on Friday- so please make sure that you get caught up on any missing ones. You can find them all on this blog.
We watched the PBS special on Hamlet:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/shakespeare-uncovered/
We finished act 1.
You can watch the David Tennant version here:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/shakespeare-uncovered/blog/hamlet/
Journal Prompt #9: Please describe how you used the "To be, or not to be" lines in your everyday life. 1/2-1 page...
I will be collecting these on Friday- so please make sure that you get caught up on any missing ones. You can find them all on this blog.
We watched the PBS special on Hamlet:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/shakespeare-uncovered/
We finished act 1.
You can watch the David Tennant version here:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/shakespeare-uncovered/blog/hamlet/
Brit Lit:
Journal Prompt #9: Please describe what your last 4 days were like. 1 page
Reminder, I will be collecting these after journal #10, so please make sure that you make sure that these have all been completed.
We finished Beowulf.
We defined ballad, and folk ballad.
HW: Please bring in the lyrics to a modern ballad. We will be using these as examples in class on Wed.
Reminder, I will be collecting these after journal #10, so please make sure that you make sure that these have all been completed.
We finished Beowulf.
We defined ballad, and folk ballad.
HW: Please bring in the lyrics to a modern ballad. We will be using these as examples in class on Wed.
Thursday, February 7, 2013
WOS:
Today:
Journal prompt: Define the term crazy. Please describe a moment when you could have been thought of as crazy. CPA- 1/2 page, H- 1 page
We played the Hamlet txt adventure game.
We finished Act 1, sc 2
I passed back your most recent assignments.
HW: Think snow. Use your To be, or not to be lines by Monday and be ready to explain to the class specifically how you used them, and what was the outcome.
Journal prompt: Define the term crazy. Please describe a moment when you could have been thought of as crazy. CPA- 1/2 page, H- 1 page
We played the Hamlet txt adventure game.
We finished Act 1, sc 2
I passed back your most recent assignments.
HW: Think snow. Use your To be, or not to be lines by Monday and be ready to explain to the class specifically how you used them, and what was the outcome.
Brit Lit:
Today:
Journal Prompt #8: Discuss how some negative experience has had a positive influence in your life. 1/2 page
We watched the movie version of Beowulf. During the movie, I asked you to think about how the story follows the hero's quest.
HW: Pray for snow, but have your final copy of your paper finished and ready to pass in. These are due Friday. In the event that we do not have school, these will be due Monday.
Get them done tonight, and play in the snow :-)
Journal Prompt #8: Discuss how some negative experience has had a positive influence in your life. 1/2 page
We watched the movie version of Beowulf. During the movie, I asked you to think about how the story follows the hero's quest.
HW: Pray for snow, but have your final copy of your paper finished and ready to pass in. These are due Friday. In the event that we do not have school, these will be due Monday.
Get them done tonight, and play in the snow :-)
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Hamlet TXT adventure, old school
When I was a kid, imagination was way more important. One such example, is with text based games. I remember passionately playing Zork I, II, and III for hours, typing in comments, only to be told that "the key can't be used here."
In a nod to days of old, a text based adventure game for Hamlet can be played online. In the game, you must type in what action you wish to do next. If you are interested in an old gaming format, or just want to waste some time online, The Hamlet TXT adventure will not disappoint.
You can play the game here:
http://rdouglasjohnson.com/hamlet/
In a nod to days of old, a text based adventure game for Hamlet can be played online. In the game, you must type in what action you wish to do next. If you are interested in an old gaming format, or just want to waste some time online, The Hamlet TXT adventure will not disappoint.
You can play the game here:
http://rdouglasjohnson.com/hamlet/
WOS:
Today:
Journal #7:
"Madness in great ones must not unwatched go."
What is the danger in having power, but being crazy? CPA- 1/2 page, H= 1 page
We went over:
Shakespeare's Language Tricks (see worksheet)
Shakespeare's Secret Recipe for Tragedy
T.S.Elliot on The Problem with a revenge play (essay, please read for HW)
We watched a clip from Empire Strikes Back to Show the reverse language of Yoda.
We continued with Act I
HW: Quiz Wed on language terms and Shakespeare Tradgedy. Please look both over. Also read essay by T.S.Elliot and write down one interesting thing that you learned while reading his essay.
Journal #7:
"Madness in great ones must not unwatched go."
What is the danger in having power, but being crazy? CPA- 1/2 page, H= 1 page
We went over:
Shakespeare's Language Tricks (see worksheet)
Shakespeare's Secret Recipe for Tragedy
T.S.Elliot on The Problem with a revenge play (essay, please read for HW)
We watched a clip from Empire Strikes Back to Show the reverse language of Yoda.
We continued with Act I
HW: Quiz Wed on language terms and Shakespeare Tradgedy. Please look both over. Also read essay by T.S.Elliot and write down one interesting thing that you learned while reading his essay.
Brit Lit:
Today:
I collected your HW from last night. I will accept these late on Wed. Please finish these if you did not pass them in.
We reviewed the definition of Kenning. I asked you to find 5 kennings in the reading. I collected these and counted it as a quiz.
We went to the computer lab to work on the 1st draft of your Hero's Quest paper. These are now due Friday. I will be afterschool this wed. if you need any extra help. Please stop by.
I collected your HW from last night. I will accept these late on Wed. Please finish these if you did not pass them in.
We reviewed the definition of Kenning. I asked you to find 5 kennings in the reading. I collected these and counted it as a quiz.
We went to the computer lab to work on the 1st draft of your Hero's Quest paper. These are now due Friday. I will be afterschool this wed. if you need any extra help. Please stop by.
Monday, February 4, 2013
To B, or not a B?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA7lv1SDzno&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active
Patrict Stewart on Seaseme St.
Patrict Stewart on Seaseme St.
WOS:
Today:
No journal prompt for today.
We started off looking at some research that may make you smarter:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1281386/pdf/0940170.pdf
I gave you 10 min to listen to the suggested music and then look at the 10 lines that were due today.
I detailed my challenge to any student interested in doing their lines as a specific character. 10 extra points...
We watched a 8 min intro to Hamlet video done by the Folger's Library.
http://www.folger.edu/template.cfm?cid=4084
We reviewed the play (read the rest for HW):
http://www.folger.edu/documents/Hamlet%20Layout%20for%20WEB.pdf
We covered Shakespeare's special effects- his use of language. I passed out a sheet detailing these with examples.
HW: Please read the Folger Theatre handout that I gave you.
No journal prompt for today.
We started off looking at some research that may make you smarter:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1281386/pdf/0940170.pdf
I gave you 10 min to listen to the suggested music and then look at the 10 lines that were due today.
I detailed my challenge to any student interested in doing their lines as a specific character. 10 extra points...
We watched a 8 min intro to Hamlet video done by the Folger's Library.
http://www.folger.edu/template.cfm?cid=4084
We reviewed the play (read the rest for HW):
http://www.folger.edu/documents/Hamlet%20Layout%20for%20WEB.pdf
We covered Shakespeare's special effects- his use of language. I passed out a sheet detailing these with examples.
HW: Please read the Folger Theatre handout that I gave you.
Brit Lit:
Today:
For the first 15 minutes, we broke back into your Hero's Quest group from Friday. I tasked you with showing these in a short skit.
We completed journal Prompt #7. I will be collecting the first 10 this Friday. Please make sure that you have all of them completed.
We took notes on Beowulf.
Specifically, we defined three new terms to know: Epic Poetry, Caesura and Kenning.
We looked at the values and morals of the Anglo-Saxtons.
We began reading Beowulf.
HW: Please finish reading Beowulf in your anthology. Please answer questions # 1-7 on page 36. I will be collecting these.
Also, Day 2 in the lab Tuesday. Please also use this time to make sure you are set to finish this by the end of class Tuesday.
For the first 15 minutes, we broke back into your Hero's Quest group from Friday. I tasked you with showing these in a short skit.
We completed journal Prompt #7. I will be collecting the first 10 this Friday. Please make sure that you have all of them completed.
We took notes on Beowulf.
Specifically, we defined three new terms to know: Epic Poetry, Caesura and Kenning.
We looked at the values and morals of the Anglo-Saxtons.
We began reading Beowulf.
HW: Please finish reading Beowulf in your anthology. Please answer questions # 1-7 on page 36. I will be collecting these.
Also, Day 2 in the lab Tuesday. Please also use this time to make sure you are set to finish this by the end of class Tuesday.
Friday, February 1, 2013
wos:
Today:
We started with the idea of slowing down to allow creativity to emerge. I shared what I learned at our recent professional development on this topic. We tried some basic relaxation exercises to help you get to a "still mind."
Journal Prompt #6: I gave you 15 minutes to write 1 page on anything. How often do we get that? Some of you chose to doodle, some wrote a song lyric, others wrote poetry. Most of you agreed that it help to center yourself before you come up with new ideas. We discussed slowing you brain down to undertsand Shakespeare.
We broke into 4 groups. We defined pantomime and watched an example from You Tube. I then gave each group a scene from Act 1 and tasked you with showing these with only brief narration, and lots "showing" your action without using words.
Reminder: A great PBS series continues on PBS tonight, Shakespeare Uncovered. I believe Hamlet is next Friday- but I am sure that you will get something out of all of them- they are that good.
We started with the idea of slowing down to allow creativity to emerge. I shared what I learned at our recent professional development on this topic. We tried some basic relaxation exercises to help you get to a "still mind."
Journal Prompt #6: I gave you 15 minutes to write 1 page on anything. How often do we get that? Some of you chose to doodle, some wrote a song lyric, others wrote poetry. Most of you agreed that it help to center yourself before you come up with new ideas. We discussed slowing you brain down to undertsand Shakespeare.
We broke into 4 groups. We defined pantomime and watched an example from You Tube. I then gave each group a scene from Act 1 and tasked you with showing these with only brief narration, and lots "showing" your action without using words.
Reminder: A great PBS series continues on PBS tonight, Shakespeare Uncovered. I believe Hamlet is next Friday- but I am sure that you will get something out of all of them- they are that good.
Cool video
First video showing what a thought looks like in a brain. Worth watching....
http://gizmodo.com/5980796/first+ever-incredible-footage-of-a-thought-being-formed
http://gizmodo.com/5980796/first+ever-incredible-footage-of-a-thought-being-formed
Brit Lit:
Today:
We discussed the idea of slowing down to allow the creative process. We tried some short relaxation techniques.
Journal #6: I asked you to take 15 minutes in your journal and explore and creative thought: doodles, a poem, a short story, song lyrics, etc. 1 page
I broke you into small groups and asked each group to make an original hero's quest, following the 12 steps that we have been studying.
I had you list these on a giant post it note and present the idea to the class,
HW: Please re-watch the movie that you selected for the paper. On Tuesday, we will be returning to the lab to finish your paper.
We discussed the idea of slowing down to allow the creative process. We tried some short relaxation techniques.
Journal #6: I asked you to take 15 minutes in your journal and explore and creative thought: doodles, a poem, a short story, song lyrics, etc. 1 page
I broke you into small groups and asked each group to make an original hero's quest, following the 12 steps that we have been studying.
I had you list these on a giant post it note and present the idea to the class,
HW: Please re-watch the movie that you selected for the paper. On Tuesday, we will be returning to the lab to finish your paper.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Brit Lit:
Today:
We went over the outline for your paper.
We went to the computer lab to type your first draft.
We went over the outline for your paper.
We went to the computer lab to type your first draft.
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
WOS:
Today:
I gave you a pre- reading interview to get your feelings on some of the major themes in Hamlet.
Journal Prompt #5: For your journal prompt, I asked you to share your personal experience for three of the questions. 1 page
To Snooze, or not to Snooze. We looked at a modern conversion of the lines that you need to learn for this Monday. I asked you in small groups to convert these lines and share what you cam up with.
Shakespeare 101: I gave you notes on the things that we know for sure about the Bard.
We took notes on the history of the globe, and the conflict with the church. We also discussed the other forms of entertainment that Shakespeare competed against, and how this influenced his work.
We inched closer to starting act 1.
HW: Please read CH 5 in Shakespeare Alive! As always, be ready for a quiz....
I gave you a pre- reading interview to get your feelings on some of the major themes in Hamlet.
Journal Prompt #5: For your journal prompt, I asked you to share your personal experience for three of the questions. 1 page
To Snooze, or not to Snooze. We looked at a modern conversion of the lines that you need to learn for this Monday. I asked you in small groups to convert these lines and share what you cam up with.
Shakespeare 101: I gave you notes on the things that we know for sure about the Bard.
We took notes on the history of the globe, and the conflict with the church. We also discussed the other forms of entertainment that Shakespeare competed against, and how this influenced his work.
We inched closer to starting act 1.
HW: Please read CH 5 in Shakespeare Alive! As always, be ready for a quiz....
Brit Lit:
Today:
Journal Prompt #5: Think about the quote- "I want to sing how birds sing, not thinking about what others think." Rumi 12 c.
What do you think about this? Have you ever done something in high school where you disregarded what others might think? 1 page
I played two additional clips about The Hero's Quest:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGV1BvnyvGo&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMl9cLz2b_s&list=PL789CCEBDDF7230AE&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active
We finished our outlines for your first major paper. Please make sure you show this to me to get credit.
HW: Re watch the movie that you selected. Thursday we will be in the computer lab writing our first draft.
Journal Prompt #5: Think about the quote- "I want to sing how birds sing, not thinking about what others think." Rumi 12 c.
What do you think about this? Have you ever done something in high school where you disregarded what others might think? 1 page
I played two additional clips about The Hero's Quest:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGV1BvnyvGo&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMl9cLz2b_s&list=PL789CCEBDDF7230AE&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active
We finished our outlines for your first major paper. Please make sure you show this to me to get credit.
HW: Re watch the movie that you selected. Thursday we will be in the computer lab writing our first draft.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Shakespeare:
Journal Prompt #4: The play Hamlet opens with two words: Who's There? Write a one page skit, where each line is only two words. 1 page (two words per line)
We acted out the best.
We went over the cast list in Hamlet.
We took a quiz on CH 1-3 in Shakespeare Alive!
HW: Please read CH 4.
We acted out the best.
We went over the cast list in Hamlet.
We took a quiz on CH 1-3 in Shakespeare Alive!
HW: Please read CH 4.
Brit Lit:
Journal Prompt #4: J. Campbell wrote about the importance of "facing your dragon." Please describe a time when you, a friend, or family member, faced their dragon (fear.) What was the outcome? 1 page.
We went over the 12 stages of the hero's quest.
HW: Please work on the outline for the movie book or story that you plan on writing about. You will have some time to work on these in class on Wed.
We went over the 12 stages of the hero's quest.
HW: Please work on the outline for the movie book or story that you plan on writing about. You will have some time to work on these in class on Wed.
Monday, January 28, 2013
Must see TV:
PBS is running a weekly Shakespeare series for the next month. Previous episodes and information on upcoming ones can be found here:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/shakespeare-uncovered/
Check it out....
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/shakespeare-uncovered/
Check it out....
Shakespeare:
Journal Prompt #3: Shakespeare often uses ghosts, magic, fairies, spells and witches in his plays. What is your view on the supernatural? Have you ever seen a ghost? Would life be better with a little magic? 1 page
We watched the Video: Why Shakespeare (15 min)
We paired up and delivered a Shakespearean insult.
We looked at insult lines from many of his plays.
I passed out Hamlet.
HW: Please read ch 3 in Shakespeare Alive! Please expect a quiz on ch 1-3 for Tuesday.
We watched the Video: Why Shakespeare (15 min)
We paired up and delivered a Shakespearean insult.
We looked at insult lines from many of his plays.
I passed out Hamlet.
HW: Please read ch 3 in Shakespeare Alive! Please expect a quiz on ch 1-3 for Tuesday.
Brit Lit:
We watched more of the movie, Finding Joe.
I passed out the paper assignment: 4 pages due Monday, Feb 4.
An outline sheet to follow: Due Wed., Jan 30.
An explanation with examples of the steps. This will be helpful in writing your paper.
Journal Prompt: Please share your thoughts on the movie. What parts connected with you and YOUR life? 1/2 page
I passed out the paper assignment: 4 pages due Monday, Feb 4.
An outline sheet to follow: Due Wed., Jan 30.
An explanation with examples of the steps. This will be helpful in writing your paper.
Journal Prompt: Please share your thoughts on the movie. What parts connected with you and YOUR life? 1/2 page
Friday, January 25, 2013
WOS:
Today:
We began with journal prompt #2:
Select a character from CH in Shakespeare Alive! and detail in one page what a day in the life would be like for one of the people living during this time period. Please include details that show that you read the HW.
We finished Shakespeare insults.
We went to the Aud. for some acting games.
Have a great weekend.
We began with journal prompt #2:
Select a character from CH in Shakespeare Alive! and detail in one page what a day in the life would be like for one of the people living during this time period. Please include details that show that you read the HW.
We finished Shakespeare insults.
We went to the Aud. for some acting games.
Have a great weekend.
Brit Lit:
Journal Prompt #2:
Who is your hero and why? What makes a modern hero? Why do we need them? 1 page
We looked at the influence on the Angles and Saxons on early stories. We further detailed the oral tradition, but also looked at how Christianity worked into the earliest stories songs and poems.
We identified Fear of Fate as a common theme in early tales, and looked at how this is used in The Seafarer.
We watched some of the documentary, Finding Joe. This will lead us towards your first major writing assignment next week. We also will be looking at the excerpt fro Beowulf early next week.
Have a great weekend...
Who is your hero and why? What makes a modern hero? Why do we need them? 1 page
We looked at the influence on the Angles and Saxons on early stories. We further detailed the oral tradition, but also looked at how Christianity worked into the earliest stories songs and poems.
We identified Fear of Fate as a common theme in early tales, and looked at how this is used in The Seafarer.
We watched some of the documentary, Finding Joe. This will lead us towards your first major writing assignment next week. We also will be looking at the excerpt fro Beowulf early next week.
Have a great weekend...
Brit Lit:
Here is a link to the trailer to the documentary that we looked at today:
http://findingjoethemovie.com/
http://findingjoethemovie.com/
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Shakespeare:
Today in class...
Journal Prompt #1: Please describe your experience with: Reading Shakespeare, acting, and how well you do in school. 1 page.
You were each given a line of verse from a different play. We tried showing how emotion can change the meaning.
I broke you into small groups and asked you to but the lines in the correct order.
I went over the insults and bad words that Shakespeare used. We paired up and yelled insults at each other.
We viewed a 10 minute documentary explaining why Shakespeare remains important.
HW: Please read CH 1-2 in Shakespeare Alive! Please select a character from your reading that you will choose to be for Friday. We will be exploring the stage and using the character you select in some short acting exercises. Please also wear comfortable attire, as we will be romping and rolling....
Journal Prompt #1: Please describe your experience with: Reading Shakespeare, acting, and how well you do in school. 1 page.
You were each given a line of verse from a different play. We tried showing how emotion can change the meaning.
I broke you into small groups and asked you to but the lines in the correct order.
I went over the insults and bad words that Shakespeare used. We paired up and yelled insults at each other.
We viewed a 10 minute documentary explaining why Shakespeare remains important.
HW: Please read CH 1-2 in Shakespeare Alive! Please select a character from your reading that you will choose to be for Friday. We will be exploring the stage and using the character you select in some short acting exercises. Please also wear comfortable attire, as we will be romping and rolling....
Brit Lit:
Today in class....
Journal Prompt #1: Write a creation story that explains the following: Why the sun and moon exist. Why do we have seasons? Explain life and death. I gave you 10-15 min to write these. Please continue to bring your journals to class everyday.
We took notes on the oral tradition and looked at where story telling came from.
We played a game passing around a story to illustrate how drastically these changed upon re-telling.
HW: Please read the Seafarer in your Anthologies.
Journal Prompt #1: Write a creation story that explains the following: Why the sun and moon exist. Why do we have seasons? Explain life and death. I gave you 10-15 min to write these. Please continue to bring your journals to class everyday.
We took notes on the oral tradition and looked at where story telling came from.
We played a game passing around a story to illustrate how drastically these changed upon re-telling.
HW: Please read the Seafarer in your Anthologies.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Shakespeare:
Today:
We went over an outline of the class.
I passed out Shakespeare Alive! and assigned CH 1-2 for Friday. Expect a quiz...
I enjoyed meeting you all. I am greatly looking forward to class- it should be a good one!
We went over an outline of the class.
I passed out Shakespeare Alive! and assigned CH 1-2 for Friday. Expect a quiz...
I enjoyed meeting you all. I am greatly looking forward to class- it should be a good one!
Brit Lit:
Welcome!
Today I introduced myself and the objectives of the course.
I assigned anthology books, and placed you in assigned seats and asked you each to share something about yourself.
Today I introduced myself and the objectives of the course.
I assigned anthology books, and placed you in assigned seats and asked you each to share something about yourself.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Thursday, January 17, 2013
WOS:
Today:
We took the final exam. Please see me asap if you were absent to arrange a make-up date.
I collected your journals today. I will also accept these on Friday- so make sure to get them in.
Thanks for a great class. I hope that your understanding and appreciation for Shakespeare both improved. I had a ton of fun with you. all the best.... Cusick
We took the final exam. Please see me asap if you were absent to arrange a make-up date.
I collected your journals today. I will also accept these on Friday- so make sure to get them in.
Thanks for a great class. I hope that your understanding and appreciation for Shakespeare both improved. I had a ton of fun with you. all the best.... Cusick
Brit Lit:
Today, A block took your final, and C Block reviewed.
A few end of the term reminders:
If you did not pass in your anthology, it is needed asap. I will be submitting book bills on Tuesday. You are responsible for the book (and number) given.
Short stories were due today. Please make sure you pass in two copies: One clean final draft, and one copy that is highlighted to show the terms needed. I will accept these on Friday as well. After this week, it will be a zero.
I collected your journals. Please make sure this is passed in.
If you were absent for the final exam, please see me asap to arrange a make-up date.
Many of you need this class to graduate. Make sure that you end in greatness and get all work in. Failure to pass in any assignment after this week will result in a zero for the assignment. Please see me with any questions.
A few end of the term reminders:
If you did not pass in your anthology, it is needed asap. I will be submitting book bills on Tuesday. You are responsible for the book (and number) given.
Short stories were due today. Please make sure you pass in two copies: One clean final draft, and one copy that is highlighted to show the terms needed. I will accept these on Friday as well. After this week, it will be a zero.
I collected your journals. Please make sure this is passed in.
If you were absent for the final exam, please see me asap to arrange a make-up date.
Many of you need this class to graduate. Make sure that you end in greatness and get all work in. Failure to pass in any assignment after this week will result in a zero for the assignment. Please see me with any questions.
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Brit Lit Review Sheet
In the event that we do not have school, here is the review sheet for your final:
Brit Lit Final Exam Review 2013:
Please have solid definitions for the terms covered in this course. For each one, please have an example that you could use on the final.
For example, you should know what irony is, but also be able to state an example of irony from one of the works covered. As I am allowing your notes from this page, you should include as much details as possible to assist you on the final.
1. Epiphany:
Example
2. Reversed word
Example:
3. 1st Person Narration
Example:
4. Stream of Conscious
Example:
5. Irony
Example:
6. Flashback
Example:
7. Satire
Example:
8. Symbol
Example:
9. Tone
Example:
10. Foreshadowing
Example:
Character Review:
Please outline all major characters in the following:
Beowulf
The Canterbury Tales
Jane Eyre
Macbeth
Wuthering Heights
Short Stories/poems: The Seafarer, Sir Patrick Spens, Get Up and Bar the Door, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Araby, The Lagoon, The Lady in the Looking Glass, The Rocking Horse Winner, The Demon Lover, Shooting and Elephant, The Truth About George
Essays/short answer Questions:
Much time was spent on defining the Hero’s Journey. Please look over these notes, and be ready to answer questions on the stages.
Look at how at least three characters handled power. Please outline with 3-4 examples for each.
Define: Shakespearean Tragedy and explain in detail how the play Macbeth follows this formula
Brit Lit Final Exam Review 2013:
Please have solid definitions for the terms covered in this course. For each one, please have an example that you could use on the final.
For example, you should know what irony is, but also be able to state an example of irony from one of the works covered. As I am allowing your notes from this page, you should include as much details as possible to assist you on the final.
1. Epiphany:
Example
2. Reversed word
Example:
3. 1st Person Narration
Example:
4. Stream of Conscious
Example:
5. Irony
Example:
6. Flashback
Example:
7. Satire
Example:
8. Symbol
Example:
9. Tone
Example:
10. Foreshadowing
Example:
Character Review:
Please outline all major characters in the following:
Beowulf
The Canterbury Tales
Jane Eyre
Macbeth
Wuthering Heights
Short Stories/poems: The Seafarer, Sir Patrick Spens, Get Up and Bar the Door, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Araby, The Lagoon, The Lady in the Looking Glass, The Rocking Horse Winner, The Demon Lover, Shooting and Elephant, The Truth About George
Essays/short answer Questions:
Much time was spent on defining the Hero’s Journey. Please look over these notes, and be ready to answer questions on the stages.
Look at how at least three characters handled power. Please outline with 3-4 examples for each.
Define: Shakespearean Tragedy and explain in detail how the play Macbeth follows this formula
Shakespeare:
Today, we finished Taming of the Shrew and began reviewing for the final. I also gave your a review sheet for the final.
We will spend the majority of Wed. reviewing for the final. Reminder, you are welcome to bring in a single, double sided sheet to assist you in answering the essays.
We will spend the majority of Wed. reviewing for the final. Reminder, you are welcome to bring in a single, double sided sheet to assist you in answering the essays.
Brit Lit:
Today:
We started class going over the list of literary devices that need to be included in your short story. Please make sure that when you are finished, that you have two copies: One highlighting the specific devices needed, and a "clean" copy that can be used as part of a class collection.
I will be also selecting the best short story and submit it for a school-wide publication.
Wed. we will be going over a review sheet for the final exam.
As always, end in greatness.
We started class going over the list of literary devices that need to be included in your short story. Please make sure that when you are finished, that you have two copies: One highlighting the specific devices needed, and a "clean" copy that can be used as part of a class collection.
I will be also selecting the best short story and submit it for a school-wide publication.
Wed. we will be going over a review sheet for the final exam.
As always, end in greatness.
Monday, January 14, 2013
Shakespeare:
Today, we watched The Taming of the Shrew. Please use the following cast list to help understand who is who:
Taming of the Shrew: Character list
Katherine - The “shrew” of the play’s title, Katherine, or Kate, is the daughter of Baptista Minola, with whom she lives in Padua. She is sharp-tongued, quick-tempered, and prone to violence, particularly against anyone who tries to marry her. Her hostility toward suitors particularly distresses her father. But her anger and rudeness disguise her deep-seated sense of insecurity and her jealousy toward her sister, Bianca. She does not resist her suitor Petruchio forever, though, and she eventually subjugates herself to him, despite her previous repudiation of marriage.
Petruchio - Petruchio is a gentleman from Verona. Loud, boisterous, eccentric, quick-witted, and frequently drunk, he has come to Padua “to wive and thrive.” He wishes for nothing more than a woman with an enormous dowry, and he finds Kate to be the perfect fit. Disregarding everyone who warns him of her shrewishness, he eventually succeeds not only in wooing Katherine, but in silencing her tongue and temper with his own.
Bianca - The younger daughter of Baptista. The lovely Bianca proves herself the opposite of her sister, Kate, at the beginning of the play: she is soft-spoken, sweet, and unassuming. Thus, she operates as Kate’s principal female foil. Because of her large dowry and her mild behavior, several men vie for her hand. Baptista, however, will not let her marry until Kate is wed.
Baptista - Minola Baptista is one of the wealthiest men in Padua, and his daughters become the prey of many suitors due to the substantial dowries he can offer. He is good-natured, if a bit superficial. His absentmindedness increases when Kate shows her obstinate nature. Thus, at the opening of the play, he is already desperate to find her a suitor, having decided that she must marry before Bianca does.
Lucentio - A young student from Pisa, the good-natured and intrepid Lucentio comes to Padua to study at the city’s renowned university, but he is immediately sidetracked when he falls in love with Bianca at first sight. By disguising himself as a classics instructor named Cambio, he convinces Gremio to offer him to Baptista as a tutor for Bianca. He wins her love, but his impersonation gets him into trouble when his father, Vincentio, visits Padua.
Tranio - Lucentio’s servant. Tranio accompanies Lucentio from Pisa. Wry and comical, he plays an important part in his master’s charade—he assumes Lucentio’s identity and bargains with Baptista for Bianca’s hand.
Gremio and Hortensio - Two gentlemen of Padua. Gremio and Hortensio are Bianca’s suitors at the beginning of the play. Though they are rivals, these older men also become friends during their mutual frustration with and rejection by Bianca. Hortensio directs Petruchio to Kate and then dresses up as a music instructor to court Bianca. He and Gremio are both thwarted in their efforts by Lucentio. Hortensio ends up marrying a widow.
Grumio - Petruchio’s servant and the fool of the play—a source of much comic relief.
Biondello - Lucentio’s second servant, who assists his master and Tranio in carrying out their plot.
Christopher Sly - The principal character in the play’s brief Induction, Sly is a drunken tinker, tricked by a mischievous nobleman into thinking that he is really a lord.
Taming of the Shrew: Character list
Katherine - The “shrew” of the play’s title, Katherine, or Kate, is the daughter of Baptista Minola, with whom she lives in Padua. She is sharp-tongued, quick-tempered, and prone to violence, particularly against anyone who tries to marry her. Her hostility toward suitors particularly distresses her father. But her anger and rudeness disguise her deep-seated sense of insecurity and her jealousy toward her sister, Bianca. She does not resist her suitor Petruchio forever, though, and she eventually subjugates herself to him, despite her previous repudiation of marriage.
Petruchio - Petruchio is a gentleman from Verona. Loud, boisterous, eccentric, quick-witted, and frequently drunk, he has come to Padua “to wive and thrive.” He wishes for nothing more than a woman with an enormous dowry, and he finds Kate to be the perfect fit. Disregarding everyone who warns him of her shrewishness, he eventually succeeds not only in wooing Katherine, but in silencing her tongue and temper with his own.
Bianca - The younger daughter of Baptista. The lovely Bianca proves herself the opposite of her sister, Kate, at the beginning of the play: she is soft-spoken, sweet, and unassuming. Thus, she operates as Kate’s principal female foil. Because of her large dowry and her mild behavior, several men vie for her hand. Baptista, however, will not let her marry until Kate is wed.
Baptista - Minola Baptista is one of the wealthiest men in Padua, and his daughters become the prey of many suitors due to the substantial dowries he can offer. He is good-natured, if a bit superficial. His absentmindedness increases when Kate shows her obstinate nature. Thus, at the opening of the play, he is already desperate to find her a suitor, having decided that she must marry before Bianca does.
Lucentio - A young student from Pisa, the good-natured and intrepid Lucentio comes to Padua to study at the city’s renowned university, but he is immediately sidetracked when he falls in love with Bianca at first sight. By disguising himself as a classics instructor named Cambio, he convinces Gremio to offer him to Baptista as a tutor for Bianca. He wins her love, but his impersonation gets him into trouble when his father, Vincentio, visits Padua.
Tranio - Lucentio’s servant. Tranio accompanies Lucentio from Pisa. Wry and comical, he plays an important part in his master’s charade—he assumes Lucentio’s identity and bargains with Baptista for Bianca’s hand.
Gremio and Hortensio - Two gentlemen of Padua. Gremio and Hortensio are Bianca’s suitors at the beginning of the play. Though they are rivals, these older men also become friends during their mutual frustration with and rejection by Bianca. Hortensio directs Petruchio to Kate and then dresses up as a music instructor to court Bianca. He and Gremio are both thwarted in their efforts by Lucentio. Hortensio ends up marrying a widow.
Grumio - Petruchio’s servant and the fool of the play—a source of much comic relief.
Biondello - Lucentio’s second servant, who assists his master and Tranio in carrying out their plot.
Christopher Sly - The principal character in the play’s brief Induction, Sly is a drunken tinker, tricked by a mischievous nobleman into thinking that he is really a lord.
Brit Lit:
Today: We worked on the first draft of your story in the library.
HW: Please read: The Demon Lover, and answer the 3 questions which immediately follow the story.
Please use the following sheet to assist you in the revision process:
Short story: Revision.
“The first draft of anything is s%&^*(.” Ernest Hemingway
Getting a story out of your head and onto paper is often the easiest part. Going back in and revising your writing is often the most difficult. As you begin to work on your final draft, please make sure that you have included the following literary devices that we covered while doing our short story unit:
Foreshadowing:
Epiphany:
First, second, or third person narration:
Symbolism:
Stream of conscious writing:
Setting description:
Flashback:
Resolution of conflict/plot:
For each of the terms, please highlight the spot in your story where each happens. The last page of your story needs to have this sheet, with each of the above terms highlighted as a different color, with a detail explanation of how each was used in your story.
HW: Please read: The Demon Lover, and answer the 3 questions which immediately follow the story.
Please use the following sheet to assist you in the revision process:
Short story: Revision.
“The first draft of anything is s%&^*(.” Ernest Hemingway
Getting a story out of your head and onto paper is often the easiest part. Going back in and revising your writing is often the most difficult. As you begin to work on your final draft, please make sure that you have included the following literary devices that we covered while doing our short story unit:
Foreshadowing:
Epiphany:
First, second, or third person narration:
Symbolism:
Stream of conscious writing:
Setting description:
Flashback:
Resolution of conflict/plot:
For each of the terms, please highlight the spot in your story where each happens. The last page of your story needs to have this sheet, with each of the above terms highlighted as a different color, with a detail explanation of how each was used in your story.
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Shakespeare:
Today: We finished The Tempest.
We discussed the ending of the play and discussed how this might have been Shakespeare's way of saying goodbye.
Neil Young once sang, "It is better to burn out than fade away." Did Shakespeare burn out? Or fade away?
HW: Please find and bring in a unique Shakespeare reference from pop culture. I will be teaching a class on Shakespeare in video games. I look forward to seeing and hearing what you find. It should be a good class.
We discussed the ending of the play and discussed how this might have been Shakespeare's way of saying goodbye.
Neil Young once sang, "It is better to burn out than fade away." Did Shakespeare burn out? Or fade away?
HW: Please find and bring in a unique Shakespeare reference from pop culture. I will be teaching a class on Shakespeare in video games. I look forward to seeing and hearing what you find. It should be a good class.
Brit Lt:
Today:
I collected your HW from last night.
We went over the requirments for the short story assignment.
We went down to the computer lab and wrote the 1st draft. We will return on Monday to rework it into a final draft.
As we head into the last week of the term, please make a point of making up any missing assignments. I will be after-school next Tuesday and Wed. Any grade is better than a zero.
I collected your HW from last night.
We went over the requirments for the short story assignment.
We went down to the computer lab and wrote the 1st draft. We will return on Monday to rework it into a final draft.
As we head into the last week of the term, please make a point of making up any missing assignments. I will be after-school next Tuesday and Wed. Any grade is better than a zero.
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Shakespeare
Today:
We took a quiz on Act 3.
We broke into 3 groups to make a facebook page on a different character. I allowed you to choose.
We then returned to groups and together generated a txt version of any part of the play, using txt abbreviations. Each group needed a txt of 25 lines.
HW: Please finish act 4.
We took a quiz on Act 3.
We broke into 3 groups to make a facebook page on a different character. I allowed you to choose.
We then returned to groups and together generated a txt version of any part of the play, using txt abbreviations. Each group needed a txt of 25 lines.
HW: Please finish act 4.
Brit Lit
We started with a journal prompt:
What is power? Why are we drawn to it? If you had it, what would you do with it? How can too much power be a bad thing? 1 Page
We read a story about power: Shooting an Elephant.
We also looked at a poem by D.H.Lawrence, Snake.
HW: Please read the Rocking Horse Winner on pg 996. Please answer questions 1-8 on pg 1005
What is power? Why are we drawn to it? If you had it, what would you do with it? How can too much power be a bad thing? 1 Page
We read a story about power: Shooting an Elephant.
We also looked at a poem by D.H.Lawrence, Snake.
HW: Please read the Rocking Horse Winner on pg 996. Please answer questions 1-8 on pg 1005
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Shakespeare:
Thanks for a fun class.
Today, we reviewed the hw reading and discussed act 3. We talked about the magical elements in the play. We also discussed how this play may have been Shakespeare's way of saying goodbye and resolving conflicts that were created in his plays. What do you think?
I broke you into 3 groups and asked each group to present their act to the class.
We listened to examples of the scenes that you scored musically. You came up with some interesting musical scores.
HW: Read 1/2 of act 4. Please expect a quiz on 3-what we read of act 4.
Today, we reviewed the hw reading and discussed act 3. We talked about the magical elements in the play. We also discussed how this play may have been Shakespeare's way of saying goodbye and resolving conflicts that were created in his plays. What do you think?
I broke you into 3 groups and asked each group to present their act to the class.
We listened to examples of the scenes that you scored musically. You came up with some interesting musical scores.
HW: Read 1/2 of act 4. Please expect a quiz on 3-what we read of act 4.
Brit Lit
Today:
We each started a mini short story, and passed it around the room 5 times. With each swap, you were given another element to work into your story.
I collected HW from last night.
We read The Lagoon on Pg. 961. Please answer questions 1-7 on pg 971.
We discussed the use of light and nature in writing. What could the opening of the Lagoon represent to the reader?
We each started a mini short story, and passed it around the room 5 times. With each swap, you were given another element to work into your story.
I collected HW from last night.
We read The Lagoon on Pg. 961. Please answer questions 1-7 on pg 971.
We discussed the use of light and nature in writing. What could the opening of the Lagoon represent to the reader?
Monday, January 7, 2013
WOS
Today:
We started with reading the WSJ. I asked you to reflect on 3 articles in your journal 1 page min.
I passed out two sections of lines by Caliban. I broke you into small groups and asked you convert one of the speeches into a modern piece, focusing on: Slang, colloquialisms, and regional jargon.
We discussed musical scores. Specifically, how music can improve a scene. I gave you 5 parts of the play and asked you to score them.
HW:
Please read act III.
I also gave you the review sheet for the final next week:
The World of Shakespeare: Final Exam Review Sheet 2012-3
We read the following: Othello, Hamlet, The Tempest, 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 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, 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, The Tempest, Othello.
#8 Define a Shakespearean 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 started with reading the WSJ. I asked you to reflect on 3 articles in your journal 1 page min.
I passed out two sections of lines by Caliban. I broke you into small groups and asked you convert one of the speeches into a modern piece, focusing on: Slang, colloquialisms, and regional jargon.
We discussed musical scores. Specifically, how music can improve a scene. I gave you 5 parts of the play and asked you to score them.
HW:
Please read act III.
I also gave you the review sheet for the final next week:
The World of Shakespeare: Final Exam Review Sheet 2012-3
We read the following: Othello, Hamlet, The Tempest, 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 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, 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, The Tempest, Othello.
#8 Define a Shakespearean 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:
This morning we:
Began with the journal prompt. I had you look for 3 articles that you found interested in this mornings Wall Street Journal. I asked you to write YOUR opinion for each. 1 page
I passed out the short story assignment:
Short Story Assignment
Description: As a culminating activity for our short story unit, you will be responsible for creating your own original work of fiction. After reading and analyzing several short stories you will use the known short story conventions and literary elements covered within the unit to create your own short story. You will be responsible for choosing a theme, creating events and conflicts, determining your story’s point of view, and presenting unique characters in your short story.
Your short story must include the following:
• A creative title in quotes.
• A main character who takes part in the action (character)
• Details that describe a particular time and place (setting)
• A conflict or problem, to be introduced, developed, and resolved.
• A central theme or generalization that applies to life outside of the story.
• Inclusion of: Three “objects” from the class list: Dialogue within your story, stream of conscious writing, a specific and identifiable tone, an epiphany, characterization, and symbolism, theme.
• Stories must be a minimum of three pages typed.
The final draft of your story is due (revised, proofread, and typed) January 14th. On this date you must bring the following:
• Two Copies of your typed Final Draft (one to be written on/graded, one to be compiled in a short story collection)
• All brainstorming, rough drafts, and revisions (as completed in class).
We read: A Dill Pickle pg 951. Please answer questions 1-4 on pg 957.
Please complete for HW if you needed more time. I will be collecting these.
Began with the journal prompt. I had you look for 3 articles that you found interested in this mornings Wall Street Journal. I asked you to write YOUR opinion for each. 1 page
I passed out the short story assignment:
Short Story Assignment
Description: As a culminating activity for our short story unit, you will be responsible for creating your own original work of fiction. After reading and analyzing several short stories you will use the known short story conventions and literary elements covered within the unit to create your own short story. You will be responsible for choosing a theme, creating events and conflicts, determining your story’s point of view, and presenting unique characters in your short story.
Your short story must include the following:
• A creative title in quotes.
• A main character who takes part in the action (character)
• Details that describe a particular time and place (setting)
• A conflict or problem, to be introduced, developed, and resolved.
• A central theme or generalization that applies to life outside of the story.
• Inclusion of: Three “objects” from the class list: Dialogue within your story, stream of conscious writing, a specific and identifiable tone, an epiphany, characterization, and symbolism, theme.
• Stories must be a minimum of three pages typed.
The final draft of your story is due (revised, proofread, and typed) January 14th. On this date you must bring the following:
• Two Copies of your typed Final Draft (one to be written on/graded, one to be compiled in a short story collection)
• All brainstorming, rough drafts, and revisions (as completed in class).
We read: A Dill Pickle pg 951. Please answer questions 1-4 on pg 957.
Please complete for HW if you needed more time. I will be collecting these.
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