Brit Lit

Today:

You were each given a character from the play and asked to make a Facebook page for them, complete with at least 12 posts on the recent events in the play (up to Act 4)

We watched a bit of the Ethan Hawke Macbeth documentary.

We finished act 3 and started act 4.

Hamlet themes in new Bioshock Game

http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2013/04/01/175911265/bioshock-infinite-a-first-person-shooter-a-tragic-play

WOS:

I gave you notes on the Sonnets.

We shared the sonnets that you selected for HW and I asked you to share the connection that you made.

I defined the formula that Shakespeare used.

I broke you into groups and asked you to write your own sonnet based on the rules, themes, and ideas suggested.

Brit Lit:

Today:

We completed Act III in Macbeth.

We took notes.

We took a quiz on the notes that I gave you on Shakespeare's Language Tricks.

WOS:

Today:

Your 12th Night Songs were due.

We took the 12th Night Essay Exam.

I passed out a collection of Shakespeare's Sonnets.

HW:  Please find a poem from the collection that connects to you right now.   Please be willing to read the selected poem, stating your connection to it.

Brit Lit:

Today:

I collected any late journals.

We defined the following terms:
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
Classical Allusion
Reversed Word
Reversed Thought
Reversed Sentence Construction

We talked about how these were Shakespeare's Special effects.

I illustrated some of these by playing a clip of Yoda from The Empire Strikes Back.

I asked you to find examples of each in act 1.

We finished act 2, and reviewed the outline for a Shakespearean Tragedy.

Wos:

Today:

We had our last workday on your 12th Night Song Project.

These were due today.

I took the last 10-15 minutes to review act 5 and answer questions about the test on Monday. 

Here are the questions that I would like you to prepare for:

The Twelfth Night


Essay Exam
Please answer the following questions in well written essay format. Please make sure that you back up all statements will solid examples from the play. You may use your scripts and any notes that you have to answer each question.



1. One critic has called this play “an anthology of madness”. He states that with the exception of viola and Sebastian, almost everyone in the play exhibits some form of extreme behavior which separates him or her from the norm. Please give three examples of characters exhibiting such abnormal behavior. How does this lens itself to the comedy of the play?





2. Often, the charm and humor of this Shakespearean comedy are still appealing and engaging to a modern audience. How are Viola, Malvolio, Sir Toby Belch and Sir Andrew Aguecheek responsible for the humor in the play?





3. The basic fuel for the play is in mistaken identity. Seemingly everyone is in love with a person that is not the person that they truly are. Please examine the love relationships in the play and detail how this is resolved in Act 5.


You may bring in any notes to assist you, but the the main part of your writing must be done in class.

Brit Lit:

Today:

I collected your journals.

I asked you to convert Macbeth's letter to his wife as:
Sci-Fi
Country Western
Musical
Mr. Lucas
The President
Comedy: Family Guy, Simpson's
Reality TV show

We watched a 10 minute example of a futuristic Macbeth.

A gave you a storyboard and asked you to suggest a modern retelling of the play showing 6 scenes on a film storyboard.

WOS:

I collected your journals.  Journals #11-20 were due today. 

I gave you a sizable chunk of time to work on your 12th Night Song Projects.  These are to be presented Thursday.

I gave you the essay prompts for the test.  You may bring in any notes to help you write each essay in class on Thursday.

HW:  Please finish act V and prepare for the test.

Brit Lit:

Today:

Journal #20:  If you could have three super powers, which would you choose and why?  How would you use them? 1 page

I gave you notes on Macbeth act 1.4-2.2

A Block watched the 1st 1/2 hour of the PBS special on Macbeth.  B Block converted Macbeth's letter to Lady Macbeth into modern English.

I defined a Shakespeare Tragedy, and we looked at the unique nature of the "final moment of suspense" in Act 4.

We took an open notebook quiz on act 2.

Today was the last chance to recite your Macbeth lines for any credit.

Brit Lit:

Today:
Journal Prompt #19:
A picture is worth 1,00 words.  Today I gave you a random picture and asked you to write the story that took place before the picture was taken.  What happened BEFORE the photo?                                                  1 page

We acted out the death on the King.  Pictures from A block below.

We acted out the porter scene, and finished act 2.2.

We discussed the power of your imagination and explored why Shakespeare often does not show us the scenes that we want to see the most.  Why do you think that the murder scene is not shown?  Are stories better when we can't see the monster?

Last call on learning your Macbeth lines.  A reminder- these are a test grade.  Getting a zero on a test will destroy your average.  Learn the lines! :-)

WOS:

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/shakespeare-uncovered/video/viola-in-twelfth-night/

WOS:

Journal Prompt # 18:

Imagine that you have won $320 million dollars. What would you do with it? 1 page

We defined Classical Allusion and went over examples from 12th Night.

I broke you into groups of 2 and asked you to explain how 10 of the examples function in the play.

I asked you to make 5 modern examples.

HW:  Please read act 4.

Brit Lit:

Today:

Journal Prompt # 18:

Imagine that you have won $320 million dollars.  What would you do with it?     1 page

Anyone that was not ready to recite their Macbeth lines on Friday, were given today try.

We read act 2, sc1 and talked about the Death of a king.

WOS:

Today:

We reviewed act III (thank you student teacher Ms. K.)

We took a quiz on act 3.

I broke you into groups and asked you to share your research on the song that you were given from 12th Night.

HW:  Please bring in all that you can find about the song that you were given.  Tomorrow will be day day 1 of 3 work days on this project.

Brit Lit:

Today:

Journal Prompt #16:
Please use 15-20 words from the sheet of invented words to create an original story or poem. Please underline the words invented by the Bard.  

We went over word that he created, and looked at ho they are used today.  
We finished act 1.  

I broke you into small groups and asked you to perform act 1 in exactly 32 seconds.  

HW:  Learn the lines!  These are a test grade..... Tomorrow, tomorrow and tomorrow......   Please encourage your parents to come out tonight for parent teacher conferences.  These are tonight from 6-8.  

WOS:

Today:

We went over words that Shakespeare invented, or used for the first time.

Journal Prompt #16:
Please use 15-20 words from the sheet of invented words to create an original story or poem.  Please underline the words invented by the Bard.                                                                        1page, or 20 line poem

We looked at music in 12th Night.

I introduced Soundsmith, and auto tune.

HW:  Please finish Act III.

Brit Lit:

Today:

Journal Prompt #16:
Luck.  Please describe a moment when luck was important.  1 page.

We looked at the Macbeth lines that you have to memorize for this Friday.

I broke you into small groups and asked you to convert the lines as:

A Mob Boss
A football Coach
A Rap
As a teenager.

We acted Act I, sc 4-5.

HW:  Learn your lines for Friday.  This is a test grade.

Brit Lit:

Today:

Journal Prompt #15:  Please imagine that you can have a meal with any 3 people (alive, or dead) and describe the topics of conversation.                                                                                                                                    1 page

I assigned the Macbeth Lines:

Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,


Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,

To the last syllable of recorded time;

And all our yesterdays have lighted fools

The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!

Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,

That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,

And then is heard no more. It is a tale

Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,

Signifying nothing.

Please memorize these by next Friday.  This will count as a test grade, so please do not blow it off.

We watched the movie Anonymous and discussed the fictional ideas that the movie plays with.

WOS:

Today we missed the Seniors, but plowed ahead full speed:

Journal #15:  Please describe a time in your life when mistaken identity led to a comic twist.  1 page

I broke you into small groups and asked you to find examples of the following comedy terms in Act I-II.
Black/dark humor
Innuendo
Irony
Pun
Wit

In the same groups, I asked you to show the events of acts 1-2, but to do it backwards.

HW:  Review comedy notes, act II, and be ready for a surprise quiz Friday.

Brit Lit:

Today:

I broke you into groups and asked you to show the scenerio given as a skit.  Each of these reveled plots in Macbeth.  Look for them as we act out the play together.

I acted out act 1 with you as Darth Macbeth.

We took notes on Act 1. 

I gave you a quiz on Act 1.

Darth Macbeth

WOS:

Today:

We went over act I and took a quiz on act I + my notes

I broke you into groups and we went over your 10 comedy terms from HW.

I asked you to show each term in brief skits, stressing the comedy.

HW:  Please read Act II and list 5 specific lines/events/character(s) that you found funny.  Please have this to pass in on Thursday.

Brit Lit:

Today:

We concluded our notes on what we know about Shakespeare (very little)

I gave you notes on: The Globe, The Church, and the plague.

We started act 1 in class.

I introduced you to costumes, fake blood, dancing, and making Shakespeare fun.

Please expect a quiz (open notebook) on your notes Thursday.

WOS:

Today:
Journal #14:  Please describe the funniest thing that you have ever see, or a story/event/picture that ALWAYS makes you laugh.  Why do we laugh at different things?  How does comedy connect us?  1 page

We went over your comedy examples that you brought in for HW.

We defined a Shakespeare Comedy.

We went over the characters in 12th Night.

HW:  Please define the comedy term sheet.  Please read act I.

Brit Lit:

Today
Journal prompt #14:  Please describe your experience with Shakespeare.  What have you read/seen?  What things did you not understand?  Were there things that you liked?          1/2 page

We tossed around some Shakespeare insults.

I passed out books.

I introduced the play Macbeth

WOS:

Today:

Journal Prompt #13:  Have you ever fallen in love with with someone that you thought was different than they were? 
1 page

We finished the Gibson version of Hamlet.

I introduced 12th Night.

HW:  Please make a list of 10 things that make you laugh.  Be ready to talk about these in class Tuesday.

Brit Lit:

Today:

We defined Morality Plays:  One goal- to save your soul.

We defined the 7 deadly sins, and the 7 virtues.

We acted out the play Everyman.

I asked you to write your own Morality play:
Journal #13:  Write your own morality play that shows a clear conflict between good vs. evil.  Please model the play and characters after Everyman.  1 page min.

We selected the best from each row, and had you act out the one that you selected.

I collected you video game manuals.  Please be reminded that you lose 10 points for each day that it is late- so please do you best to get these in ASAP.

I also again collected your plagiarism sheets. 

WOS:

Meet the Characters



Viola: A noble woman who is rescued after a shipwreck. She believes her twin

brother to have drowned in the disaster. She decides to make her own

way in the world. She disguises herself as a boy and uses the name

"Cesario" so that she can work as a page in Duke Orsino's household.


Orsino: The powerful Duke of Ilyria. He is obsessed with the countess Olivia, who

does not return his love. Orsino seems to wallow in his own misery,

perhaps more concerned with 'being in love' than he is with the person he

claims to love. He is egotistical and misses what those around him are

feeling.


Olivia: A wealthy and very beautiful citizen of Ilyria. She has recently lost her

father and her brother. She claims that she will not show her face for

seven years while mourning. This rule gets quickly thrown away when it

suits her. Olivia also seems to enjoy the drama of her own suffering.


Malvolio: The steward (head servant) of Olivia's household. He keeps things in

very good order, but he also won't let anybody have any fun. He takes

himself very seriously and frowns upon those who do not act like he

thinks they should. He is very ambitious and thinks very highly of

himself.


Feste: Olivia's fool. His job is to make people laugh, but along the way he

manages to make a number of good points. Like many of Shakespeare's

fools, he tells the truth through the mask of his profession. He may be a

fool by trade, but he sees more of what is going on than most.


Maria: Olivia's gentlewoman, or chief maid. She also helps run the household,

but she doesn't look down on those around her. A very intelligent

woman, she is able to both help Olivia and keep order, while at the same

time have a bit of fun with Sir Toby.


Toby Belch: Olivia's Uncle who lives in her household. He is a drunk and likes to

spend his evenings (and most days) drinking with his friends and playing

tricks on people. He is a smart person, but spends so much time drunk it

is hard to see. His foolishness is starting to get on Olivia's nerves (as well

as everyone else's).


Andrew Aguecheek: A foolish knight who joins Sir Toby in his drunken sport.

He likes to think of himself as handsome, clever, charming, a good

dancer, and many other things, but really he is just an idiot and a coward.

Toby convinces Sir Andrew that Olivia could fall in love with him, but

really it is a ploy so Toby can keep living off Sir Andrew's money.


Sebastian: Viola's twin brother. He also believes his sibling died in the shipwreck.

As he travels through Ilyria he is confused that so many people seem to

know him. A noble man, he knows how to take care of himself.


Antonio: A sailor on the ship that sank. He rescued Sebastian and they become

close friends. He insists on accompanying his friend to help and protect

him in Ilyria. This is dangerous for him, though, since he is a wanted man.


Fabian: Another servant of Olivia. Fabian occasionally helps Sir Toby in his

schemes and enjoys his pranks.


Valentine and Curio: Gentlemen working for Duke Orsino



Sea Captain: The kind captain who rescues Viola when her ship sinks.

WOS:

We took the Hamlet Test.  Please see me if your were absent to arrange a make-up date.

I collected your books.

Brit Lit:

Today:

I passed around samples of previous projects.

We worked on:

Your One page summary introducing the story
Your 14th century weapons page
5 of your 10 levels due.

The rest of your video game manual project remains due on Friday.

WOS:

Today:

Journal #12:  If you could add or remove a death in act V, who would you choose and why?  How specifically would it change the play?  CP/CPA: 1/2 page  H: 1 page

I gave you a review sheet for the test.  Please use this to study.  Many of these questions could be on the test.

HW:  Study for the Hamlet test.  Plan on school and be ready to take this on Thursday, or possibly Friday.

Brit Lit:

Today:

Journal Prompt #12:  Please describe all of the things that you love/hate about high school.  You can talk openly about your experience, but please do not list specific staff by name.    1/2 page

We took an open book quiz on Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

We looked at the requirements for the video game project.  With or without snow days, these are due on Friday.  Please make sure that you have your book, the assignment and your research home with you tonight.  I have a feeling you won't be able to get them on Thursday....

HW:  Please work on your project.

Today: 

We started with journal #11: Imagine that you are a stage designer. In the play, Hamlet, act IV takes place over 7 different locations. Please design a set that would allow all 7 to share a stage. 

Alt: Imagine that you were going to place things into act V that would allow for a sequel. What would you add without changing the story, but also making it interesting? 

I gave you a quiz on act IV. 

We watched one of the Hamlet projects. 

Great job to that group! I tried to explain that Shakespeare often leaves a bit of comedy after a real heavy scenes to lighten the play. We see this in Act V, with the gravedigger scenes.

 I used a drum roll to try and show the funny lines. I believe it needs the physical humor to still be funny today. Plus I hate clowns. 

Did you also notice a relaxed Hamlet at the start of act V? Is Hamlet crazy, faking crazy, or himself in this scene? 

HW: Please read act V. Please be ready to talk about the ending in detail and avoid a quiz. 

Future, long range: Test on Thursday-Friday depending on the storm. Be ready for one on Thursday. I will give you a review sheet Wed.

Brit Lit

Today
Journal #11:  Please describe a moment when you made a bet where you though there was no way that you could lose- but you lost anyways.  If you can't think of one from your own life, please describe an unexpected loss that happened to someone you know.       1 page

We looked at the characteristics of Medieval Romance:
Chivalry
Remote time/place
Rank- social distinctions
Hero in adventure
Supernatural events.

We went to the lib. to research 14th century weapons.

I assigned your video game project.

HW:  Please read Sir Gawain and the Green Knight in your anthologies.  Quiz tomorrow.

Progress Reports:

Progress reports are due by this Wed.
 I will be after school both Tuesday and Wed. for anyone needing extra help or to make up missing work.  Reminder:  work that is not made up by this time results in a zero- so please get those missing HW assignments in ASAP.

Word of the Week:

Dotty: (Dot-ee)  Adj.  Eccentric, mentally unbalanced, unconventional

Use for extra credit this week....

Suggested viewing....Great Job!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fjz6ISFwhBE&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

WOS:

Today:

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 arms

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.

Brit Lit:

Original Printing, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

Brit Lit:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBa5nN_JyPk&feature=youtu.be&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

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.

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.

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 .

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.

Bored over break with no HW from your favorite English class?


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WOS:

Today:  We watched an episode of MST 3000 that makes fun of possibly the worst version of Hamlet ever filmed.  A 1968, made for German TV version, with English subtitles.

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.

The Beatles do Shakespeare

Play, within a play....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5l3_PEnSS4&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

Brit Lit:

Hear a version of Barbara Allan:

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.

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.

Check this out if you enjoy graphic novels and Shakespeare....

http://www.killshakespeare.com/

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...

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.

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/

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.