Thursday, December 23, 2010
Brit Lit:
Today:
We welcomed the last day of school before break by opening presents by the holiday shrub.
We finished our look at George Orwell, and I passed out our last novel, the iconic 1984.
We welcomed the last day of school before break by opening presents by the holiday shrub.
We finished our look at George Orwell, and I passed out our last novel, the iconic 1984.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Soph Lit:
Today in class:
We reviewed our notes from yesterday.
We learned some Shakespearean insults. I paired you each up with a partner and we practiced the insults on each other. Don't look now, but I saw a bunch of you laughing while doing Shakespeare...just saying.....
We took a quiz on the intro notes, and Tom showed off his memory.
HW: Please begin to learn the Puck lines on pg 66. of the script (last page). These are due Jan 4th and will count as a test grade!
Don't forget your secret Santa gifts!
We reviewed our notes from yesterday.
We learned some Shakespearean insults. I paired you each up with a partner and we practiced the insults on each other. Don't look now, but I saw a bunch of you laughing while doing Shakespeare...just saying.....
We took a quiz on the intro notes, and Tom showed off his memory.
HW: Please begin to learn the Puck lines on pg 66. of the script (last page). These are due Jan 4th and will count as a test grade!
Don't forget your secret Santa gifts!
Brit Lit:
Today in class we:
Lecture on George Orwell, with an insight into his political mind.
We read and discussed his short story To Kill an Elephant.
Please remember your secret "Santa" gifts for Thursday.
Lecture on George Orwell, with an insight into his political mind.
We read and discussed his short story To Kill an Elephant.
Please remember your secret "Santa" gifts for Thursday.
Feels Like Monday...
Episode 4 or our school web series is now live and available to watch on http://feelslikemonday.com.
Happy holidays from the cast and crew!
Happy holidays from the cast and crew!
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Soph Lit:
Yesterday:
We finished the Boy in the Striped Pajamas. We continued to look at hope in the midst of the darkness of the Holocaust.
Today:
I passed out A Midsummer Nights Dream
We began our discussion on Shakespeare and took intro notes for the play.
We learned about insults that Will used in his plays, and had a round of Shakespearean Insults.
We finished the Boy in the Striped Pajamas. We continued to look at hope in the midst of the darkness of the Holocaust.
Today:
I passed out A Midsummer Nights Dream
We began our discussion on Shakespeare and took intro notes for the play.
We learned about insults that Will used in his plays, and had a round of Shakespearean Insults.
Brit Lit:
Today:
We finally were able to get to the computer lab to type your papers. Please make sure that I have both a rough and final draft before we break for glorious vacation.
We finally were able to get to the computer lab to type your papers. Please make sure that I have both a rough and final draft before we break for glorious vacation.
Friday, December 17, 2010
World of Shakespeare:
Today:
We held the world premiere for you Shakespeare movie projects on the big screen.
They took a bit longer than I was hoping- but I hope that it presented you with a fun and unique way to study his plays and to see their relevance in 2010. I will post them as soon as I can here....
We held the world premiere for you Shakespeare movie projects on the big screen.
They took a bit longer than I was hoping- but I hope that it presented you with a fun and unique way to study his plays and to see their relevance in 2010. I will post them as soon as I can here....
Soph Lit:
Today:
We took the exam for Night and I collected your books. Please see me if you were absent for the make-up.
We took the exam for Night and I collected your books. Please see me if you were absent for the make-up.
Brit Lit:
Today:
We took another look at Frankenstein via THE Bobbie D ver. We focused on the real story, vs. the BW one from earlier in the week.
We took another look at Frankenstein via THE Bobbie D ver. We focused on the real story, vs. the BW one from earlier in the week.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
World of Shakespeare:
Today in class:
We started off class looking at parody. We watched a 5 minute clip of The Simpson's making fun of the story of Hamlet.
Next, we looked again at the Mel Gibson version of Hamlet. We discussed his crazy scene. Is Hamlet crazy, or playing crazy? How would you play acting crazy, clearly showing that you are not crazy?
Friday we will be sharing your 3 week projects in the aud. on the BIG screen. Please see me if you will not be ready for any reason
We started off class looking at parody. We watched a 5 minute clip of The Simpson's making fun of the story of Hamlet.
Next, we looked again at the Mel Gibson version of Hamlet. We discussed his crazy scene. Is Hamlet crazy, or playing crazy? How would you play acting crazy, clearly showing that you are not crazy?
Friday we will be sharing your 3 week projects in the aud. on the BIG screen. Please see me if you will not be ready for any reason
Soph Lit:
Via a special episode of Oprah, we went with Elie back to Auschwitz to hear his account of the camp. I hope that this helps you visualize the story; but also, allows you to connect with the cold reality of truth in the story.
We took a quiz on pgs 65-98ish.
HW: Please finish the novel and study for the test Friday.
We took a quiz on pgs 65-98ish.
HW: Please finish the novel and study for the test Friday.
Brit Lit:
Today:
We discussed Joesph Conrad in class. We read the short story, The Lagoon.
We defined alliteration, and point of view. Specifically, we looked at how the story jumps from 1st to 2nd. What did this do to your understanding? Do you think that this was deliberate, or a result of Conrad speaking 3 languages? Can mistake become style in art?
We discussed Joesph Conrad in class. We read the short story, The Lagoon.
We defined alliteration, and point of view. Specifically, we looked at how the story jumps from 1st to 2nd. What did this do to your understanding? Do you think that this was deliberate, or a result of Conrad speaking 3 languages? Can mistake become style in art?
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