Friday, May 25, 2012
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Brit Lit:
Today:
You took your final.
I passed back your short stories and journals.
I will have you final grades tomorrow. Please feel free to email me if you would like them without having to come to class.
You took your final.
I passed back your short stories and journals.
I will have you final grades tomorrow. Please feel free to email me if you would like them without having to come to class.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Brit Lit:
Today:
We looked at the other Bronte sister, Emily. We watched the PBS masterpiece theater version of Wuthering Heights.
HW: C+D block Finals Wed. Please make sure you work on your review sheet. A reminder: You may use this sheet on your final.
We looked at the other Bronte sister, Emily. We watched the PBS masterpiece theater version of Wuthering Heights.
HW: C+D block Finals Wed. Please make sure you work on your review sheet. A reminder: You may use this sheet on your final.
Monday, May 21, 2012
The World of Shakespeare: Final Exam Review Sheet 2012
Your final exam will ask you to answer (5 of 9 CPA) 7 of 9 H) questions based on the plays and sonnets that we read in this course. To assist you in remembering, you may bring in one page of notes to remind you of specific plays and characters and notes..
The following prompts are possible questions to consider (hint, hint):
#1 Examine the relationship in terms of a timeline between Desdemona and Othello. Please make sure to examine the end of their relationship, and how specifically Othello believes she has not been faithful.
#2 Please read the first page of each play. How is the opening in each play important to the story? Does it bring you in and make you interested? How? Please have specific examples from at least 3 plays.
#3 Talk about what makes a Shakespearean tragedy. Please examine one tragedy in your study group and discuss how it fits the definition.
#4 Please define the following literary devices that Shakespeare uses:
Alliteration, simile, metaphor, reversed word, reversed sentence construction, classical allusion, personification, inflection, stress, aside, using language to show class and status in the play. Sonnet
#5 Character can be defined by how one handles power. Look at 3 characters and make a list how each handles power.
#6 Discuss the use of comedy in his plays. What ideas and specific plays hold up well and still make us laugh. Please use 3 specific scenes in your discussions.
#7 Please review important information on Shakespeare. Please work to define what we know about him. If you had to write his obituary, what would you list about his life?
#8 Define a Shakespeare Sonnet. What did his sonnets reveal about him that his plays may not have? Pick a sonnet and be familiar enough with it that you could reference it in an answer.
Your final exam will ask you to answer (5 of 9 CPA) 7 of 9 H) questions based on the plays and sonnets that we read in this course. To assist you in remembering, you may bring in one page of notes to remind you of specific plays and characters and notes..
The following prompts are possible questions to consider (hint, hint):
#1 Examine the relationship in terms of a timeline between Desdemona and Othello. Please make sure to examine the end of their relationship, and how specifically Othello believes she has not been faithful.
#2 Please read the first page of each play. How is the opening in each play important to the story? Does it bring you in and make you interested? How? Please have specific examples from at least 3 plays.
#3 Talk about what makes a Shakespearean tragedy. Please examine one tragedy in your study group and discuss how it fits the definition.
#4 Please define the following literary devices that Shakespeare uses:
Alliteration, simile, metaphor, reversed word, reversed sentence construction, classical allusion, personification, inflection, stress, aside, using language to show class and status in the play. Sonnet
#5 Character can be defined by how one handles power. Look at 3 characters and make a list how each handles power.
#6 Discuss the use of comedy in his plays. What ideas and specific plays hold up well and still make us laugh. Please use 3 specific scenes in your discussions.
#7 Please review important information on Shakespeare. Please work to define what we know about him. If you had to write his obituary, what would you list about his life?
#8 Define a Shakespeare Sonnet. What did his sonnets reveal about him that his plays may not have? Pick a sonnet and be familiar enough with it that you could reference it in an answer.
Brit Lit:
Today:
I collected all books.
I collected journals.
I broke you into groups of 2-4 and asked you to review for the final via the review sheet that I gave you in class.
I collected all books.
I collected journals.
I broke you into groups of 2-4 and asked you to review for the final via the review sheet that I gave you in class.
Shakespeare
Today:
I collected any and all textbooks.
I collected journals
We finished the last 10 minutes of "O"
I broke the seniors into groups of 2-4 to work on their final exam review sheet.
HW: Please study for finals.
I collected any and all textbooks.
I collected journals
We finished the last 10 minutes of "O"
I broke the seniors into groups of 2-4 to work on their final exam review sheet.
HW: Please study for finals.
Friday, May 18, 2012
Brit Lit:
Today:
I collected journals.
I gave each group 20 minutes to prep their lesson topic.
We presented your topics to the class. Some pictures bellow...
We will be reviewing the final on Monday.
I collected journals.
I gave each group 20 minutes to prep their lesson topic.
We presented your topics to the class. Some pictures bellow...
We will be reviewing the final on Monday.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Brit Lit:
Today:
We wrote our last journal prompt: I gave you a list of 20 questions and asked you to write your opinion for at least 10. Please see me for the questions if you were absent.
We finished Jane Eyre.
We started work on your Bronte Presentation project for this Friday:
Jane Eyre: Charlotte Bronte Research Group Work
Directions: Please break into three groups and research the following topics. Each group will then be required to present their findings to the class.
Research Topic #1: Define feminism. Please examine how Jane Eyre fits this definition. Please also have 3-4 from the same relative time period that also fit this mode. Please find two other authors’ that claim to have been inspired or influenced by the novel.
Research Topic #2: Bio of Charlotte Bronte. Please present a well thought out and detailed description of her life. Your presentation should also include her famous sister Emily. Please make sure to include important dates. How did her real life influence the writing of Jane Eyre?
Research Topic #3: Define the Coming of Age novel. What are the characteristics? Please examine at least 4 ways the novel fits the definition. Please discuss 3-4 other novels that can be defined in a similar way in terms of the structure of the story.
Research Topic #4: Define Gothic Literature. What are the characteristics? Please include 3-4 other novels in your group discussion. Thus far, how has Jane Eyre fit this definition? Please also examine how this form of writing has impacted movie making, giving examples where possible.
We wrote our last journal prompt: I gave you a list of 20 questions and asked you to write your opinion for at least 10. Please see me for the questions if you were absent.
We finished Jane Eyre.
We started work on your Bronte Presentation project for this Friday:
Jane Eyre: Charlotte Bronte Research Group Work
Directions: Please break into three groups and research the following topics. Each group will then be required to present their findings to the class.
Research Topic #1: Define feminism. Please examine how Jane Eyre fits this definition. Please also have 3-4 from the same relative time period that also fit this mode. Please find two other authors’ that claim to have been inspired or influenced by the novel.
Research Topic #2: Bio of Charlotte Bronte. Please present a well thought out and detailed description of her life. Your presentation should also include her famous sister Emily. Please make sure to include important dates. How did her real life influence the writing of Jane Eyre?
Research Topic #3: Define the Coming of Age novel. What are the characteristics? Please examine at least 4 ways the novel fits the definition. Please discuss 3-4 other novels that can be defined in a similar way in terms of the structure of the story.
Research Topic #4: Define Gothic Literature. What are the characteristics? Please include 3-4 other novels in your group discussion. Thus far, how has Jane Eyre fit this definition? Please also examine how this form of writing has impacted movie making, giving examples where possible.
Shakespeare:
Today:
Due to the frantic end of the year chaos, I agreed to your requests to morph the planned Othello test into the final exam for seniors. The same will hold true for all underclassmen.
We moved class down to the auditorium.
We started with a few warm up acting games to get the acting blood moving....
We then broke into your Shakespeare remix scenes.
Friday we will begin to review for your final exam. Please see me if you did not get a review sheet. We will also be ending the week watching O, a modern version of Othello.
Due to the frantic end of the year chaos, I agreed to your requests to morph the planned Othello test into the final exam for seniors. The same will hold true for all underclassmen.
We moved class down to the auditorium.
We started with a few warm up acting games to get the acting blood moving....
We then broke into your Shakespeare remix scenes.
Friday we will begin to review for your final exam. Please see me if you did not get a review sheet. We will also be ending the week watching O, a modern version of Othello.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Shakespeare:
Today:
Journal Prompt: Please place a new object, character(s), or setting into the play Othello. This new addition needs to drastically change one of the defining events in Act 5. Please explain in detail what you would add, and how it would change the play. 2 pages (CPA) 1 page (CP)
I passed back the recent quizzes that you took.
I passed out the final exam review sheet.
I gave you time to rehearse your Will, The ReMiX scenes.
HW: Othello Test Thursday. Please review the play.
Journal Prompt: Please place a new object, character(s), or setting into the play Othello. This new addition needs to drastically change one of the defining events in Act 5. Please explain in detail what you would add, and how it would change the play. 2 pages (CPA) 1 page (CP)
I passed back the recent quizzes that you took.
I passed out the final exam review sheet.
I gave you time to rehearse your Will, The ReMiX scenes.
HW: Othello Test Thursday. Please review the play.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Brit Lit:
Today, we continued our look at the Victorian novel, Jane Eyre.
A reminder:
Your short story project is now past due. You continue to loose 10 points for each late day. Please see me if you have not passed this in asap.
A reminder:
Your short story project is now past due. You continue to loose 10 points for each late day. Please see me if you have not passed this in asap.
Shakespeare:
No class today due to MCAS testing. Please continue to review the play for the test on Thursday. Please feel free to email me if you have any questions.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Word of the week:
Gride: (gryd) verb intr. To scrape or graze against an object to make a grating sound.
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