Shakespeare:

Today:

We took a cartoon quiz on Act 4.

We looked at a Shakespeare silent movie clip.

We attempted to make our own silent production.

HW:  Please finish act 5.

Brit Lit:

We started with a iconic Apple commercial that launched the Mac during the Superbowl in 1984:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYecfV3ubP8&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

We watched a bit of the 1984 film to help you visualize the dark world.

We discussed news speak, and I asked you to re-write an article removing 50 % of the words.  What does removing description words do to the human condition?

Shakespeare:

We started with a class originated journal prompt.

I gave you ten minutes to complete your character love lines from yesterday.  We shared a few.

We watched a few examples of silent movies via selected clips from the first film version of Othello.

I tasked you with making a silent presentation, showing 10-15 scenes, or slides.  We focused on:
Non verbal communication: facial reactions, body language, and character interactions.

HW:  Please read act 4.  Please also take your lost love poem from last week and find a place in the play to "drop it" and explain how it would change or alter the play.  You can do this with traditional dialogue, or narration.

Brit Lit:

Today: 

We started with the following journal prompt:  Please write from the perspective of a citizen of your utopia, describing a normal day in your life.  Suggestions: work, worship, school, entertainment, crime.  Please write these in 1st person.  1 page.

Today we focused on Day 2 of the Utopia project.  Specifically, we wrote a one page letter inviting friends to join your revolution.

HW:  Please read to pg 81 in 1984.

Shakespeare:

Today:

We went over classical allusions in The Twelfth Night.  I broke you into small groups and asked you to find 10 examples in the play and explain their usage.  Then, I asked you to write a modern equilvant from pop culture for each.

We looked at the love lines in the play.  We looked at three speeches based on love in the play, and I tasked you with combining them into a single performance.

HW:  Please read act 3.

Word of the Week:

Nosocomial (nos-uh-KO-mee-uhl)  Adj.  Originating or acquired in an hospital.

Brit Lit:

Utopian Society Project.

Brit Lit:

Today:

Quiz on your reading: pgs. 1-43

We held our debate on government survalience.  Is it a good thing?
We defined Newsspeak and looked at how it is used in the world of 1984.
We read an article about China recording phone conversations.

HW:  Please read to pg 63  Expect a quiz.

Shakespeare:

Today:
Quiz on Act II
Pocket Poems for your character in the play (see me for handout)
We looked again at the comic terms in Act 2.
We looked at the excessive bear baiting references in the play.

HW: Act III

Brit Lit:

1984: The Debate



During this class, I will be breaking you into two groups to debate the following:


Side One: Government censorship and surveillance are both needed to protect our freedom and safety.

Side 2: Censorship and spying on American Citizens’ are both wrong and counter our basic fundamental rights as Americans.


Directions: Please break into two groups and assign the following parts:


Captain: You will read your opening statement expressing your main point to prove. This will be very similar to the thesis of a paper. You will pick the order of your team to make your top 4 points.


Thinkers (4): You will direct the 4 examples that your team uses.


Scribe: You will write the main thesis of your group and record the four examples to prove your point.


Debate team: You will carefully listen to the argument from the other side and attempt to counter their argument.


Main Statement:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________



Example 1:______________________________________________________________________



Example 2:______________________________________________________________________



Example 3:______________________________________________________________________



Example 4:______________________________________________________________________



We will begin with each side giving their opening. Then we will go back in forth. Each team will present their example, and the other side will have the opportunity to counter their argument with their own examples.



Each round will be awarded a winner.

Brit Lit:

We began 1984.

I passed out novels.

We had a short debate on censorship.

We examined the similarities between 2012 and the world of 1984.

HW:  Please read pgs. 1-48

Quiz on Wed.

Shakespeare:

Today:

We started off talking about what you find funny.  We brainstormed a list.

I passed out a sheet of comedy terms to define and broke you into groups.

We looked specifically at 1.3 Lines 44-139.  I had you find examples of the terms given.

We discussed timing.

We looked at the delivery of lines to try and make something funny.

We performed parts of Act 1 using as many comedic devices as possible.

Shakespeare/Brit Lit:

All Arts Day.