Favorite Poem Project 2013

Crazy about Shakespeare!

Serious about Shakespeare

Thank You.

Brit Lit:

Last day to prep for the final.

HW:  Study and prep your one page of notes/examples on the final.

WOS:

Thank you for the nice card.  I will always remember you as a class.  It is what teaching is all about.  Thanks for reminding me. :-)

Comp. Lit. II:

Today:

We completed watching A Midsummer Nights Dream.  I am glad that we had this unexpected day.  I felt bad that we ran out of time.

We looked at the 4 essay prompts on the final.

HW:  Study for your final, and as always, end in greatness...

Brit Lit:

I passed back a bunch of old assignments.

We broke into groups and worked on generating solid examples for the final exam.

WOS:

We finished your Sonnet Projects.

We reviewed for the final.

Comp. Lit II:

Today:

We finished up A Midsummer Nights Dream.

I passed back old assignments.

I gave you a review sheet for the final.

Please also consider the following essay prompts:

1.      Of the literature you’ve read in this class, which book, novel, poem or play had the strongest influence on you?  Explain why.  Be sure to include a brief synopsis of the piece, the names of characters, and specific scenes that interested you.

                       

-          Animal Farm by George Orwell

-          All My Sons by Arthur Miller

-          Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger

-          Lord of the Flies by William Golding

-          A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare

 

 

2.   Please examine the narration in 2-3 of the books that we read in class.  How did the narration effect your connection with the story?  Please use specific examples.

 

    

3.      It is said that if you ever wish to see a persons true character, you only need to give them a little power and see how the handle it.  Absolute power corrupts absolutely.  Please look at three characters, from 3 different novels/plays that abused their power.  Please make sure that you provide solid examples for each.

 

4.       Please write a one page letter to future students taking this class.  What advice would you give them?  What projects were your favorites?

 

Brit Lit:

Today:

I shared information on the new 1984 movie that is being filmed.  Let's home it is not as horrible as it sounds.  A romantic 1984 love story?  Yikes.  I thought they ruined Gatsby last year....

We read the short story Shooting an Elephant by Orwell.  We looked at his experience in India and discussed how it shaped his writing.  We also looked at power and tried to understand why it is to be feared.

I passed out the review sheet for your final and gave you 25 minutes in small study groups to begin to but these together.  You may use one page of notes to help you remember the examples.  Please make sure you have specific examples, not broad statements.

One of you left an iphone charging in the back of my room.  It is safe locked in my desk.

WOS:

Today:

We had day 2 of your sonnet presentations.  These continued to be outstanding.  We will finish these on Tuesday.  Thank you for ending with greatness. :-)

HW: Begin to study for the final using the review sheet given to you Thursday.

Comp. Lit. II:

Today:

We finished Act II

I embarrassed myself performing Oberon as the voice of Barney.

I collected your poetry videos/projects.  If you did not pass this in, please be reminded that you lose 10 points each day.  If you email this to me before 5pm today, it will still be on time.

I gave you a quiz on Act I + II.

I posted a review sheet for the final below.

Comp. Lit. II:

Review sheet for Final Exam:

Questions from the 4 pieces of Literature we read:

1. George Orwell’s    Animal Farm
2. J.D. Salinger’s   The Catcher in the Rye
3. William Shakespeare’s   “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
4. William Golding’s  Lord of the Flies

POETRY/ Lit. Terms:
Allusion –

Metrical feet/ Metrical Lines –

Rhyming Couplets –

Metaphor –

Simile –

 

READING COMPREHENSION:
Protagonist

Antagonist

Theme

Plot

Setting

Climax

Characterization

Point of View – (1^st person, 3^rd person, Omniscient)

Symbolism

Allegory

Satire

 

Shakespeare:

Reversed Word

Reversed Thought

Metaphor

Simile

Personification

Alliteration

 

The World of Shakespeare: Final Exam Review Sheet 2013

 

We read/acted the following:  Othello, Hamlet, The Tempest, 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 12^th 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 Shakespearian 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 12^th Night, Hamlet, Othello.

 

#8 Define a Shakespearian 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.