Lit. Comp. 2:

Today:

We went to the library and finished your 5 paragraph essay.

If you did not finish and need more time, please use the weekend to get it done.

Up next....what happens if you have a group of pre-adolescent boys, without adult supervision, on a deserted island?  Get ready for Lord of the Flies....

Shakespeare:

We took the test for Othello today.

I collected your scripts.

We will start a new play Monday- no more tragedy.  Get ready to laugh a bit as we explore the comedies.

Changing Education Paradigms

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDZFcDGpL4U

Comp. Lit. II:

We looked at a few more pieces of research for your paper:

Effect on childhood development:
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/money/science-and-tech/new-technology-causes-concern-about-effect-on-childhood-development

Connected, but Alone:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7Xr3AsBEK4

The Effect of Technology on Teens:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYMAULd2vhg

Can Technology Change Education?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0s_M6xKxNc

We went to the computer lab to begin working on your paper.

Shakespeare:

Today in class we played a review game for the test.

You wisely chose to stop and walk away with 80's day.  We will do this next Friday.

We went over the questions on the test.  It is all essay and you have the questions.  As you may use any of your own notes, I would encourage you to use tonight to work on the questions and put together an outline.

Here are the questions to consider:
Directions : H: Please answer three of the following questions. CPA: Please answer two.

1. Essay #1 In a well written essay in the space provided, please discuss what weaknesses Othello has that make it easy for Iago to make him crazy with jealousy. What other circumstances contribute to the success of Iago’s plan? Please make sure that you use specific examples.

Essay #2 The movie “O” tried to modernize the story of Othello in a high school situation. Please look at the characters in the movie. Which ones were changed or amplified? How were they changed? Please discuss what was the cause of these changes.

Essay #3 Please consider one line that if taken out of the play, would change the play completely. What line would you remove? Please explain everything that it would alter.

Essay #4 Please describe in detail Act 5 of the play. Your focus should be on how all conflicts were resolved. What conflicts were left open? You should also examine the main 5 characters and detail what happens to each at the end of the play as part of your answer.

Essay #5 Iago is a complex and interesting character. Please examine his actions throughout the play and discuss how he successfully set up all of the main characters in the play.

Essay #6 If you had to remove 4 parts of the play that would not alter the main story, what parts would you remove and why?

Sherry Turkle on TED.com

Connected, but alone?
Sherry Turkle: Connected, but alone?

 

Comp. Lit. II research links

Here are links to some of the videos that you may wish to use as part of your research:

http://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_jayne_blakemore_the_mysterious_workings_of_the_adolescent_brain

https://vimeo.com/55298815

http://www.ted.com/talks/tom_chatfield_7_ways_games_reward_the_brain

http://medcitynews.com/2013/09/technology-messing-body-mind/

http://www.pnas.org/content/106/37/15583.full

You may also use your own.  Reminder H need one medical journal as a source.

Comp. Lit. II:

Today:

We went over the structure of a 5 paragraph essay. 

We started with your thesis.

We then worked on a hook to pull your reader in.

We looked at a broad comment that could be added between these.

We wrote your introductory paragraph.

Shakespeare

Today:

We finished O.  We talked about how a modern version of Shakespeare can open him up to a new audience.  Specifically I asked you to think about how the basis of his stories are often used to craft new ones.

As a strong contrast, we then looked the final scene done with classical language.  We talked about the differences. 

We talked about the power of the final scene.  It is one of his best.  When Iago says that he will never speak again I still get a sick feeling in my stomach. 

I called you up and had a conference with each of you and showed you your grades for term 1.  Keep up the hard work.

HW:  Please make sure that you have finished the play.

Comp. Lit. II:

Today:

We watched:
http://www.ted.com/talks/tom_chatfield_7_ways_games_reward_the_brain

I walked you through the intro powerpoint for your paper.

We went to the computer lab and researched 3 articles that you could use as support in your paper.
H students:  One of these must be a medical journal.

HW:  Please read all articles and star the best.  Be prepared to share Tuesday.

Shakespeare

Today:

We started off sharing your strawberry handkerchief children story.

We looked at the movie up to act 5.

We took notes on the mega long act 3, sc 3.  I mean that thing never ends....

HW:  Please share the permission note with your parents.  Have act V completed by Wed.

Ghost Story this Friday....

Comp. Lit. II:

Today:

We finished the film version of All My Sons.  How was the play different seeing it on stage done by professionals.

I passed out the packet for your 5 paragraph essay that will be due next Friday.  This includes: Research for paper, assignment, outline for 1st draft, transitional words, peer edit checklist.  Please do not loose this.

We began to look at some of the research for your paper.  I am posting these online as we go, as the statistics and points often moved fast.  Today we watched the following:

Intro to how our brains are changing due to social media and always being connected:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/08/social-media-brain-video_n_5784626.html

Research on how the teenage brain is different that the adult brain:
http://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_jayne_blakemore_the_mysterious_workings_of_the_adolescent_brain#t-729021

What social media is doing to your brain:
http://www.whydontyoutrythis.com/2014/03/here-s-what-facebook-is-doing-to-your-brain-it-s-kind-of-shocking.html

Shakespeare:

Today:
Please take a closer look at the story that Othello gives around the origin of the strawberry handkerchief.  Please convert this to a myth/children story/ f. tale.

Make a small booklet
Show as a small play

We reviewed act IV

We took a quiz on act IV.

Comp. Lit. II:

Today:

You took the exam for All My Sons.

We finished the film.

Reminder:  All missing work is due by Friday.  I  am after-school today if you need to make up anything.  You were all given a printout of all of your grades, with things that are missing.  Anything not made up by this Friday is a zero, and will bring down the average that you were given.  The average on the sheet does not count missing work as a true zero in my attempt to give you the entire term to make up.

Shakespeare

Today:

In an Othello State of Mind:  We broke into groups of two and looked for textual evidence of the following:
Othello is rational
Othello begins to doubt
Othello is a jealous monster
Iago's rhetorical devices used to manipulate Othello
Othello's psychological weakness

We had a good open discussion on jealousy and how and can consume us.  Many of you shared stories of jealousy.  We looked at the power it can have.

We looked at the significance of the handkerchief

We started act IV

HW:  Please read act 4 for Thursday.  Expect a quiz.  I am after-school today for those needed extra help or make-up work.  Reminder- grades close this Friday.

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