Happy Thanksgiving.

We have much to be thankful for.  Have a great Thanksgiving Tantasqua.  Beat the Hill for Cusick.

Comp. Lit. II:

Today:

Journal #26:  Please consider all that we talked about concerning tone.  Please think of the tone and style of a news report.  Read journals 21-25.  Please write a one page news report on the event of your Lord of the Flies experience.

We discussed the ending of the book.

Please make sure that the book is finished by Monday.  Test Tuesday.

Shakespeare:

Today:

We had day 3 of 5 work.

Comp. Lit. II:

Today:

LOTF journal prompt #25.

B Block:  We watched the BW movie version of the book.  At the end I asked you to write an honest movie review.

C Block:  We looked at Symbolism, themes, and the origin of names in the novel.

We reviewed CH 11

HW:  Please finish the book CH 12.

Shakespeare:

Today

Day 2 of 5 filming your Shakespeare comedy movie.  I uploaded some shots from the groups that used the pool today.  It is fun watching you have fun with Shakespeare :-)

Comp. Lit. II:

Today:

We started off with another Lord of the Flies themed journal prompt.

We reviewed 9-10 from last week.

We took a storyboard quiz on ch 9-10

I assigned the LOTF CD soundtrack project:

 

As a conclusion to our Lord of the Flies unit, your tribe will be creating a partial soundtrack for the book. As with any soundtrack, you should choose music to represent the mood and the feel of the text. You will also create a CD cover and creative liner notes to be enjoyed while listening to the CD.

 

With your group members you should:

 

v Choose your songs. As a group, you should decide on songs that represent each of the chapters of the novel (pick 2 chapters and so 2 songs total for each person in your group – each chapter can only be covered once in a group).  You can consider the lyrics of the song or simply the style and mood of the song. Be sure to choose music that is appropriate for the class. If you wish, you may write and perform a song for your CD.

 

v Create liner notes. Design liner notes that list the songs you have chosen with the information for the song and an explanation for why you chose each song. Your explanations should clearly demonstrate an understanding of the text and explain your rationale for choosing each song. You should have parenthetical citations referencing a specific moment in the text that you are trying to capture the feel of. It is not enough to simply say, ”this is the chapter where there is the fire…” Therefore, an “A” explanation would refer to specific points in the chapter and clearly describe the connection to the song. Your liner notes should also include the lyrics for each song.

v Design a CD cover. Design an original CD cover for your soundtrack. You can create images by hand or you can use a computer.

 

v Burn an actual CD of your soundtrack. Compile your song choices onto a CD to turn in along with your liner notes.

 

v Present your CD to the class. We will play selections of CDs during class.

 

 

 

 

Shakespeare:

Today:

I treated you to donuts for the food drive collection.

I went over the basics of film:
Stabilize your shot
Good clear audio
Multiple takes and marking shots
Storyboards

Most groups began filming.

HW:  Please continue to work on your comedies.

Comp. Lit. II

Today:

We looked at The Simpsons take on the novel Lord of the Flies.

We watched the following:

Verbal Irony:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiR-bnCHIYo

Dramatic Irony:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZFYuX84n1U


Situational Irony:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqg6RO8c_W0

We looked at the song Ironic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jne9t8sHpUc


We broke into groups of two and found four examples in Lord of the Flies of each of the different forms of Irony.


HW:  Please make sure that you are up to ch 11 in your reading.  Extra credit if you go support the cast of Anything Goes.  Please bring in a page from the program as proof and be able to answer one simple question about the play.

Shakespeare:

Today:

We had our last work day on the script.

We raised 90 cans for the food drive.  Great job helping those in need.

We did group evaluations.  If you have any specific concerns or problems in your group, please come see me.  This is a group project- pull your weight and contribute!

HW:  Make sure your script is good to go for Monday.  We will begin filming next week!

Comp. Lit. II:

B Block:  We started with the third Lord of the Flies prompt and selected another from your group to be removed.

We looked at a LOTF flash game online that introduced us to the origin of the names, themes, and symbols in the novel.
You can play this at home here:
http://www.nobelprize.org/educational/literature/golding/lof.html

We reviewed ch 8.

We took a quiz on 7-8

We Looked at Irony: Verbal, dramatic and situational.

HW:  Please read ch 9 + 10.  No HW over the weekend.

Shakespeare:

We had day 4 of 5 to construct your script.  Reminder- goal is to finish by this week.

The Evil Inside

Comp. Lit. II:

Journal Prompt:  Lord of the Files Journal day 2 (b Block) 3 (c Block)  1 page.

We finished your textual analysis of light and darkness in the novel and presented your best example to the class and explained why you selected it.

We looked at the title of ch 7- Shadows and Tall Trees.  We looked at the song of the same name by U2.  We discussed how their lp Boy was inspired by many of the themes that we have been looking at.  What music do you listen to that might be inspired by a poem or novel?

We reviewed ch 7.

HW:  Please read CH 8.  Quiz on 7-8 Thursday.