Shakespeare:

Journal #7:  Please cast the play with modern actors.  Foe each selection, please give your detailed reasoning.

We finished act 1 and took a quiz.

I collected your term example sheet from earlier in the week.

After lunch we played a Hamlet puzzle game on the ipads.

Brit Lit:

Today:

Journal #7:  As we wrap up the Hero's Journey this week, I would like to end with you making your own.  Follow the stages that we went over and write an original story.     2 pages min.

We took your paper from google docs and submitted it to turnitin.com via the ipads.

I gave you each a peer review sheet and each of you completed a sheet of feedback.

Download Attachment

Available until Oct 15, 2016

Shakespeare:

To recite, or not to recite.  Each of you had the chance to recite your lines.  -10 if you were called but were not ready.

We looked at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFZT4gOq8io  198 Hamlet references in pop culture in under 15 minutes....

We came close to finishing act 1. 

Quiz anytime at the end of the act- so be ready.

Brit Lit:

Today:

Journal:  What is the most difficult decision that you have had to make?  Please describe the entire situation.   1/2-1 page

A Block helped me update the ipads.

We watched some introductory videos on how to use turnitin.com

We went to the lab to finish your drafts.

Friday we will be doing a peer edit with the ipads and then submitting your final draft.  Please be ready to do this if you did not finish your main writing in class.

Shakespeare:

Shakespeare:

Today:

Journal #5:  Hitler once said that if you tell the same lie often enough, it becomes the truth.  What is the greatest lie that you have ever told?  Why did you lie and what was the outcome?  Would you do it the same way again?                                                                                                   1/2 page

We paired up with a partner and conducted interviews based on many of the themes and topics of the play.  We shared your opinions.

We looked at a comical version of the lines you must learn: To snooze or not to snooze.

We continued acting out act 1

I assigned the Cusick challenge to those brave enough.

HW:  10 lines due Thursday.  -10 each day not ready.  Test grade- so shine.

Brit Lit:

Today:

No journal

We finished your outline for your paper and used it to complete the 5 paragraph template to assist you in writing your paper.

A block went to the computer lab and began work on their paper.
B Block had a senior assembly.  You will also have Thursday to write your paper.

HW:  Log in to Google Docs and continue to work on your first draft.

Shakespeare:

Today: 
Journal #4:  Please describe the worst break up.  This could be from your history, or from one that you witnessed.  These can be fictional.                                                          1/2 page

We looked at the special effects that Shakespeare's writing.  Sort of his CGI....but with language.

We watched a clip of Yoda demonstrating reverse thoughts.  Guess where George Lucas got the idea....

We continued Act 1, sc2

We broke into small groups and found examples of these tricks in the play thus far.

HW:  Lines due Thursday.  This is a test grade, so make it count!

Brit Lit:

Today:

Journal #4:  Please write from Grendel's point of view describing why he kills and what was the battle with Beowulf like.  Please use I and write from his perspective- including his feelings.  1 pg.

We finished Beowulf

You each wrote the thesis for your paper and we went around the room and shared these.

We will be writing the 1st draft in class Tuesday and Wednesday.  Please make sure you have your outline done and have a clean, clear thesis ready to go.

Brit Lit:

Today:

Journal #3:  Revenge.  Please describe a moment when revenge was sweet.   1 pg.

We finished watching the doc Finding Joe.

I passed out additional sheets on the hero's journey to assist you in writing your paper.

We went around the room and shared what you selected to write about.

We began your outline for your paper using the sheet that I gave you.

HW:  Please finish you outline.

Shakespeare:

Today:

Journal #3:  Please describe a situation that ended with revenge.   1 pg.

We finished converting the ten Hamlet lines. 

In small groups you converted these lines to one of the following:
Cowboy
Fairy Tale
Rap
Mob boss
sci fi version
txt msg

We continued act 1 in Hamlet. We used the iPads to select the face and emotion.  See pictures above.

HW:  Continue learning your lines.  Reminder- you must memorize and recite the 10 lines from Hamlet.  Due next Thursday.  Learn two lines a day, record your voice, practice!

Brit Lit:

Today:

Journal #2:  Who are 3 people that you look up to?  What qualities do they each have that you admire?                                                                                                                        1/2 page

I assigned your 1st paper:

The Hero’s Quest

Over the last week, we have looked at the classical definition of a hero.  Specifically, we discussed the research and findings of Joseph Campbell.  He believed that mythology was our one single truth as humans, and these stories connected us all in a very deep and spiritual way.

In a 4-5 page typed paper, please take a popular movie, play, or novel, and examine how it fits Campbell’s classical definition.  Please use the sheet that I gave you on this.  You may pick any hero that you feel fits this mold, however, here are some suggestions that would work well:  Pinocchio, The Wizard of Oz, Fight Club, Batman Begins, Dumbo, Star Wars (1^st 3), the Matrix, The Lion King, Indiana Jones, Harry Potter, The Twilight Series, The Lord of the Rings Series, The Narnia Movies, Alice in Wonderland.

Your paper needs to have a clear thesis (a statement that clearly states what you will prove) and you must use solid examples in your body to back up your thesis.

We watched the doc Finding Joe. 

Shakespeare:

Journal #1: Please describe your experience with Shakespeare and or plays?  What have you read/seen?  Have you ever been in a play?  What do you find most difficult with Shakespeare?
                                                                                                                      1/2 page

We looked at the ten facts that we know for sure about who Shakespeare was.  We took notes on these.

Intro to Hamlet

HW:  Read ch 4 in Shakespeare Alive!

Brit. Lit:

Journal #1:  If you could have 3 super powers, what would you pick?  How would you use them?
                                                                                                                                    1/2 page

Beowulf:  We read the graphic novel on the ipads.

Quizlet:  We created accounts on quizlet and made a 10 question quiz.  We then gave these to another student to take.