Shakespeare:

Today:

Journal:  We don't always get what we deserve.  Please describe a time when an award or recognition went to somebody else instead of you.  How did you feel?  Did you want revenge?   1/2 pg

Othello, like all Shakespeare plays begins with an exciting scene to capture our imagination.  In the case of Othello, this is a drunk argument.  Each of you had to take a line of insult and learn it.  We then challenged another student and yelled it at them.

We had our first round of Othello Fridays...just on a Thursday.  We will be playing three rounds of this.

Have a great, safe weekend.  We will hit the ground running on Monday, recharged and ready to learn.

Brit. Lit.

Today:

Journal:  Please describe a time that you could not hide your feelings.  You may choose to write about more than one event.    1 page

I passed back assignments and your Macbeth quizzes.

We watched the death of Banquo scene in the 1972 ver. of the Scottish play.

Shakespeare:

Today:

Journal:  Jealousy is the green eyed monster.  How has jealousy effected your life or those around you?    1/2 page

We finished Shakespeare High

We started Othello

Brit Lit:

Today:

Journal:  Act IV marks our final moment of suspense.  What do you think will be the new three prophecies?  For each, please be specific on how these will directly impact the play.  Remember, this is a moment of hope for Macbeth, so they should be positive.    1/2 page

We finished the Doc: Shakespeare High

We acted out act IV, sc 1.

I broke you into small groups to list 15 ingredients that are grosser than gross.  Did it surprise you how graphic Shakespeare was?  Did you beat the birth strangled babe delivered by a drab in a ditch?

Shakespeare:

Today: 
We took the 12th Night exam.

I collected books and passed out Othello.

We ended with a journal prompt:  What are your feeling to inter racial love relationships?  What would the reaction at home and with friends be if you dated another race?  Why do you think they feel this way?

No paper passed in Bad list:
Michaela
CID
Shane
Zoeii
Ethan
Sarah

Brit Lit:

Today:

Journal Prompt:  Banquo's ghost never speaks.  Prepare 2 (10-15 line) speeches by him at the party.  Please use at least 3 Shakespeare language tricks and underline each of them.

Monarchs have a heraldic device:  a picture (or coat of arms).  This symbolizes their power and depicts in some way their perception of themselves and their nation.  It shows what they WANT people to think of them and their leadership.  They are not always true.  In small groups we researched coat of arms and made one for the Macbeth's.

Shakespeare:

Today:

We played the review game, who wants to Win a Pizza Party.

12th Night Paper is due via turnitin.com before midnight.  Please do not do this at the last minute and then say you had a problem.  Here are the log in codes:

Class code: 13568477
Password: darthvader

Essay test on Monday.  Make sure to review the play.

Brit Lit:

We worked hard this week on Macbeth.  I am very proud of the work that you are putting in.  I feel almost all of you are understanding and enjoying the play.

Today, We watched the 2015 version of Macbeth.

Shakespeare:

Today:

Work day for paper:  Day 2 of 2.

Friday we will have a review game for 12th night, essay test on Monday.  Please make sure that you are finished with the play.

PAPER IS DUE VIA TURNITIN.COM

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Brit Lit.

Today:

We went outside and acted out the death of Banquo.  Please see videos.  It is great seeing you having fun with Shakespeare and also understanding it.

We reviewed act III and took notes.

We took a quiz on act III.

We finished acting out act III.

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Shakespeare:

Today:  First 15 min we played a working version of Plickers to review.

You had day 1 of 2 to work on your paper:

Often, literature has an indirect impact on pop culture.  Shakespeare is of course of no exception.  The film She’s the Man borrows more than small doses of the story from The 12^th Night.  In fact, one could argue that the movie succeeds strictly as a direct parody of the play itself.

 

In a well written 5 paragraph essay, I would like you to answer the following questions:  Does the movie She’s the Man successfully parody the play The 12^th Night?  While the tendency will be to answer yes, I would also encourage those to voice disagreement.  Please examine not just the names, but more importantly, the function of the relationships in both stories.  Does the film require the play to fully enjoy the story?  Please have a clear thesis, and make sure to back this up with direct examples from both.

Review Game Friday- Test Monday.

Brit Lit:

Today:

In small groups, I asked you to reconstruct the events of the play so far.  You had to "show" the main 15 events in the play, in order, without words.

We acted out act III sc 1-2

We played a round of Kahoots! to review act 2

Dress warm- tomorrow we will be outside hunting for banquo in the woods......

Shakespeare:

Today:

I told my Irish Ghost story.  Happy Halloween!  Be safe and make good choices.

Brit Lit:

Today: 

Anyone that did not do their 10 Macbeth lines went with -10 points.  -20 if you asked to have another day.

In light of our discussion of the oral tradition, I told you my Ghost story from the time I spent teaching in Ireland.

Beware of 3:12 am......

Shakespeare:

Today:

We played a round of Kahoots! to review act 2.

Comic-con, 12th Night Style:  You were each given a scene to make a comic from the play.  Today we outlined these.  Tomorrow, we with go to a lab and use storyboard that to make these into a final product.  The goal is to produce a full comic that we write as a class and post online.

We watched act III done by the new Globe.  As this is a comedy, did it help to see it, vs. read it?

HW:  Read act IV sc 1-2.