Shakespeare:

I gave you a study guide for your final exam.

We watched The Taming of the Shrew.

Brit Lit:

Today I passed out a sheet detailing and explaining the 4 parts of your final portfolio.

We went to the lab to work on the Victorian fiction question.

You will have the last 3 class days to work on completing your portfolio.

I am afterschool today for anyone that is missing work or needs extra help- including college essay help.

Shakespeare:

We shared your findings on the Sonnet that you researched and discussed yesterday.  We broke into a circle and took a close look at each.

We began our last unit: The Taming of the Shrew.  We began watching 10 Things that I hate about You- a modern retelling of the story.

Brit Lit:

Today:

I collected your HW questions on Wuthering Heights

I passed out the Victorian Literature section of the final.  You will have amble time to complete this in class next week.

We watched part one of Wuthering Heights.  If you were absent, this is on You tube.  Just search for the PBS version so that we are all on the same page.

End in greatness!

Shakespeare:

Today:

Journal:  Dream Catching- Please take 5 words/ideas/images from Friday and work them into a 14 line sonnet.

You teach the sonnet:
I broke you into small groups and asked you to analyze the sonnet given.  I gave each group a worksheet designed to facilitate discussion. Each group received a grade for this.

After lunch, we moved the room into a circle and had a poetry discussion.

Brit Lit:

Today:

Journal #38:  You are Jane.  Please write a one pg journal in 1st person detailing your time with Mr. Rochester.

We finished Jane Eyre.

We learned about her sister Emily Bronte (pg. 910)

We read the 1st ch of her novel Wuthering Heights (pg. 912-921)  After, please answer questions 1-4 on pg 921.  If you did not finish these in class they were HW.

Shakespeare:

Today:

Journal:  Write a 14 line sonnet following the rules.  Suggested themes:  Love, Death, seasons, change, or anything you have on your mind.     14 lines.

You act the Sonnet:  In small groups you were given Shakespeare's most famous sonnet and tasked with showing through acting and props each line.  What was difficult about showing feeling?

Magnet Sonnet:  You were given a handful of words and asked to write a sonnet including all words.  I will share the best on the blog....

Brit Lit:

Today:

I gave those that did not complete their HW for any reason (including technical) to submit their poem using the ipads.  Some read their Victorian poem on the mic.  If you did not email me a recording or read it to the class, this goes in as a zero on a quiz. 

We learned about Charlotte Bronte on pg 922 in the anthology.

We discussed 1st person narration and the limits that often come with it.

We read the first ch of her most famous novel, Jane Eyre.

We ending class with a journal prompt based on the CH:

Journal:  Jane is sent in fear to the Red Room for her unjust punishment.  From 1st person point of view, please write a one page account of what happens in the red room.  Please describe this room in great detail from Jane's perspective.

Shakespeare:

Today:

We finished presenting your sonnet slideshows.

Pass the Sonnet:  We each started a line of a sonnet and passed them around 14 times each contributing a line that connected to the theme which also followed the rhyme pattern.  We then had the original writer share what emerged.

Question:  Should art be a collaboration or an individual form of expression?

Brit Lit:

Today:

Journal:  Mind dump.  Please write about all the things that are on your mind today.   1 pg

We broke back into our Victorian Fiction groups and finished researching your topic.

Each group presented their findings via the ipads and google slides.

HW:  Find a poem from the Victorian age and read it into a recording device.  Send audio file to cusicks@tantasqua.org 

Shakespeare:

Today:

We presented our sonnet projects to the class.

Brit Lit.

Today:
Welcome back.  I hope that you had a restful and fin break.

Journal Prompt:  Discuss your hopes in the new year.  Please write about three different things- including one that is not about yourself.

I gave you notes on the characteristics of the Victorian Age.

I broke you into 5 groups to complete the following:

Directions:  Please research the topic that you group was given.  Your end product should be a powerpoint presentation.  Know your audience- try and make it multimedia and visually interesting.  You will present these at the end.

Topic 1:  Living in the Victorian Age

What was day to day like during this time?  Please look at social, political, and domestic problems.  Some possible ideas:  electoral reform, Corn laws of 1846, Rights of women, future of Ireland. Please do part of this as a narrative describing the conditions of a single person, describing what daily life was like for you.

Topic 2:  Religion and science

Please research evangelicalism, The Oxford Movement, YMCA, Darwin, Social Darwinism.  What was the conflict between the two?  Did this have an impact on the literature of the time?  What were some of the advancements in science that cause tension in the church?

Topic 3:  Victorian poetry

Who were the major poets of this time?  What characteristics do these poems share?  Find three examples and present to class with a picture for each that corresponds with the central theme.

Topic 4:  Victorian Fiction

Please explain romanticism, realism, and naturalism.  Please choose 3 literary works.  For each, what specifically made them Victorian?

Topic 5:  Victorian Fashion

Please present the different fashions of the time.  As this is visual, please make sure to include drawings/pictures.

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Shakespeare:

Today:

We had our last workday for you multimedia based sonnet project.  These are due before break.  We will present on Jan 3rd.

HW:  Secret santa gifts.

Brit Lit.

Today:

We had a final day to complete your gothic lit based short stories.  These are due Friday.

HW:  Please remember your wrapped gift if you are participating in our class secret santa Friday.

Sonnet tree in Shakespeare class.

Shakespeare

Today:

We went to the lab to begin work on your sonnet project.  You will have 2 class days to complete.  These are due by this Friday.