Friday, February 10, 2017

To be, or not to be, that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles
And by opposing end them. To die—to sleep,
No more; and by a sleep to say we end
The heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks
That flesh is heir to: 'tis a consummation
Devoutly to be wish'd. To die, to sleep;
To sleep, perchance to dream—ay, there's the rub:
For in that sleep of death what dreams may come,
When we have shuffled off this mortal coil,
Must give us pause—there's the respect

That makes calamity of so long life.

Shakespeare:

Today:

I gave you 14 lines to memorize by next Friday.

Journal:  Please convert the 14 lines to modern English.

We watched a few of the famous versions.  We also watched a few humorous ones.

In small groups of 2-3, I tasked you with converting the lines into one of the following:  Cowboy, Mobb boss, Superman, firefighter, or your fav. fictional character.

Lines are due next Friday.  This is a test grade- so make sure that you don't wait till the last minute.

Brit Lit:

We listed to the Johnny Cash song: Ballad of a Teenage Queen.

Journal:  Listen to the cash ballad.  From HER point of view, please describe the events in the ballad.  Please also consider 5 years after......                                 1 page

With the aid of my raven puppet, we read the Twa Corbies, and Get Up and Bar the Door.

We looked at modern examples of folk versions of the ballad Barbara Allen.

Do ballads still work today?

Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Shakespeare:

We finished Shakespeare in Love

I introduced the review game kahoots!  We played one round answering 20 questions based on the movie.  Rowan ran laps around all of you and won.

Brit Lit:

Today:

We looked at the ballad that you found.

Journal:  Please describe THE STORY of your ballad.  Please answer the 5 w's.  1/2 page

Get ON the MiC:  I set up a pic and amp and encouraged you to share the ballad that you wrote about another student in class.  Anyone that was brave enough to share can drop their lowest quiz grade.

We read the ballads:  Sir Patrick Spens and Barbara Allen.

Monday, February 6, 2017

Shakespeare:

Today:

We watched the movie Shakespeare in Love to illustrate many of the tings that we learned about the Globe and Elizabethan times.

Brit Lit:

Today:
Journal: Describe yourself in great detail from another point of view.   1/2 page

We defined Ballad and folk ballad

We generated 10 questions and used these to interview another person.

We took this information and wrote a story (ballad) about them in 25-30 lines.

HW:  Please bring in lyrics that fit the def. of a ballad.  You can print these or write them out.

Sunday, February 5, 2017

Friday, February 3, 2017

Shakespeare:

Today:

Journal:  We learn in act 1 that Hamlet keeps a journal.  Please think about what we know about Hamlet in the beginning of the play and write a 1/2 page entry.

I collected books.

Last day for field trip forms and $$$.  See me if you still want to go on Monday.

We continued act 1,sc2.

Each group presented your Elizabethan research topics via the ipads.

Brit Lit.

Today:

Journal:  What was/is the hardest decision that you have had to make?  1/2 page

We printed out your paper and did a focused peer review.  I asked you to look for specific areas of improvement.

I broke you into 4 groups and had each group research different anglo-saxton research topics using the ipads.  Each group then presented their findings.

HW:  Reminder that your paper is due today by midnight via turnitin.  It is your responsibility to submit and check that it has received.  Late papers -10 each school day late.

Thursday, February 2, 2017

Shakespeare:

Today:

Journal:  Please describe a time when you had your love rejected.  This can be any form of love.  1/2 pg

I broke you into small groups with the ipads.  Each group was responsible for making a 5 slide min. on the topic that you were given.  We will present this to class on Friday.

I collected Field trip forms and $.  Friday is the last day.

Brit Lit.

We went to the lab to finish your paper.

I met with those done to give suggestions.

Reminder:  These must be submitted to www.turnitin.com Friday.

Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Shakespeare:

Today:

Journal:  Please describe a time when nobody believed you even though you were telling the truth.  1/2 pg

We used the ipads to finish researching the Globe via the globe 360 app.

We quickly went around the room and shared 2 things that your group learned.

We began act 1, sc 2.  I introduced the new characters.

I collected permission forms for the in-school field trip.  These need to be in by Friday!

We took a quiz on Ch 5 of Shakespeare ALIVE!!!!!

Please bring books, as I will be collecting these Thursday.

Brit Lit.

Today:

No journal.

We went to the computer lab for day 2 of 3 workdays.

Final draft is still due this Friday.

Tuesday, January 31, 2017

SNL Hamlet:

For fun:
https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/hamlet-auditions/n12761?snl=1

Shakespeare:

Today:

We looked at words and phrased coined by Shakespeare.

Journal prompt:  Please write a summary of your school year using 10 of the words that you were given.  Please underline each word/phrase.                          1/2 page

We watched a doc on the rebuilt Globe

We used the Globe 360 app on the ipads to research the building and place it in VR on any spot in the room.

We acted Act 1 sc 2.

HW:  Please read CH 5 in Shakespeare ALIVE!!!

Brit Lit:


Today I went over the setup for your paper.

Outlines were due.

We went to the computer lab for work day 1of 3

Hero's Journey explained

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDx2o8e8sH8

Monday, January 30, 2017

Turn it in codes:

A Block:  Login- 14596743  Password-savage

B Block: Login 14596763  Password-savage

C Block: Login- 14596756 Password- savage

Please use these to link to your class.  See me with any questions.

Brit Lit.: Good food for assignment...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8XUVqjX_IA