Shakespeare:

We reviewed act 2 and I answered any questions.

We took a quiz on act 2.

Shakespeare Monkey on your back.  I broke you into small groups and asked you to select a 2-3 page scene from act 2.  The person on the back of another student(monkey) reads the lines, and the other person acts it out.

We performed these.

HW: Read act III sc 1+2

Brit Lit:

Today:

The killing of a king:  we acted out and performed the scene that we wanted the most- The Killing of Duncan.

We defined Paradox and Equivocation.

In small groups we answered questions based on examples of both in the play.

Shakespeare:

Today:

I collected your HW asking you to find jealousy in the 4 sonnets given.

We finished act 1.

We took a quiz on act 1

I broke you into groups and asked you to cast the play with modern people that the class would know.

HW:  Read act 2

Brit Lit:

Today:

We finished up the Macbeth lines that you converted into the challenge that your row was given.

We finished Act 1 in class.

We took notes on Act 1 and took a quiz.

If time: Please give each of the 7 acts a title/name to suggests what is going to happen in the scene in a dramatic and interesting way.

Shakespeare:

Today:

We looked at jealousy. Specifically, I asked you to identify the theme of jealousy in 4 of his sonnets.

We talked about the portrayal of Othello in the play by looking at all of the words used to describe him in the play.

We began the play acting out sc 1

Brit Lit:

Today:

I continued to collect late journals.

We finished Shakespeare in love

We converted the following lines into modern English:

Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,

Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,

To the last syllable of recorded time;

And all our yesterdays have lighted fools

The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!

Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,

That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,

And then is heard no more. It is a tale

Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,

Signifying nothing.

We acted out act 1 sc 2

Shakespeare:

Today:

We wrapped up Hamlet

We watched the Simpson's take on the play.  Now you get all the jokes.  Isn't education awesome?

Some of you elected to use this time to make up your test from yesterday.

 Reminder- Id you were not here Thursday, it is your responsibility to schedule a time to make up.  For your planning, I will be after school on Monday and Thursday of next week.  Please see me ASAP to arrange the make-up.

We voted to do Othello next and I passed out books.

We finished the Mel Gibbson version

Brit Lit:

Today:  We watched Shakespeare in Love.

FLM

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Shakespeare:

Today:

We took the Hamlet essay exam.  You had the block to use your notes and script to answer your essay selections.

Brit Lit:

Today:

I collected your journals (#11-20)

We watched Why Shakespeare? (15 min doc)

We broke into groups of 2 and you interviewed your partner questions from the anticipation activity.

C Block took the quiz based on the intro notes given on the Globe and Shakespeare.

We continued in the play Act 1-2.

Shakespeare:

Today:

We acted out the end of the play.

We began reviewing for the test on Thursday

I broke you into groups and asked you to make 15 review questions, with 4 mult. choice.

I am collecting Journals Wed.

Brit Lit.

Today:

Journal:  Please describe in detail your experience with Shakespeare/acting.  1/2 pg

I gave you intro note on Shakespeare

We used the ipads and toured the Globe in 360.  We then shared the information learned.

I gave you a list of insults and explained some of them.  Each of you were paired against another student in an insult fight.

I passed out the "Scottish play."

Shakespeare:

Today:

Journal:  Please write a one pg letter from Ophelia explaining her suicide.  Please consider three different problems.

Hamlet talk show:  I gave you 15 min to come up with an idea for a talk show that uses the cast of Hamlet.  Each group was asked to: Make a script, include at least 4 characters, costumes, and perform these for the class.

Act V:  Resolution, or everyone marries or dies.... HW: Please finish act 4 if needed and read Act V act 1.

I collected you papers.  Reminder -10 each day if passed in after 3 today.

Brit Lit.:

Today:

Journal #19:  Please write a short poem on all of the following in 3 separate poems:  Love, Hate, Hope.

We broke into your groups from Friday and you presented your poet to the class via the ipads.

We finished looking at the poems in the big book.  Today we looked at Marlowe, and Sir Walter Raleigh

We looked at two sonnets from Sir Walter Raleigh to his love Stella.  As Stella either: write a one pg response, or write a 14 line response sonnet.

Shakespeare:

Today:
Journal:  I played 5 strange sound effects that I asked you to incorporate into where we are in the story of Hamlet.

We went to the lib to work on your Hamlet paper.  Reminder:  These are due on Monday.  Due to the nature of the paper, please print out and do not use turn it in.

Brit Lit.:

Today:

Journal:  What has been your experience with poetry?  Please write a 20 line poem based on FEELING.

We looked at the poems of:  Donne, Johnson, Herrick, Sir J. Suckling (worst name ever), and Richard Lovelace.

I broke you into rows.  With the ipads, you were each assigned a poet and asked to present to the class:  Brief Bio, 4 pictures of poet, found fav. poem.  We presented these to the class.

I passed back you video game manuals.