Tuesday, October 31st

Focus

·         Hamlet

·         The Renaissance

Class work

·         Grammar pretest Chapter 21

·         Discuss the study questions for Act 2 of Hamlet

·         Read from the individual essay topics from Hamlet and proofread each others work.

·         Quotations quiz for Act 2

·         Discuss specific quotations from Act 3 and preview the study questions.

 

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·         Quotations quiz for Act 2

Homework

·         Complete the vocabulary worksheet for Acts 3 and 4 of Hamlet.

On-Going Projects

·         The Renaissance

·         Hamlet

Portfolio Additions

·         King Arthur individual questions

Extra Credits

 

 

                                

Monday, October 30th

Focus

·         Hamlet

·         The Renaissance

Class work

·         Grammar post test for chapter 20

·         Grammar diagnostic test, Chapter 21

·         Work on the haunted house and the newspaper.

 

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·         Individual essay questions over Hamlet.

Homework

·         Read Hamlet, Act 3

On-Going Projects

·         The Renaissance

·         Hamlet

Portfolio Additions

·         King Arthur individual questions

Extra Credits

 

 

                                

Friday, October 27th

Focus

·         Hamlet

·         The Renaissance

Class work

·         Discuss selected excerpts from Act 2 of Hamlet.

·         Begin watching Act 2

 

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Homework

·         Line Quizzes: Monday 1-10; Thursday 11-20; Monday 21-End

·         Write 300-400 words (Not 401, Mary) about your individual Hamlet topic. You may need to do some online research. If so, cite your sources. Everyone should cite his or her Hamlet book and use MLA format for quotations.

Grace: How would you characterize Ophelia?

Mary: How would you characterize Polonius?

Rex: Define the word “Angst,” and explain how it might pertain to Hamlet.

Kyle: Is Hamlet crazy or just whiny?

Linda: Is the ghost really King Hamlet? What are the other possibilities?

Steve: How would you characterize Laertes?

Andrew: Discuss the theme of fathers and sons. What are the relationships between the different pairs?

Shally: Why is some of the text in prose and some in verse?

Sophia:  Describe at least 2 plots and the role of honesty in the play.

Chie: Why is Hamlet so mad at his mother?

Stacy: How would you characterize Hamlet?

On-Going Projects

·         The Renaissance

·         Hamlet

Portfolio Additions

·         King Arthur individual questions

Extra Credits

 

 

                                

Thursday, October 26th

 

Focus

·         Hamlet

·         The Renaissance

Class work

·         DOL: Correcting Sentences

·         Continue watching the movie over Shakespeare’s life and writing.

·         Discuss the vocabulary for act 1 and 2

·         Work in groups to translate and comment upon certain passages from the text. One person will read out the text, another will read the group’s translated version, and the other will explain the meaning of the passage line by line. Be ready to discuss act 1’s completed questions.

·         Quiz over Act 1.

·         Look at the study questions and work on new quotations for act 2.

 

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·         Quiz over act 1

Homework

·         Enjoy the BBQ

On-Going Projects

·         The Renaissance

·         Hamlet

Portfolio Additions

·         King Arthur individual questions

Extra Credits

 

 

                                

Wednesday, October 25th

Focus

·         Hamlet

·         The Renaissance

Class work

·         DOL: Choosing How to Combine III

·         Continue watching the movie over Shakespeare’s life and writing.

·         Briefly discuss the study questions for Act 1 and the themes from Hamlet.

·         Work in groups to translate and comment upon certain passages from the text. One person will read out the text, another will read the group’s translated version, and the other will explain the meaning of the passage line by line.

·         Quiz over Act 1 and Shakespeare’s life.

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Homework

·         Complete the vocabulary worksheets for Acts 1 & 2

·         Read Act 2 and be ready for a short quotation quiz.

On-Going Projects

·         The Renaissance

·         Hamlet

Portfolio Additions

·         King Arthur individual questions

Extra Credits

 

 

                                

Tuesday, October 24th

Focus

·         Hamlet

·         The Renaissance

Class work

·         Check out Hamlet and 1984 books.

·         Continue watching the movie over Shakespeare’s life.

·         Briefly discuss the study questions for Act 1 and the themes from Hamlet.

·         Watch Act One of Hamlet

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Homework

·         Read the packet over Shakespeare’s life and be ready for a quiz tomorrow. You may use your handwritten notes.

On-Going Projects

·         The Renaissance

·         Hamlet

Portfolio Additions

·         King Arthur individual questions

Extra Credits

 

 

                                

Monday, October 23

Focus

·         Hamlet

·         The Renaissance

Class work

·         Check out Hamlet and 1984 books.

·         DOL: Pretest for Chapter 20

·         Extra Credit quiz over the Canterbury Tales

·         Jigsaw the poems that we read and discuss the study questions.

·         Quiz over the poems. (You will receive a “class average” grade for this quiz)

·         Begin watching the movie over Shakespeare’s life. Have you seen this before? Complete the accompanying worksheet.

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·         Canterbury Quiz

·         Renaissance poetry quiz

·         Canterbury Self-Evaluation

Homework

·         Read and listen to Act 1 of “Hamlet” You need to copy the sound file from me.

On-Going Projects

·         The Middle Ages

·         Canterbury Tales projects

·         King Arthur

·         The Renaissance

Portfolio Additions

·         King Arthur individual questions

Extra Credits

Musical Ballads (Grace, Linda, Sophia, Mary)

 

 

                                

Friday, October 20th

Focus

·         Canterbury Research Projects

·         The Renaissance

Class work

·         Mary will present over The Canterbury Tales

·         Stacy over The Great Gatsby

·         Combining sentences: Noun Clauses

·         Begin discussing 1984 and “Renaissance Day”

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·          Post test over chapter 19 grammar:  Linda, Kyle, Shally, and Grace are excused

·         DOL: Write 5 sentences using noun clauses in different parts of the sentence (Subject, DO, IO, PN, Obj. of Prep)

·         Quiz over the introduction to the Renaissance.

·         Jigsaw the three introductory questions to the Renaissance chapter.

·         Begin working on your individual poem presentations.

·         Look over your grades

Homework

·         Project Extra credit test will be Monday and will appear on this quarter’s grade. I will give you 10 questions, and you may get up to 5 extra points on your project.

·         Quiz over the individual poem presentations

On-Going Projects

·         The Middle Ages

·         Canterbury Tales projects

·         King Arthur

·         The Renaissance

Portfolio Additions

·         King Arthur individual questions

Extra Credits

Musical Ballads (Grace, Linda, Sophia, Mary)

 

 

                                

Thursday, October 19th

Focus

·         Canterbury Research Projects

·         The Middle Ages and the legend of King Arthur

·         The Renaissance

Class work

·         Mary will present over The Canterbury Tales

·         Stacy over The Great Gatsby

·         Combining sentences: Noun Clauses

·         Begin discussing 1984 and “Renaissance Day”

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Homework

·         Finish reading and outlining the introduction to the Renaissance. There will be questions over “the boxes.”

·         Project Extra credit test will be Monday and will appear on this quarter’s grade. I will give you 10 questions, and you may get up to 5 extra points on your project.

·         Stacy will present her Beowulf poem tomorrow.

On-Going Projects

·         The Middle Ages

·         Canterbury Tales projects

·         King Arthur

·         The Renaissance

Portfolio Additions

 

Extra Credits

Musical Ballads (Grace, Linda, Sophia, Mary)