Monday, November 30

In-Class:

• TURN IN HAMLET ACT 2 PACKET!
• Journal: Write about your Thanksgiving
• We watched the following three clips in class from the David Tennant version found on Youtube (finishing act 2):
• Act 2 Scene 2 Part 2
• Act 2 Scene 2 Part 3
• Act 2 Scene 2 Part 4

Homework:

• Read act 3 scenes 1 and 2. I recommend watching the clips on youtube as you read along.  There will be a reading quiz in class on Wednesday rather than a worksheet. 
• Here are the links of the four clips in order that cover Act III scenes 1 and 2:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nM_Oqd6Ers&index=13&list=PL8653490E2C680C5C

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1geIIDdrV7c&list=PL8653490E2C680C5C&index=9

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtYCXO-jAJg&list=PL8653490E2C680C5C&index=14

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alfutKH2388&list=PL8653490E2C680C5C&index=15

Monday, November 23, 2015

In-Class:

• Journal: What does it mean to "keep up appearances"? What examples have you seen of people trying to keep up appearances? This is a main theme of Hamlet.
• We watched the following scenes from Hamlet in act 2:
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN0DAxjw0z0&index=7&list=PL8653490E2C680C5C
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vTXtdQ63FA&list=PL8653490E2C680C5C&index=8
• Students worked on an "Act 2" packet as we watched.  

Homework:

• Finish the Act 2 packet. Due the Monday after Thanksgiving break!

Thursday, November 19, 2015

In-Class:

 

Journal:

• Punctuate the following sentences:

1.       He is a bad man he steals money from helpless families

2.       “He is an interesting person” She said “because he talks in whispers all the time”

3.       Author Jennifer Hester stated “sometimes people run away from their feelings when they are in denial” (pg. 42)

• We read scene 5 of Act I of Hamlet in groups of 2-4 and discussed the events as a class. 
• Youtube wasn't working to watch Act II like Ms. Houston planned so class worked on homework or something else academic for the last 20 minutes or so of class.  We will watch it next time!

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

In-Class:

• Journal: Write a letter of advice to your brother, sister, friend, or younger self who is going to high school. Include anything you wish you had known before you started high school and/or things you’ve learned in the past four years. Help this person avoid some of the problems you had!
• We read Hamlet Act 1 Scenes 3-4.  We completed a worksheet on it.   

Homework:

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  • Finish Hamlet Act 1 Scene 3-4 worksheet. Due Thursday.

Friday, November 13

In-Class:

• Journal: Read the examples below.  Write the sentences in your journal and place a ‘u’ over the unstressed syllables and a – over the stressed syllables.  Decide whether or not the example demonstrates unrhymed iambic pentameter. Explain why or why not. See me if you do not understand. I went over it in class. 

1.       He went to the store and bought me some milk.
2.       She walked around and found a cat.
3.       That father lost, lost his and the survivor bound
4.       I love wearing my retainer every day.
5.       And we beseech you, bend you to remain

• We read Hamlet Act I scene 2 and watched three different adaptations of Hamlet's soliloquy, lines 129-158.  Here are the links to the adaptations we watched:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dL0o36T3sZI,  Slinger https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4kc88Z7ElQ, Branagh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sW8-rOs2QCo (start at 6 minutes), Tennant
• Students finished the Act 1 Scene 2 worksheet in class or for homework.

Homework:

• Act 1 scene 2 worksheet

Wednesday, November 11

In-Class:

• We went to the library and did college applications with the school counselors.

Monday, November 9

In-Class:

• Journal: What is your plan for college/career in the next five years?
• I handed out the folder regarding college applications for Wednesday.
• We read Act 1 scene 1 of Hamlet and did a worksheet about it.

Homework:

• Act 1 Scene 1 worksheet due

Thursday, November 5

In-Class:

• Journal:

Reconciliation- what is it?

Why is it important?

When have you had to resolve a conflict with another person?

How did you reconcile?

Are you still friends with that person?

Are you glad you did?

Does reconciliation always mean that two people stay friends, spouses, employers/employees, etc.?

Does it include forgiveness?

• We did an activity sheet called "Shakespeare's Conventions of Drama." Those who didn't finish took it home for HOMEWORK
• We watched examples of each convention:
• Dramatic Irony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZFYuX84n1U
• Foreshadowing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHgSGfTZzVk
• Aside: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrpAHAI_C5k
• Blank Verse (1:50-3:50): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M7lEyZwfw4

Tuesday, November 3

In- Class:

• Journal: What is revenge? Is it right? Wrong? Bad? Good? What has been your personal experience with revenge? Can you list some examples of characters seeking revenge from movies?
• As a class, we read and discussed pg 231. We talked about examples of Shakespeare plots that have been used in modern movies.
• On their own, students read pp. 232-233 and defined on a separate sheet of paper the following words:
• Catharsis
• Hubris
• Nemesis
• Tragic Hero
• The Plot of a Tragedy
• The Theme of a Tragedy

Homework:

• None