Wed-nes-day.

-Journal Prompt:

To what extent do parents have the right to "spy" on their children as Polonius does with Laertes and Ophelia? What would you do if you found that your parent(s) sent someone to spy on you while you were away at college?  What about if they asked to read love letters from your significant other?  How have the times changed regarding parental involvement?  How have they not changed?

-Finish Act II Scene 2

-Be ready for a quiz tomorrow

Happy Monday, Crew!

Welcome back!

-Journal Prompt:

Using one of the writing styles on your genre sheet, write about your Thanksgiving break.

-Review Act I (since you probably forgot all about Hamlet over the four day weekend)

-Reading Act II Scenes 1-2 of Hamlet

Short Day!

Happy Thanksgiving, my Shakespeare class!  Have fun and be safe over the long weekend!



Monday! Short Week!

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Today, you will...

1. Have a quiz over Act I in Hamlet

2. Watch Act I in the film so you all understand what the is going on!  It's not as confusing as it seems - I promise!  You got through Othello; you can definitely "get" Hamlet!

Thursday, November 17th

The agenda:

Journal Prompt: Think about how relationships between stepparents and stepchildren are depicted in literature or movies. Do you have any experience or knowledge of step-relationships? What conflicts or barriers must be overcome?  In contrast, what are the advantages or positive aspects of these relationships?  Use your genre sheet.

Read through Act I - Scenes 3, 4 and 5 (breathe - they are short)

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Monday FUNday!









Okay, Whiners (mainly Chance)!  Your MSND papers are not due until Tuesday, November 15th!  If you have them today - great, but I changed the due date to tomorrow!

Here's the agenda for this fine day:

- Journal Prompt: In order to relate to our angsty and depressive main character in the new play - Hamlet - write about a time when you felt as if the world was collapsing in on you - a time when nothing was going your way - a time when nobody you knew could pull you out of the slump in which you found yourself.  Use your genre sheet! 

- Talk about Shakespeare recitations (the end of the semester will be here faster than we know it!).  Find 14 lines and start memorizing!

- Character List for Hamlet - fill out together

- Check out Hamlet texts - begin reading Act 1?

Test Tomorrow!



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 Today:

- Finish MSND

- Writing Assignment (due Monday!)

- Shakespearean Jeopardy!

- Study for your test tonight!  (both the play and the Elizabethan notes)

Mooooondaaaay.

- Today our goal is to get through Act IV!

-Tomorrow (Tuesday) our goal is to get through Act V!

-Wednesday I am assigning you a paper - we will do some test review as well

-Thursday you will have a test over MSND and the Elizabethan period - bring your SSR book for when you finish

-Friday we will finish the film! (and maybe start Hamlet!)

A Midsummer Night's Quarrel

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-Journal Prompt: There is a lot of chasing, fighting, yelling, running away, and he-loves-her-she-loves-him mumbo-jumbo happening in Act III Scene 2.  Your task for this journal prompt is to rewrite a portion of this scene in modern day language.  But wait!  You're not done yet.  As you analyze Shakespeare's language and translate it into modern speech, think about what the actors may be doing as they say their lines, and be sure to write in stage directions.  After we're finished writing, recruit a couple of your buddies and act out the scene for the class!  Be creative (and keep it PG-13)!

-After the journal, we'll watch about 15 minutes of the film and see how professional actors portray these characters during this scene.

Today, My Friends...



-Journal Prompt: Act III Scene 2 shows us that people say and do silly things when they are utterly exhausted.  Write about a time when you were overly tired and did and/or said some foolish things.

-Finish Act III Scene 2!

-Quiz over Act III!