Week 19 (January 26 - 30)

Finals Week!

Monday (1/26):
1. Turn in Literary Devices Project.
2. Finish reviewing answers for AP Multiple Choice Practice (page 132 in notebook).

HW:
1. Finish notebook (due at Final Exam).
2. Study for Final Exam.
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Tuesday (1/27): Period 5 - Final Exam at 10:15 am.

Wednesday (1/28): Period 6 - Final Exam at 10:15 am.

Thursday (1/29): Period 4 - Final Exam at 10:15 am.

Week 18 (January 20 - 23)

Happy Inauguration Week!!!

Tuesday/Wednesday (1/20 and 1/21):

1. Continue work on "To be or not to be..." (page 129 in notebook).

2. Review Act 3 Questions (page 130 in notebook).

3. Hamlet: Acts 1-3 Final Exam Study Guide (page 131 in notebook).

HW:

1. Read Act 4, scenes 6-7

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Thursday/Friday (1/22 and 1/23):
1. Act 4 Quiz.
2. Hamlet: Act 1, scenes 3 and 4 AP Multiple Choice Practice (page 132 in notebook)
3. Review answers to AP Multiple Choice Practice.

HW:
1. Study for Final Exam.
2. Work on notebook (due at Final Exam).

Week 17 (January 12 - 16)

Countdown to Finals: Just 10 school days remaining!

Monday/Tuesday (1/12 and 1/13):
1. Review AP Essay Holistic Rubric and timed writes.
2. Act 2: Story and Soliloquy handout (page 127 in notebook).
3. Pass out Act 3 Questions (page 130 in notebook).

HW:
1. Read Act 3, scene 2.
2. Do questions #1-10.
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Wednesday/Thursday (1/14 and 1/15):
1. Review paraphrase of Hamlet's "What a rogue and peasant slave..." soliloquy (on Story and Soliloquy handout).
2. Timed Paraphrase of Hamlet's "To be or not to be..." soliloquy (pages 128 and 129 in notebook).

HW:
1. Read Act 3, scenes 3 and 4.
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Friday (1/16):
1. Act 3 Quiz.
2. Corrected Hamlet Vocabulary: Part 2
3. Worked on highlighting Hamlet's "To be or not to be..." soliloquy (page 129 in notebook).

HW:
1. Complete Act 3 Questions.
2. Read Act 4, scenes 1-5.

Week 16 (January 5 - 9)

Welcome back to school!...as a result of the snow days, I was unable to update this blog for Week 15. However, I did email everyone over winter break with instructions for Hamlet.

We are continuing to work on Hamlet for the rest of the semester, and will most likely finish it during second semester.

Our focus this week will be on introducing elements of the AP Exam using Hamlet as the topic.

Monday/Tuesday (1/5 and 1/6):
1. AP Multiple Choice: Ghost's Speech (pages 120 and 121 in notebook).
2. Act 2 Quiz
3. Close reading of Claudius' opening speech (page 119)
4. Process: Questions 1-6 on Claudius' speech (page 118)

HW:
1. Lit. Devices
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Wednesday/Thursday (1/7 and 1/8):
1. AP Timed Write: Hamlet's first soliloquy (handout goes on page 125).
2. Discuss comparison/contrast of Claudius and Hamlet (notes on page 122 in notebook).


HW:
1. Read Act 3, scene 1.
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Friday (1/9):
1. Review Act 2 Questions (page 123). Class notes will go on page 124 in notebook.
2. Hamlet Vocabulary: Part 2 (page 126 in notebook).

HW:
1. To be announced and posted on Friday.