Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Week 15: December 14 - 18

Act 3 of Hamlet!  "To be or not to be..."
Last week before the break....enjoy your 2 weeks!


Monday
1. Act 2 Quote Quiz.
2. Soliloquy #2 translation and notes (pp. 128 and 129).
HW: Lit. Devices

Tuesday
1. Finish Soliliquy #2 notes.
2. Act 2 Cornell Notes (p. 125)...HW: Write summary of Act 2.
3. Start Act 3 and Questions (pp. 130, 131, 132, 133)
HW: Read Act 3 through page 72.  Do questions #1-13.

Wednesday
1. Continue reading Act 3, finished scene 2.  Complete questions for scene 2.
HW: See above.

Thursday
1. Finish Act 3 and questions!
HW: "To be or not to be" highlighting activity: p. 135.

Friday
1. Translation and Analysis of Soliloquy #3: "To be or not to be..."
HW:
1. Lit. Devices...maximum 2...due Monday.
2. Study for Act 3 Quiz...due Monday.
3. Read "Psychoanalytic Criticism and Hamlet" article...Assignment--Write a one-page response discussing an idea you agree with.  Explain why you agree...(Typed, 1 1/2 spaced)...due Monday.

Monday, December 7, 2009

Week 14: December 7 - 11

Working on Act 2 of Hamlet this week...

Monday:
1. Act 1 Quiz.
2. Lecture/Cornell Notes on Act 1 (pp. 118-121 in notebook).
3. Start Act 2, scene 1; Act 2 Qs (pp. 122-124 in notebook).
HW: Complete Act 2, scene 1.

Tuesday:
1. Continue reading Act 2.  Work on questions.
HW: Finish up through #21 on questions.

Wednesday:
1. Finish Cornell Notes on Act 1 from Monday.  Write summary.
2. Ghost's Speech: Mult. Choice passage (pp. 126-127 in notebook).
3. Correct Answer presentations...work time.
HW: Prep for presentations.

Thursday:
1. Ghost's Speech Mult. Choice Correct Answers presentations.
2. Go over some questions for Act 2.
HW: Lit. Devices, read ahead for Act 2.

Friday:
1. Finish Act 2.
2. Soliloquy #2 translation exercise (pp. 128-129 in notebook).
HW: Study for Act 2 quote quiz on Monday.

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Weeks 12 and 13: Nov. 23, and Nov. 30 - Dec. 4

One Day Week!

Monday, Nov. 23
1. Review 2008 Poetry Prompt.
HW over Thanksgiving Break: Read Background Info (pp. 98-104 in notebook) for Hamlet...Quiz on Monday, Nov. 30th.

Nov. 30th -- Dec. 4th

Monday:
1. Hamlet Background Quiz.
2. Reading and Scoring model essays for poetry timed write.
HW: Great Chain of Being article and worksheet (pp. 106-107 in nb.)

Tuesday:
1. Finish Scoring activity.
2. Start Hamlet Unit in notebook.  Big Ideas (p. 96); Unit Page (p. 97).
HW: Four Humours article (p. 109).  Process: Create a graphic representation of the 4 humours (p. 108).

Wednesday:
1. Map of Denmark/Norway...Hamlet notes (p. 110 in nb).
2. Start Hamlet.
3. Act 1, scene 1 Questions (pp. 112-113).
HW: Finish reading Act 1, scene 1; finish corresponding questions.

Thursday:
1. Go over Act 1, scene 1 Questions.
2. Cornell Notes: Purpose of Opening Scene of Hamlet (p. 111).
3. Continue reading Act 1, scene 2
4. Act 1, scene 2 Questions (p. 114-117).
HW: Finish Act 1, scene 2 reading and questions.

Friday:
1. Continue reading Act 1.
2. Work on questions.
HW: Finish Act 1 and all remaining questions.