MLK Jr. Day

WL 2 Paper, draft 1, due at your scheduled conference with Ms. Spachman.

Class:  In-class thesis generation on "Linkage" by Nikki Giovanni.

Homework:  Prepare "Blues Spiritual for Mammy Prater" by Brand: minimum of 3 color-marked patterns, 1 additional technique, and 1 theme.  Work on final drafts of WL2 Paper and clean copies of WL1; both are due by Jan. 27, in class.  STUDY LITERARY TERMS.  There will be a quiz on Friday.

Have prepared "Blues Spiritual for Mammy Prater" by Dionne Brand for class today.

Handmaid's & Plath thesis statements due by 10 pm tonight.

WL 2 Paper, draft 1, due at your scheduled conference with Ms. Spachman.

Class:  In-class thesis generation on "Linkage" by Nikki Giovanni.

Homework:  Review all Brand poems.  Work on final drafts of WL2 Paper and clean copies of WL1; both are due by Jan. 27, in class.  STUDY LITERARY TERMS.  There will be jeopardy in-class on Friday.

WL 2 Paper, draft 1, due at your scheduled conference with Ms. Spachman. 

Class:  Final day of discussion on Dionne Brand.

Homework:  Review possible final exam passages/poems.  Work on final drafts of WL2 Paper and clean copies of WL1; both are due by Jan. 27, in class.  STUDY new LITERARY TERMS.  There will be jeopardy in-class  TOMORROW.  Handmaid's & Plath thesis critiques due by 10 pm Tuesday, 1/25.

WL 2 Paper, draft 1, due at your scheduled conference with Ms. Spachman.

Class:  Jeopardy on the second set of literary terms.

Homework:  Review possible final exam passages/poems.  Work on final drafts of WL2 Paper and clean copies of WL1; both are due by Jan. 27, in class.  STUDY ALL LITERARY TERMS for your final and the next AP-IB duel. Handmaid's & Plath thesis critiques due by 10 pm Tuesday, 1/25.

ODD PERIOD FINAL EXAMS

Homework:  Final drafts of WL2 Paper and clean copies of WL1; both are due by Jan. 27, in class.  STUDY ALL LITERARY TERMS for the AP-IB duel tomorrow. Handmaid's & Plath thesis critiques due by 10 pm Tuesday, 1/25.

EVEN PERIOD FINAL EXAMS

AP-IB DUEL TODAY AFTER 8TH.

Homework:  Final drafts of WL2 Paper and clean copies of WL1; both are due by Jan. 27, in class. 

Class:  Ad hoc day.  Discussion of final exams, where we're headed in the new semester, WL paper business, etc.

Homework:  Final drafts of WL2 Paper and clean copies of WL1; both are due in class tomorrow. 

Class:  Hamlet begins.  Students (after finishing the forms for their WL papers) will receive 1-2 snippets of text from Hamlet; then Figurative Tea Party.

Homework:  Spend some more quality time with your tea party lines.  Read Hamlet 1.1-1.2 by Tuesday.

--Teacher Institute Day--

End of Semester 1

Class:  Students will continue to work on their "tea party" quotes and use their "Getting to Know Shakespeare" guides.  Half-way through class, students will workshop their performances of their lines in front of the class as a whole and take direction from their peers and teacher.

Homework:  Read Hamlet 1.1-1.2 by Tuesday.

Students should have finished reading 1.1-1.2 of Hamlet for class today.

Class:  Students will block out and perform 1.1:138-161.  If time allows, students will discuss their reading of Hamlet thus far and/or begin marking 1.2:1-38, King Claudius' speech.

Homework:  Finish marking 1.2:1-38.  Read the rest of Hamlet Act 1 by Thursday.

Students should have finished marking King Claudius' speech for class today.

Class:  Students will share and discuss their markings on 1.2:1-38.  Then students will view two versions of this moment, one from Mel Gibson's film and one from Kenneth Branagh's film.  Students will discuss the different choices made in presenting the scene and the significance of these choices.

Homework:  Read the rest of Hamlet Act 1 by Thursday.

Students should have finished reading Act 1 of Hamlet for class today.

Class:  Continued discussion from Wednesday and discussion of Act 1 as a whole.

Homework:  Read Hamlet Act 2 by Tuesday.

Class:  Continued discussion of Act 1, Claudius' speech, and marking meter.

Homework:  Mark 1.2:133-163, Hamlet's first soliloquy.  Read Act 2 by Tuesday..

Class:  Setting the Stage; viewing of part of 1.5 from Branagh's and Gibson's films.

Homework:  Read over the "Setting the Stage" assignment.   Read Act 2 by Tuesday.

Students should have finished marking Hamlet's 1st soliloquy for class today.

Class:  Discussion of the "Setting the Stage" assignment.  Brief discussion of Acts 1 and 2.  Close reading discussion of Hamlet's first soliloquy.

Homework:  Re-read 2.2:458-547 and pay attention to the notes.  Read Act 3 for Friday.  Work on "Setting the Stage," due Fri., 2/18.

Students should have re-read 2.2:458-547 for class today.

Class:  Continued discussion of Hamlet's first soliloquy.  Close reading discussion of the First Player's speech (as requested by Hamlet).

Homework:  Mark 2.2: 576-634, Hamlet's second soliloquy.  Read Act 3 for Friday. Work on "Setting the Stage," due Fri., 2/18.  Generate and post a thesis for the Handmaid's/Plath/ Brand paper; thesis must be posted by 7 pm, 2/14.

Students should have finished marking Hamlet's 2nd soliloquy for class today.

Class:  Discussion of Hamlet's second soliloquy.

Homework:  Finish reading Act 3.   Work on "Setting the Stage," due Fri., 2/18. Generate and post a thesis for the Handmaid's/Plath/ Brand paper; thesis must be posted by 7 pm, 2/14.

Students should have finished reading Act 3 for class today.

Class:  Students will generate a theme list and refine it through discussion.

Handmaid's/Plath/Brand thesis statement due on the Collaboratory by 7 pm today.

Class:  Theme discussion continued.

Homework:  Read Act 4 for Tuesday. Work on "Setting the Stage," due Fri., 2/18. Peer critique a thesis for the Handmaid's/Plath/ Brand paper; critique must be posted by 7 pm, 2/16.

Students should have read Act 4 by today.

Class:  Discussion of Act 3 in brief (Per. 1).  Theme discussion continued (Per. 6).

New due date for Setting the Stage:  2/22.

Homework:  Read Act 5 for Friday. Mark Hamlet's 3rd soliloquy.  Work on "Setting the Stage," due Fri., 2/25. Peer critique a thesis for the Handmaid's/Plath/ Brand paper; critique must be posted by 7 pm, 2/16.

Handmaid's/Plath/Brand thesis critique due on the Collaboratory by 7 pm today.

Class:  Discussion of Hamlet's 3rd soliloquy and "The Mousetrap."

Homework:  Read Act 5 by Friday.  Handmaid's/ Plath/ Brand paper proposal must be approved  by 4 pm, 2/23.  Work on "Setting the Stage," due Fri., 2/25.

1st Period Class:  Defend/ refute argument building.

6th Period Class:  Act 3 discussion.

Homework:  Read Act 5 by Friday.  Handmaid's/ Plath/ Brand paper proposal must be approved  by 4 pm, 2/23.  Work on "Setting the Stage," due Fri., 2/25.

Students should have read Act 5 by today.

1st Period Class:  Defend/ refute discussion.

6th Period Class:  Acting out of 3.4.  Viewing begins of Gibson's and Branagh's Hamlets.

Homework:  Handmaid's/ Plath/ Brand paper proposal must be approved  by 4 pm, 2/23.  Work on "Setting the Stage," due Fri., 2/25.

Presidents' Day

1st Period Class:  Defend/ refute discussion.

6th Period Class:  Viewing and discussion of Gibson's and Branagh's Hamlets.

Homework:  Work on "Setting the Stage," due Fri., 2/25.

Handmaid's/Plath/Brand paper proposals must be approved by 4 pm today.

Class:  Students will listen to and discuss a sample oral commentary. 

Homework:  Read Act 4 for Tuesday. Work on "Setting the Stage," due Fri., 2/25.

Class:  Discussion of Hamlet's 4.4 soliloquy and Act 4 in general, esp. the Fortinbras storyline.

Homework:  Work on "Setting the Stage," due Fri., 2/25.   Handmaid's/ Plath/ Brand paper draft 1 must be turned in  by 4 pm, 3/2.

Setting the Stage assignment due today.

Class:  Continued discussion of Act 4 and Hamle'ts Act 4 soliloquy.

Homework:   Handmaid's/ Plath/ Brand paper draft 1 must be turned in  by 4 pm, 3/2.   Read Death of a Salesman by Friday, 3/4.