Friday, April 29, 2011

1. EOC Review: Grammar, Literary Devices, & Poetic Devices
2. Globe Theater: Label Parts (include descriptions)
3. Julius Caesar Act I Scene iii
3. Act I Questions

Homework: 

• Act I: Review and Annotate
• Act I Quiz (include Globe Theater)

Thursday, April 28, 2011

1. Deciphering Shakespeare: Inverted Syntax, Interrupting Clauses, Elliptical Sentences, Vague Diction, & Word Play
2. Julius Caesar: Act I Scene ii (read aloud and annotate)



Homework:

• Review Act I (add annotations and prepare for quiz on Monday)
• Read and use the Cornell format to take notes on "Did Shakespeare Really Write the Plays?"

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

1.  SSR
2.  Julius Caesar Themes: Fate and Superstition Discussion
3.  Introduction to Shakespeare: Verse, Iambic Pentameter, Prose, Staging & Props
4.  Julius Caesar: Act I Scene i

Homework:

• BRING YOUR OWN COPY of Julius Caesar  (this copy we use/annotate in the classroom will have various footnotes and definitions but may not include the line by line modern interpretation)

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

WELCOME BACK!!!
The countdown begins...

1. SSR
2. Exploring Themes in Julius Caesar

• Indiviual Brain Drains
• Small Group Discussion
• Whole Class Discussion 

Friday, April 15, 2011

1. SSR
2. Lord of the Flies film
3. Sample Movie Reviews and Movie Review Extra Credit Assignment

Homework:

• Please obtain your own copy of Julius Caesar (remember: the text that you read and annotate may not contain a modern version of the play)
• Extra Credit:  Movie Review

 

Thursday, April 14, 2011

1. Lord of the Flies Film

Wednesday, April 14, 2011

Lord of the Flies Exam :)  
(LOTF Annotation Check: Chapters 10-12)