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Week of Nov. 28

3C1
-finish Act 4 and 5 of Romeo and Juliet
-essays due Tuesday or Wednesday

-review next Monday
-Test next Tuesday

4U1
-Hamlet
-Monday - Introduction to Elizabethan England (the life and times of Shakespeare)
-Tuesday to Thursday - Act 1

Living in Shakespeare's England

Read the following articles.  The first and last ones require you to answer some questions.  Point form is fine.

This will help you get a feel of what is what like to live during Shakespeare's time (and hopefully make you appreciate his genius even more).

The Elizabethan Age

Answer the following re The Elizabethan Age

1.  List 3 accomplishments of the reign of Elizabeth.
2.  How did she help the arts?
3.  How did King James continue her legacy in education and the arts?
4.  What happened to theatres during Charles I reign? Why?
5.  How did Catholics celebrate mass at this time?
6.  What was it like to attend school for boys? girls?

Shakespeare's England

Dentistry 1

Dentistry 2
Do the questions that follow

Once finished consult the cast of characters or dramatis personae in your Hamlet text and write out their names of 10 different characters (spell them correctly) and the brief description that follows about them.

If finished, you can review the notes from the Hamlet PPT to prepare yourself for Monday,

Because of the Senior Football game and the many kids away, we start Hamlet on Tuesday.

During Hamlet, there will be a test, a writing assignment and your ISU.

4U1 - Poetry Quiz

Poetry Quiz - Wednesday

Multiple Choice (K) and Fill Ins (T)

If you miss the test on Wednesday your test will be short answers.

Wed - Thurs - Fri = Intro to Hamlet 

"puce fairy book" p. 36 in Echoes

Paperbag Princess

TLC

1.  What five (5) fairy tales are alluded to in each of the poems?


1) RAP

2) SB

3) SW

4) PP

5) C


2. In groups, read the 'real' fairy tale and summarize the story to the class on a piece of chart paper (in pt. form, main pts of the story).

Then answer the following on another piece of chart paper:

a) What is the fairy tale allusion to in the stanza?

b) What is his request (expectation)? What is her response?

c) What is one more interesting thing about the stanza (think poetic device, style, capitalization, diction, etc)?

Week of Nov 21

3C1

-work on essay 
-rough copy is due Friday

-read Act 4 of Romeo and Juliet


4U1

-Monday and Tuesday - finish up poetry unit
-poetry quiz  - Wednesday or Thursday

-begin Hamlet
-introductory power point

Tues Nov 15- Fri Nov 18

3C1

-finish Act 3
-listening quiz on Wed
-essay topics and preparation
-watch Act 3


4U1

-poetry eras presentations (Tues, Wed, Thurs)

-Thursday: grp work - final 2 presentations - grp work closure activity
-Friday: one more poem - "puce fairy book" p.36 in Echoes
-Monday - correct poem/poetry review
-Wednesday - poetry quiz (all multiple choice and fill ins)

4U1s - Please read

How to be successful in university

Importance of English in University

4U1 Presentations Start Tuesday

For all you who were away on Friday, we discussed intros, conclusions and presentation dos and don'ts.

Read these on why and how we present:

Why present?

General Presentation Reminders

Monday Agenda

1. Finish study of "Porphyria's Lover"
2. Review editorials
3. Last 15 minutes to go into Poetry groups and finalize presentations

Poetry quiz will be Friday - outline will be given Wednesday.

Don't forget to complete the irony statements on "Porphyria's Lover" that are located on the post below.

Cheers.  Enjoy your weekend.

"Porphyria's Lover" Continued - Due on Monday

There is quite a bit of irony in the poem.  Complete these 5 statements and show the irony of situation.  They are due on Monday.

Irony

1. The title—we expect a tender, romantic love poem, but instead...

2. "I am quite sure she felt no pain"...The reader knows....

3. The speaker knows he killed her, we, the reader, only learn this....

4. He is so in love with her that...

5. Her long, beautiful hair becomes...

"Porphyria's Lover" Questions

1. Identify the speaker, the silent listener and the critical moment in the speaker's life.

2.  What imagery establishes the setting at the outset of the poem?  What mood does it create?  How is pathetic fallacy created with this imagery?

3.  How is Porphyria portrayed at the beginning of the poem?  She is active, he is passive. Explain.  Use specific quotes!

4.  After he strangles her, he is in control and the active/passive dynamic changes.  Explain the reversal of situation.  Use specific quotes!

Wed Nov 9

3C1

Wrote quiz on Romeo and Juliet - last mark before midterms are calculated

Note on Irony in Act 2

Thursday and Friday - Begin Act 3

4U1

Worked on "Porphyria's Lover" - There are homework questions on irony—they are on the blog.

Thursday 

In Library - work period for Poetry Eras Seminar

If you work well, you will get Friday as well

If you missed Tuesday's lesson on "Porphyria's Lover" please read the poem and follow along with this short video to understand the context

Porphyria

We will finish the poem up on Monday, presentations start Tuesday.  Quiz on Poetry and Poems studied on Wednesday or Thursday.

Order

Tuesday
Renaissance
Metaphysical
Romantic (could be bumped to Wed due to time)

Wednesday
Victoria
Modern

Thursday
Harlem Renaissance
Post Modern

Week of Nov 7 -11

3C1

Monday
-quiz outline
-take up Act 2, scenes 3-5, read scene 6 and answer questions
-begin Act 2 review

Tuesday
-watch Act 2
-complete review

Wednesday
-quiz
-Act 3, scene 1

Thursday and Friday
-continue with Act 3

4U1
-AMFAS quest #2
-group questions on "My Last Duchess"
-editorials returned

Tuesday and Wednesday
-"Porphyria's Lover"
-editorials discussed

Thursday and Friday
-group work on poetry eras presentation
-quiz on Poetry (review notes on how to read poetry and dramatic monologue) and the 3 poems studied

Library Work Period 4U1

Steps to Research

1. As a group, become familiar with your time period. Do this by researching:

-important events that shaped that time (or our future) - and why
-inventions that changed our world - and why
-historical people who changed our way of thinking - and why

-choose two poets from that era and present a brief biography of their life and times—let's get to know them

-choose two passages from those poets (or another poet(s) from that era) and show how the lines you have chosen from a specific poem reflect the themes and structure of poems of that era, as well as how they reflect the historical/biographical approach (ie the life and times of the author) or important ideas and events of the time period

This is called making connections!  An important skill in critical thinking and in all subject areas.

2. Then you have to get the info up on PowerPoint or Prezi. All members are responsible to check the grammar and content.  Then you have to practice presenting it and the transitions between presenting.  We will discuss, next week, reminders for presenting and presentation intros and conclusions.

3.  You are responsible to create a one page handout reflecting the info you have uncovered.  You can make it interactive if you like.

4.  Remember you will be graded—individually—on your presentation skills, but as a group for the presentations as a whole (content, PPT or Prezi and handout).

NOW GET TO WORK!

Presentations will start Monday Nov 14 with the Renaissance and will move in chronological order.  We will try for 2-3 per day.  Please read the English Department Guidelines handout (the pink sheet that should be at the beginning of your binder) regarding attendance on presentation dates - summary: you better be there and you better be ready to present.

Your next work period will be Thursday Nov 10.

Weekend Homework

1.  Finish reading and questions on A Man for All Seasons - test on Monday
2.  Work on assignment.  Try to get all your research done.  To help, see below:

Don't worry about "My Last Duchess" questions.  We will work on them on Monday.

Will return editorials on Monday as well.  Cheers.  Have a good weekend.

A Man For All Seasons Contest Test #2

Unlike St Thomas More, you have been given a stay of execution.

Postponed to Monday because we have a library work period on Thursday.

Outline:

Vocabulary - Matching (from list)

Characters - Match Character with something they did in the play

True False and Multiple Choice on events, sayings from the play