Week of 11/23
- We'll be watching King Lear all week while students work on their King Lear essays.
- Essay on King Lear due Monday, 11/30. Essay should be typed, 3 - 4 pages, and double-spaced.
Week of 11/16
- Read Act V for Tuesday, 11/17.
- Explain significant quote for your assigned Act; due Thursday, 11/19.
- Essay on King Lear due Monday, 11/30. Essay should be typed, 3 - 4 pages, and double-spaced.
Week of 11/9
- Read Act IV of King Lear for Tuesday, 11/10.
- Vocabulary Quiz #2 on Friday, 11/13.
Week of 11/2
- Read Act II of King Lear for Tuesday, 11/3.
- Be ready to share one insight about Edgar's soliloquy from scene iii on Thursday, 11/5.
- Vocabulary Quiz #1 on Friday, 11/6.
Week of 10/26
- Finish Macbeth test review on Monday, 10/26.
- Read Act I of King Lear for Thursday, 10/29.
- Write 5 questions/observations for Act I of King Lear for Friday, 10/30.
- Macbeth final test on Wednesday, 10/27; Macbeth notebook also due on Wednesday, 10/27.
- Macbeth Notebook should include:
- Act I 5 "questions and observations"
- Act II character analysis
- Act V "Most Important Quote"
- Lecture/discussion notes on each Act
- List of themes
- Macbeth Notebook should include:
Week of 10/19
- "Most Important Word" essay (1 page) due Monday, 10/19.
- College Essay due Monday, 10/19 (IF you want it back for early application; if not, turn in the essay sometime this semester).
- Review for Macbeth test on Tueday, 10/20 & Wednesday 10/21.
- PERMISSION SLIP AND TICKET MONEY DUE TUESDAY, 10/20!
- Macbeth final test on Monday, 10/26; Macbeth notebook due on Monday, 10/26.
- Attend the play As You Like It on Thursday, 10/22.
- No school for students on Friday, 10/23.
Week of 10/12
- Sign up for Act IV on Tuesday, 10/13.
- Read Act IV of Macbeth for Wednesday, 10/14. (We'll skip the "Most Important Quote" paper).
- Read Act V of Macbeth for Thursday, 10/15.
- "Most Important Word" essay (1 page) due Monday, 10/19.
- College Essay due Monday, 10/19 (IF you want it back for early application; if not, turn in the essay sometime this semester).
Week of 10/5
- Character analysis of a character from Act II due Monday, 10/5. Please type or print in ink; should be 3/4 - 1 page, single space.
- Read Act III of Macbeth for Tuesday, 10/6.
- Act III "Artistic Response": Create something that conveys an insight or idea that you have gleaned from somewhere in Act III. Due Thursday, 10/8.
o Must use recycled or edible materials. - o Must be hastily constructed but brilliantly conceived. (No more than 30 minutes.).
Week of 9/28
- Read Act I of Macbeth for Tuesday, 9/29.
- Five questions/observations about Act I: Due Tuesday, 9/29.
- Read Act II of Macbeth for Friday, 10/2.
- Character analysis of a character from Act II due Monday, 10/5.
Week of 9/21
- Sonnet presentations: 9/22 - 9/24.
Week of 9/14
- Annotate Sonnet #7 handout. Look for how quatrains fit together; the main idea in the couplet; allusions; word play; etc. Due Tuesday, 9/15.
- Sonnet Assignment (see handout): due Monday, 9/21.
Week of 9/9
- Please print and read "Shakespeare Procedures" handout for Thursday, 9/10.
- Please print, read, and sign "Course outline/syllabus." Due Friday, 9/11. (Be sure to have your parents sign the syllabus.)
- Create insult poster: Based on the two adjectives and one noun that you drew from the containers in class, depict the person that reflects that three word insult. (You may use magazine and internet pictures to piece together your creation.) DO NOT LOOK UP THE MEANINGS OF YOUR WORDS -- USE YOUR IMAGINATION BASED ON WHAT THE WORDS SOUND LIKE. Be ready to present your posters on Friday, 9/11.