Terrific Tuesday!

Blocks A&D:  We finished reading III.i in class today - make sure to look for examples of poetic devices for homework.  We'll discuss them together tomorrow.

Block B:  Keep working on your theme quotation list.

Block C:  We finished the movie and we will begin the tasks tomorrow.  Make sure that you are getting in all of your missing work - we only have a week or so to go!!!

Work for Monday:

Blocks A&D:  Please make sure you are up-to-date with the class reading.  We have finished Act II of our play and are moving on to Act III tomorrow.

Block B:  Please look for examples of poetic devices in IV.iii of Macbeth.

Block C:  There are many people who are missing assignments right now - make sure that you get the work in, if it is not handed in, you will need to spend your lunch hours in my room to complete your missing work.

Fabulous Friday!

Blocks A&D:  We finished reading Act II of MSND in class today.  We will finish the discussion questions in class on Monday.  Please review Act II and look for examples of poetic devices and figurative devices for homework.

Block B:  We have almost finished reading reading Act IV of Macbeth.  For the weekend answer the following questions for IV.ii:

1.  Why is Lady Macduff angry with her husband?

2.  What arguments does she use against him?

3.  Do you agree with what she tells her son?

4.  Is Macduff a coward? A traitor? Explain.

Block C:  The good copy of your essay is due on Monday!!!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Dance, Dance Revol-ursday!

Blocks A&D:  Review II.i of what we read so far, if you are struggling with the language then click here: No Fear Shakespeare for A Midsummer Night's Dream . This is the website I was telling you about where there is the original Shakespeare on one side and the Modern English translation on the other.  Review what we've read and also look for examples of allusion, metaphor, simile and personification.

Block B:  We watched Act III of Macbeth in class, and then we worked on our theme quotation list.  We will start reading Act IV tomorrow.

Block C:  Please have the rough draft of your essay complete for tomorrow's class so that we can do our peer editing.  The good copy of your essay is due on Monday.

Have fun at the dance tonight - for those of you that are going!!!

Wednesday Work:

Blocks A&D:  We read all of Act 1 today of MSND, we will complete the rest of the discussion questions tomorrow at the beginning of class.

Block B:  Look for examples of poetic and figurative devices in Act 3, we will discuss these tomorrow.

Block C:  We will start the rough draft of our essays tomorrow in class. Outlines should be complete by now!

Terrific Tuesday!

Blocks A&D:  No Homework! Well... you could review the blue handout of Who's Who in Athens for MSND if you really want something to do!

Block B:  Finish your list of the reasons Macbeth gives the murderers for why they should kill Banquo.

Block C:  Do as much of your outline as possible - we will continue our essays tomorrow.

Thoughts for Thursday

Blocks A&D:  Your poetry packages are due on Tuesday May 24th - I will be collecting your 4 charts and 3 tasks.  Make sure you indicate which 2 charts you want me to mark.

Block B:  No homework!

Block C:  If you have not completed visuals 2&3 (the Grad trip and the 30 Hour Famine) they are for homework.  I'll be collecting them at the beginning of class on Tuesday.  We will be moving on to our second essay starting Tuesday!