On to Act 4

Wed, Thursday, Friday, May 28-10

1- Finish the assignment (partners) for writing the analysis paragraph about blood in Act III--
2- Quiz on Act III
3-Watch lots of amazing versions of Act IV, scene 1
4- With a group of four-- read the scene aloud
5- Write a proposal for staging it: time period, setting, costumes, all of it, and turn it in to MRs. Eddy-- One paper per group.

Macbeth Going Nuts?

Here are some assignments we have done/started so far.
We are done reading Act III by the end of class Friday, May 23rd. NO HOMEWORK UNLESS YOU WERE ABSENT BECAUSE YOU NEED TO FINISH YOUR SEMESTER PROJECT!

Act One Quiz: come and see me if you missed it.
Act II Metaphor Analysis paragraph with 3-T Chart
TIME article on Ambition to read
Writing Assignment from TIME article

Act III we are reading as partners and in a dual version (see assignment below) To get a copy of a "dual version" at home, just go to "No Fear Shakespeare" and find Act III of Macbeth.REad the original language and then the "modern" version for more understanding.
Act III Partner Assignment

Have a great weekend and work on your projects!
Mrs. E

There to meet with Macbeth!

First, a reminder that you should have your rough draft of the semester project finished by now-- in class I asked students to write a paragraph that explains what they have completed, what is left to do, and EXACTLY when it will be finished.  If you were absent, please write about your progress on the project and bring it to me on Monday.

Macbeth Stuff:

We got throughout he third scene in Act I today-- learned something about the power/non-power of witches and heard them give some old news and some pretty prodigious prophecies to both Macbeth and Banquo, our war heroes. Class members split up into groups of five in order to
1- choose a setting/time period for the staging/performance of this scene
2- split up the parts
3- begin to practice and memorize the lines
4- prepare for an amazing performance at the end of next week
Performance: Act I, scene 3 of Macbeth. Many students were interested in creating a video of their performance like the example that we watched on youtube, but that is not required.  We will perform on Friday of next week-- May 9th, and classroom performance is the goal.  If your group does create a video, you can show it then.
Grading: I will grade the performances for correct usage of Shakespeare's language, understanding and communication of the meaning of the words, and yes, CREATIVITY! Have fun with this-- witches dancing onstage and grown men changing from loyal warriors to stunned silence and possible plotters of royal murders is fun stuff! I will give time in class for your groups to meet and rehearse.
See you on Monday!
Mrs. E

This Week in the Text

Here is the assignment that will occupy the rest of the week and possibly hold-over into next week:
Three Chapters as One Piece of Text
I will hand out the paper you need for the last part later this week.  In class we will read and take notes/create questions/write down passages of text-- and, of course discuss these things.

First Week of April

Here we are-- back from break and running hard!
Here's what we've been up to this week:


Tuesday
Wednesday
Quiz
Thursday
Friday is an organized discussion based on the notes you take Thursday-- Don';t forget them!
Mrs. Eddy

Break it!

I hope you have a wonderful Spring Break and enjoy every minute of it! Reminders:

Think about and work on your semester project, but there are no other assignments for the break time-- Scrapbook requirements

The Things They Carried

These Writing Tasks Should be DONE:
If you were absent on the day we did them in class, you can bring them in on the first day you return from Spring Break, but no more extensions, at all, absolutely, we need to move on.
Writing for "Rainy River"
Critical Read/Writing for "The Things They Carried"
Writing for "How to Tell a True War Story"
Have a blast!
Mrs. Eddy

Lots of Stuff to do!

We started The Things They Carried, by Tim O'Brien, this week, and we got a schedule ready for the semester project Here are some useful links:
Semester Project Pieces and Deadlines Check out all these dates and write them somewhere where you will not forget!
Literary Scrapbook Option
Project Proposal - DUE MONDAY
Critical Reading practice and writing assignment: First chapter of TTTC
Second Write: "Rainy River" chapter
Homework: Finish reading through "Rainy River" ( through page 61) by Monday.