Quarter+3+2010+Assignments

Tuesday/Wed. May 18,19 1. Work on project. Review of entire year and the connections. 2. Read [|Lecture on Absurdism] 3. Discussion of R&G -- Writing, quiz next week
 * Discuss Final Project and brainstorming. First, list several themes covered this semester. Then list 4 themes of life you think we didn't cover this semester. Then list 4 themes of your personal life. Then pick one of your personal life themes and consider how books, poems read this year could fit into that theme.

Friday, Monday May 14,17 1. 2. Act III 3. Compose paragraph about the end of Act II, beginning of Act III. Post to the discussion on this forum page of R&G are Dead It needs to include and quote and say something smart or thought provoking. then comment on other groups and in general participate in the forum. 4. Finish play. HW -- Finish play. Start thinking about project.
 * a. 99 -- why the light? What is being said with light? What are they saying on this page?
 * b. What is the philosophy or question discussed on page 101? Do you believe it?
 * c. pg. 104 Why is money important or not important?
 * d. pg. 108 Maps, directions, wind . . . what does it all mean?

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Thursday, May 12 1. Discussion of own points in class. 2. Choose one of the following questions -- (If absent, EITHER write a paper single spaced about one of the questions (use one or two quotes) or do a 10 minute discussion with a classmate.) What is being said about death What is being said about acting, its role in life, and theatre? Give a quick character sketch and then discuss how the characters have changed. Are there any ways they might be considered heroic? Discuss the uses of Hamlet and the change in meanings. Discuss how Act II has moved the themes and action from Act I. The player is odd. As a class we keep NOT wanting to discuss him. What is his significance? 3. Watch the following videos and discuss. [|First part of movie.] [|Questions] [|The wind] 4. Read this lecture and outline (you have about 20-25 minutes (spoiler alert, don't read the Prufrock section if you don't want the end of the play spoiled):[|Lecture on Absurdism and other] [|questions] 5. Start the rest of Act II -- First **10** pages of Act III due next period.

Tuesday, May 11 1. Read R&G watch video clips [| R&G Beginning] 2. Discuss questions and their nature, identity, other -- Wrote paragraph at end of ACT I 3. Read R&G until page 84. Identify places that discuss identity. [| Standford Philosophy on Identity]

Monday, May 3 1. Complete a section of the test, analyze skills 2. Go over papers and do some grading, analyze own writing 3. Resources and practice 4. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead HW: Makeup for Hamlet test, study

B block Tuesday, Apr. 27 1. Sat. May 1, Bring all papers for next class 2. Watch movie 3.[| Mind map], questions 4. HW: bring papers to next class, mind map participation, prepare for discussion quiz: graded on insights, use of text, extemporaneous participation.

B block HW for Tuesday, Apr. 27 1. Finish 5.2 2. Catch -up on Logs 3. FOR THE LAST LOG -- consider one motif, poison, ears, water, disease, other. ..

1. Qu/est HW: Read Act IV, do Hamlet character questions
 * Friday/Monday**

1. Discussion about Mousetrap, watch mousetrap 2. Start next section HW: Questions on Hamlet Unit Quiz/test -- see Hamlet unit for sample test
 * Wednesday/Thursday**

1**. Watch [|nunnery kline]; [|nunnery brannagh;] [|Nunnery gibson;] If absent, please watch all three and write a comparison of in either chart format or paragraph of the scenes, Hamlet's motivations, the relationships between them, the subtext, the characterization.
 * Tuesday, April 13

Read 3.2 Log with summary and questions
 * HW: Hamlet 2.2 Soliloquy Page

Friday, Apr. 9** 1. Discussion of Ophelia's motivations 2. Performance of scene 3.1
 * HW: Read** 3.2 -- Write your version of the nunnery scene, how you prefer it and why. 1 page, single-spaced or 2 double spaced. Turn in to Hamlet Nunnery Page
 * Hamlet knows from the beginning of the scene that P and C are watching him
 * H does not know until later in the scene that he is being watched. You decide when, based on the script.
 * H never knows he is being watched.

1. May 1st, Saturday 2. Pantomimes and performances (Hamlet and Ophelia discussion) 3. Language Tricks -- double entendre, puns, other HW: Prepare plays, logs, READ 2.2.55- through 3.1
 * Thursday, Apr. 8**

1. Plays 2. Revenge plays (if absent, please read all the revenge links as you will be responsible for this info. On Ian's we only read to D.) 3. Ghost and Hamlet chart with echoes
 * Tuesday, Wed, April 7**
 * HW: Prepare plays, logs, prepare through 2.2.388 (possible quiz), in case you aren't paying attention -- in tonight's reading there are places where you should laugh.

Friday, Apr. 2, B Block** 1. Physicalizing the soliloquy 2. Time for questions about performances for next class 3. 1.3 -- reactions, 1.4 and 1.5 reading HW: Read Rest of Act I. and 2.1 and 2.2. 1-186. Complete logs with summaries for each scene and answering 3 of the options.

1. Quiz of close reading of Hamlet including accurate spelling of names 2. Discuss questions, political situation, close reading of Claudius' speech with the royal "we", antithesis, attention to subtext about brother and son, Hamlet's puns and meaning, and subtext. If you are absent, I need you to write or do a screencast of a close reading of Claudius' and Hamlet's speeches to replace the participation points. 3. Hamlet's first soliloquy -- paraphrase sentence by sentence. What is the subtext? Does he pun? 4. Scenes Hamlet scene
 * Thursday, April 1**
 * 1.5 Ilwon, Dabin, Jung-Ah
 * 1.5 Jerry, Mike, Jennifer Y.
 * 2.2 Brian, Ilmin
 * 2.2. Clair Courteney
 * Second 2.2 Jennifer Park, Il-Jee, Chaeri, Annie

5. 1.5 due Tuesday, prepare "this too, too solid flesh" with a prop or picture to show one of the lines. Read the soliloquy aloud several times in preparation for a performance activity. Continue working on papers, logs, some people-- book reports.
 * 1.5 Yura, Sarah, Lindsay
 * Lydia, Michelle
 * First, 2.2 Lauren, Alex
 * Jason, Patrick
 * Second 2.2 Rachel, Lynn, Yongmin, Jessica

Monday, March 26 1. Book quiz 2. Start Hamlet -- reading in round HW: Read 1.1, 1.2 and do a journal entry

Friday, March 11 1. B, Block-- Paper due Friday, D Block the next week 2. Oedipus -- rules of tragedy, catharsis, hubris 3. Oedipus quiz 4. Discussion HW: Read first 10 chapters of [|JOB]

Mar. 9, B Block 1. Workshopping papers 2. Oedipus -- share episodic squares, teeny discussion HW: PAPER DUE FINISH Oedipus, 3 episodic squares, prepare for outline quiz, Practice Topic from 1988: choose a distinguished novel or play (Oedipus Rex) in which some of the most significant events are mental or psychological; for example, awakenings, discoveries, changes in consciousness. In a well-organized essay, describe how the author manages to give these internal events the sense of excitement, suspense, and climax usually associated with external action. Do not merely summarize the plot.

1. Workshopping papers 2. See Oedipus Job Antigone Ruth **Unit HW: Hard copy of works cited for paper, thesis, and last two paragraphs. Hard copy of e.** Obviously, you can decide if you draw, or copy and paste creative pictures, or take photos for the square.
 * March 5, B Block**

see below, but also we finished the Daedalus and Icarus page on the poetry unit. With a partner, answer two questions and upload to the discussion on the page. Additionally, on the Poetry Test page, see the quizzes to help you study.
 * March 2, D Block**

1. HW review ( 13. b 14. D 15. A 16. E 17. E 18 C 19. D 20 A 21B / 22. C 23 D 24. A 25. B 26. C 27 A Auden paragraphs -- share, discuss. Test -- Paper -- 6 pages 2. -- discussion 3. Read play HW: 1. Poetry Test 2. B Block -- 6 pages, Fri. 3. D Block -- 4 pages uploaded, if not already and 6 pages, Mon. 4. [| Oedipus Rex] a. B Block -- 610 b. D Block -- 300 (not bracketed lines -- to Teiresias)
 * March 2, B Block**

February 25, B Block 1. Activity with research paper book
 * Look at page 27, find something on that page that could support something in your research paper. Explain why. Now do the same with 52, 74, and Last page. Use this activity as a chance to see your book anew, to maybe be pushed in a new direction. Now continue the activity with your next book.

2. **Due dates** - upload 4 pages on your wiki page (that was today), 6-7 or ALL due next Friday. Poetry test next Fri. (see poetry unit).

3. Daedulus and **Icarus on the poetry page -- complete and HW. HW: finish Daedulus an Icarus paragraphs.**

February 22, B Block -- **D Block** 1. Poem videos, Evaluate, discuss (see poetry unit) 2. What makes a good poem? **D Block, Meta Poetry, see Auden on poetry unit.** 3. Thesis, outline, 4 pages, meetings HW: 4 pages + and meeting
 * [|Eastern York research guidelines] (see right hand side)
 * D Block -- HW -- Friday, 4 pages, Monday, forum, prepare for test**

February 18, 2010 1. Discuss paper with thesis 2. Poem videos Evaluate, discuss 3. What makes a good poem? HW: Have working thesis and at least half of outline started for paper. Please submit to your wiki page.

Feb. 9, 10 1. Modernism 2. Questions on Prufrock and Discussion 3. Discuss paper with thesis -- poem videos HW: Have Working thesis and at least half of outline started for Paper. Participate in discussion on Prufrock page
 * Read [|Armory Introduction]
 * Examine modernist painting
 * [|Thesis, how to form]

Feb. 8 1. Due Dates 2. Creation of examples 3. Analysis, examples, and work on Video 4. "Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"

Feb. 2/3 1. Present Sonnets 2. Read "Diving into the Wreck" by Adrienne Rich 3. A couple more poems Hw: Participate on the Flea discussion on the Poetry Unit Page.

January 28/ Feb. 1 1. Author Summary 2. Read Some Sonnets 3. Answer about "How do I Love Thee" 4. Write a Sonnet HW: Write a Sonnet either Shakespearean or Italian Be prepared to present our next class and load on the sonnet page under the poetry unit.

January 27, 2010 1. Go over rhythms worksheet. 2. Read Sonnets and Discuss HW: First Summary due Thursday on the AP Author Summary Assignment Page

January 25, 2010

1. Author and Literary Criticism Author with Criticism Unit 2. Sonnets HW: Scansion Exercise (see poetry unit for exercise)