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February 27, 2019

Wednesday

  • Mrs. Cid met with the class to register for AP exams
  • Hamlet
    • We had time to do only SOME performances of III, 4. We will finish performing on Friday.
    • Assignment due Tues. 3/5/19: Write a one-page critique of ONE of today's performances to turn in to me. You may handwrite this or turn it in on Google Classroom. Your review should:
      • name the actors in the performance
      • use and underline at least 10 vocabulary words from Acts I-IV lists
      • explain what was effective about the performance
      • comment on the use of the stage throughout the performance
      • comment on the use of emotion throughout the performance
      • View performances here.
  • HW due Fri. 3/1/19: Read and annotate IV, 4-5
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February 25, 2019

Monday



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February 21, 2019

Thursday

PLEASE FORM GROUPS OF 4
  • Hamlet
    • In-class group assignment: Director's Notebook for III, 4
      • Imagine you are a director who is going to stage III, 4 for a performance. You need to give specific directions to your actors about how you want them to move through the scene and portray their lines. Create two documents for this "Director's Notebook":
        1. Set Design Map: On a blank piece of paper, create a set design map for this scene. This means that you will indicate where pieces of furniture will be placed to create the proper environment for the scene directions. 
        2. Acting Notes: On the handout of scene 4, make two kinds of notes:
        • In red, make notes about how you want each of the four the actors to sound and act when delivering their lines. 
        • Then, in blue, make notes on the copy of the scene for the actors about where and when they will move within the scene. Refer to your set design map and stage terminology (DL, UR, C, etc.) [FYI, here is a director's thought process behind a blocking plan for I, 2]
      • If you were absent, please complete this alternate assignment to make up your grade.



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February 19, 2019

Tuesday

  • Local Scholarships: Ms. Boleach came in to discuss procedures for seniors to apply to local scholarships. You can access the application on your portal under the "School Links" tab beginning Monday 2/25/19 and will close on March 22 at noon. If you were absent, your counselor will call you in to give you the information.
  • Hamlet
    • Written Response #17
    • Notes / discussion on III, 3 
    • In-class assignment:
      • Go through all of III, 4 and make DETAILED notes about how each character should be feeling/acting throughout the scene. Note that there are many shifts in attitude/emotion. Use vivid, descriptive words!
    • HW due Thurs. 2/21/19: 
      1. Finish III, 4 DETAILED notes about how each character should be feeling/acting throughout the scene. 
      2. Make sure you know and can visualize the following terms and abbreviations and the corresponding locations on a stage:
      • C: Center
      • D: Downstage
      • DR: Downstage right
      • DC Downstage center
      • DL: Downstage left
      • U: Upstage
      • UR: Upstage right
      • UL: Upstage left
      • UC: Upstage center
      • Blocking plan
      • Set decoration
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February 15, 2019

Friday


  • Hamlet
    • HW turned in: Analysis of "To Be" soliloquy performances
    • Notes / discussion on III, 2 (Listen to notes on podcast)
    • In-class assignment:
      • Research stage directions, stage movement, and set design. In your notebook, make detailed notes on these elements in preparation for an assignment next week.
    • HW due Tues. 2/19/19: Read and make notes on III, 3-4

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February 13, 2019

Wednesday

  • Writing Practice
    • Act I Soliloquy essay due by TONIGHT Wed. 2/13/19 by 11:59 pm
    • Submit revised Act I analytical essay (soliloquies) on Classroom. Use MLA format for setting up your document.
    • Scoring guide for all three parts

  • Hamlet
    • Activity: "To Be or Not to Be" analysis:
    1. Discuss your homework notes with your team members and add new ideas:
      • Take the soliloquy a sentence at a time and paraphrase what Hamlet seems to be thinking.
      • Locate imagery that refers to the uncertainty of death.
      • Identify imagery that refers to the negative experiences of life.
      • Identify and mark evidence of the following comparisons:
        • life on earth = 
        • afterlife = 
        • life = 
        • death = 
                           2. Watch the selected clips of the soliloquy. Make notes about each on the
                               analysis sheet, then discuss and share with your team.

                           3. Use your notes to complete the compare/contrast Venn diagram for four   
                               of the performances.
  • HW due Fri. 2/15/19: Read and annotate III, 2. focus on characterization of Hamlet and Claudius
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February 11, 2019

Monday

  • Hamlet
    • Discussion: study guide for Act III, scene 1 (🔈podcast)
    • HW due Wed. 2/13/19: Analyze and make notes on your copy of Hamlet's "To Be or Not to Be" soliloquy:
      1. Take the soliloquy a sentence at a time and paraphrase what Hamlet seems to be thinking.
      2. Locate imagery that refers to the uncertainty of death.
      3. Identify imagery that refers to the negative experiences of life.
      4. Identify and mark evidence of the following comparisons:
      • life on earth = 
      • afterlife = 
      • life = 
      • death = 
  • Writing Practice
    • Act I Soliloquy essay revision
      • Notes on effective conclusions for analytical essays (🔈podcast)
      • We completed in-class revision of body paragraphs & conclusions.
      • Due Wed. 2/13/19 by 11:59 pm: Submit revised Act I analytical essay (soliloquies) on Classroom. Use MLA format for setting up your document.
      • Scoring guide for all three parts
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February 7, 2019

Thursday

  • Writing Practice
    • I returned the Act I timed essays with body paragraph feedback based on AP scoring (1-9). I discussed the qualities of a good body paragraph (see pg. 2). Then, we revised the body paragraphs and turned them back in. We will look at the conclusions next.
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February 5, 2019

Tuesday

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