Hi All:
Someone said today in third period, “Is it only Tuesday?” This statement probably echoed many of your thoughts exactly! I know it echoed mine. At any rate, things are moving along… This is the time of year when teachers think to themselves, “How on earth am I going to get all this material taught in six weeks?” and students are thinking, “How am I going to get all these projects/papers/tests/novels read/textbooks finished in six weeks?” At least we’re all in it together.
Remember that on Thursday, twelve week progress reports go out.
Here’s what we did today:
JUNIORS: You checked to make sure your Great Gatsby notebook was up to date. Here’s the order so far:
4/2 1. F. Scott Fitzgerald film Biography Notes
4/4 2. Langston Hughes film Biography Notes
4/14 3. GG Unit Assignment Handout
4/14 4. GG Questionnaire Handout
4/15 5. GG Chapter Reading Annotations
4/15 6. GG Vocabulary
Today in class, we read the first four pages of The Great Gatsby and took extensive notes. I know it’s slow going, but you need to remember that the first chapter is difficult — the sentence syntax, diction, and figurative language make it so. It will get easier, so hang in there with me.
HW: Start your #1-40 vocabulary cards and start studying for your vocabulary quiz on Monday
SOPHOMORES: Today, I wrote the this week’s assignments and next week’s assignments on the board. Here they are:
Monday 4/14 :
1. Downsizing Hamlet handout 2. Summarize the act prior to your scene(s), re-read your assigned scene HW: Go to www.breauxclassroom.wordpress.com and print out your assigned scene and cut 1/3 of the lines.
Tuesday 4/15:
1. HW due – #11 in your folder 2. Coordinate with your group and compare and contrast which lines you want to cut. HW: Everyone needs to finish Act IV questions. The scriptwriter needs to delete the lines and edit the script for your scene(s) and email everyone a copy. EVERYONE needs to print out the modified script for tomorrow.
Wednesday 4/16 – Watch Act IV of the Branaugh version HW: Study for Hamlet Vocabulary Test (Here’s a link to the vocabulary in case you threw yours out or can’t find it: https://secure.layingthefoundation.org/english/vocab/novels/Hamlet.pdf
Thursday 4/17 – 1. With your modified script, assign parts, setting, costumes 2. Run through scenes as many times as you can HW: Study for you Hamlet Vocabulary Test.
Friday 4/18 – Hamlet Vocabulary Test and then rehearse your scene(s)
Mon. 4/21 – Lines memorized; rehearse
Tues. 4/22 – Dress rehearsal
Wed. 4/23 – IV: i-ii performance
Thur. 4/24 – IV:iii-v performances
Fri. 4/25 – IV:vii performances
