Showing posts with label Hamlet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hamlet. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Week of Sept 21st
Period 1:
Working with Shakespeare's Hamlet and writing personal narratives
Period 2:
Finishing up Orwell's 1984 and moving into Homer's Odyssey
Revising summer reading essays and writing personal narratives
Period 6:
Reading Sunrise over Fallujah and comparing/contrasting to All Quiet on the Western Front
Working on Memorial Projects and personal narratives
Thought for the week:
"Genius is eternal patience." - Michelangelo
Working with Shakespeare's Hamlet and writing personal narratives
Period 2:
Finishing up Orwell's 1984 and moving into Homer's Odyssey
Revising summer reading essays and writing personal narratives
Period 6:
Reading Sunrise over Fallujah and comparing/contrasting to All Quiet on the Western Front
Working on Memorial Projects and personal narratives
Thought for the week:
"Genius is eternal patience." - Michelangelo
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Okay, I think this year I will do a revised blog - weekly posting rather than daily - especially as we go live with the Ning!
This week: REMEMBER IT IS HOMECOMING & FALL FROLIC ON WEDNESDAY!
Period 1:
Finish Faustus
Hero's Journey
Tragic Hero
Begin Hamlet
Period 2:
1984 Presentations
Continue studying and exploring 1984
Period 6:
Finish All Quiet on the Western Front
Begin Sunrise over Fallujah
Work on war memorial projects
Thought for the week...
"We must not allow the clock and the calendar to blind us to the fact that each moment of life is a miracle and a mystery." H.G. Wells
This week: REMEMBER IT IS HOMECOMING & FALL FROLIC ON WEDNESDAY!
Period 1:
Finish Faustus
Hero's Journey
Tragic Hero
Begin Hamlet
Period 2:
1984 Presentations
Continue studying and exploring 1984
Period 6:
Finish All Quiet on the Western Front
Begin Sunrise over Fallujah
Work on war memorial projects
Thought for the week...
"We must not allow the clock and the calendar to blind us to the fact that each moment of life is a miracle and a mystery." H.G. Wells
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Summer reading books are now available in the library! Don't leave for the summer without picking up your book.
Period 1: Viewing Almereyda's Hamlet
Period 2: Continue viewing Almereyda's Hamlet
Period 3: Our Town Work
Period 5: Portfolio Work
Thought for the day...
"We know what we are, but know not what we may be. " - Shakespeare
Period 1: Viewing Almereyda's Hamlet
Period 2: Continue viewing Almereyda's Hamlet
Period 3: Our Town Work
Period 5: Portfolio Work
Thought for the day...
"We know what we are, but know not what we may be. " - Shakespeare
Monday, May 18, 2009
Monday, May 18, 2009
Period 1:
Present independent reading projects
Introduce literature circle roles
What is postmodernism & existentialism?
Period 2:
Hamlet test
Hero conferences
Period 3:
Our Town work
Period 5:
Work on anthology & portfolio pieces
Thought for the day...
You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call 'failure' is not the falling down, but the staying down.
— Mary Pickford
Present independent reading projects
Introduce literature circle roles
What is postmodernism & existentialism?
Period 2:
Hamlet test
Hero conferences
Period 3:
Our Town work
Period 5:
Work on anthology & portfolio pieces
Thought for the day...
You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call 'failure' is not the falling down, but the staying down.
— Mary Pickford
Friday, May 15, 2009
Friday, May 15, 2009
Period 1 (shortened due to marching practice):
Vocabulary quiz
Book selection - Ch. 1 due on Monday
Period 2:
Vocabulary quiz
Literature Circles
Finish Hamlet
Watch The Simpsons' Hamlet
Period 3:
Our Town & Chinese food!!!
Period 5:
Publish or Perish
Anthology workshop
Thought for the day...
To have great poets, there must be great audiences, too.
—Walt Whitman
Vocabulary quiz
Book selection - Ch. 1 due on Monday
Period 2:
Vocabulary quiz
Literature Circles
Finish Hamlet
Watch The Simpsons' Hamlet
Period 3:
Our Town & Chinese food!!!
Period 5:
Publish or Perish
Anthology workshop
Thought for the day...
To have great poets, there must be great audiences, too.
—Walt Whitman
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Period 1:
Present current events
Hamlet Test
Period 2:
Present current events
Literature circles
Finish Hamlet Act IV, begin Hamlet Act V
Period 3:
Our Town
Period 5:
Work on anthology and portfolio pieces
Thought for the day...
"I like nonsense -- it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living. It's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope...and that enables you to laugh at all of life's realities."
— Theodor S. Geisel, a.k.a. "Dr. Seuss"
Present current events
Hamlet Test
Period 2:
Present current events
Literature circles
Finish Hamlet Act IV, begin Hamlet Act V
Period 3:
Our Town
Period 5:
Work on anthology and portfolio pieces
Thought for the day...
"I like nonsense -- it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living. It's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope...and that enables you to laugh at all of life's realities."
— Theodor S. Geisel, a.k.a. "Dr. Seuss"
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Wednesday, May 14, 2009
Period 1:
Review vocabulary
Finish Hamlet
Independent reading project time/study time
Period 2:
Review vocabulary
Literature circles
Hamlet Act IV - Hamlet sentenced to death in England, Ophelia has lost her mind, Laertes wants revenge, and now Hamlet's returned to England via pirates.... This is falling action?
Period 3:
Our Town
Period 5:
Peer feedback on anthology pieces
Titling the anthology
Thought for the day...
The hand that holds the quills controls history.
- Charles L. Blockson
Review vocabulary
Finish Hamlet
Independent reading project time/study time
Period 2:
Review vocabulary
Literature circles
Hamlet Act IV - Hamlet sentenced to death in England, Ophelia has lost her mind, Laertes wants revenge, and now Hamlet's returned to England via pirates.... This is falling action?
Period 3:
Our Town
Period 5:
Peer feedback on anthology pieces
Titling the anthology
Thought for the day...
The hand that holds the quills controls history.
- Charles L. Blockson
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Period 1:
Finish Hamlet Act IV, and Read Act V, Scene 1
Tomorrow - the tragic finale!!!
Independent reading project work
Period 2:
Hamlet Act II & Act III, Scene 2 quiz
Finish Act III, begin Act IV
Literature Circles
Period 3:
Our Town
Period 5:
Work on portfolio & anthology piece
Dr. Jekyll conferences
Thought for the day...
William Feather - "No man is a failure who is enjoying life."
Finish Hamlet Act IV, and Read Act V, Scene 1
Tomorrow - the tragic finale!!!
Independent reading project work
Period 2:
Hamlet Act II & Act III, Scene 2 quiz
Finish Act III, begin Act IV
Literature Circles
Period 3:
Our Town
Period 5:
Work on portfolio & anthology piece
Dr. Jekyll conferences
Thought for the day...
William Feather - "No man is a failure who is enjoying life."
Monday, May 11, 2009
Monday, May 11, 2009
Period 1:
Hamlet Act III quiz
Read Hamlet Act IV - review dramatic structure
Independent reading project time
Period 2:
Film version comparison finishes
Finish Hamlet Act III
Literature Circles
Period 3:
Our Town
Period 5:
Writing warm-up:Describe a scene
Portfolio work
Mr. Hyde conferences
Thought for the day...
Do what you can with what you have where you are.
- Theodore Roosevelt
Hamlet Act III quiz
Read Hamlet Act IV - review dramatic structure
Independent reading project time
Period 2:
Film version comparison finishes
Finish Hamlet Act III
Literature Circles
Period 3:
Our Town
Period 5:
Writing warm-up:Describe a scene
Portfolio work
Mr. Hyde conferences
Thought for the day...
Do what you can with what you have where you are.
- Theodore Roosevelt
Friday, May 8, 2009
Friday, May 8, 2009
Period 1:
Vocabulary quiz
Hamlet Act 3, Scenes 2-3 (maybe even 4???)
Independent reading
Period 2:
Vocabulary quiz
Video exploration of "To be or not to be..." and "Get thee to a nunnery..."
Literature Circles
Period 3:
Our Town work - storyboarding, etc.
Period 5:
Publish or Perish
Small group conferences
Thought for the day...
Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.
— Louisa May Alcott
Vocabulary quiz
Hamlet Act 3, Scenes 2-3 (maybe even 4???)
Independent reading
Period 2:
Vocabulary quiz
Video exploration of "To be or not to be..." and "Get thee to a nunnery..."
Literature Circles
Period 3:
Our Town work - storyboarding, etc.
Period 5:
Publish or Perish
Small group conferences
Thought for the day...
Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.
— Louisa May Alcott
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Period 1:
Present current event
"To be or not to be" & "Get thee to a nunnery" - a comparison of four films
Independent reading project
Period 2:
Present current events
Literature Circles
Hamlet Act III: "To be or not to be"
Period 3:
Our Town work - understanding storyboarding
Period 5:
Writing Prompt: "I miss..."
Share/Respond
Dr. Jekyll Conferences
Thought for the day....
I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning to sail my ship.
— Louisa May Alcott
Present current event
"To be or not to be" & "Get thee to a nunnery" - a comparison of four films
Independent reading project
Period 2:
Present current events
Literature Circles
Hamlet Act III: "To be or not to be"
Period 3:
Our Town work - understanding storyboarding
Period 5:
Writing Prompt: "I miss..."
Share/Respond
Dr. Jekyll Conferences
Thought for the day....
I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning to sail my ship.
— Louisa May Alcott
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Hamlet in Pop Culture...
Enjoy these videos inspired by Hamlet....
"Tales from the Public Domain" - The Simpsons
Hamlet is at the end of this episode, following retellings of Odysseus and Joan of Arc.
The Simpsons 1314 Tales from the Public Domain
Hamlet & Elmo
Hamlet & Animaniacs
"Tales from the Public Domain" - The Simpsons
Hamlet is at the end of this episode, following retellings of Odysseus and Joan of Arc.
The Simpsons 1314 Tales from the Public Domain
Hamlet & Elmo
Hamlet & Animaniacs
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Period 1:
Review vocabulary
Hamlet Act II quiz
Begin Hamlet Act III
Introduction to "To be or not to be"
Period 2:
Review vocabulary
Literature Circles
Hamlet Act I & beginning of Act II quiz
Finish Hamlet Act II
Period 3:
Our Town work: reflections & what has happened so far
Period 5:
Writing prompt: Create a list about annoying things.... Write about one of them
Mr. Hyde Conferences
Share/Respond
Thought for the day...
Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing.
— Clive James
Review vocabulary
Hamlet Act II quiz
Begin Hamlet Act III
Introduction to "To be or not to be"
Period 2:
Review vocabulary
Literature Circles
Hamlet Act I & beginning of Act II quiz
Finish Hamlet Act II
Period 3:
Our Town work: reflections & what has happened so far
Period 5:
Writing prompt: Create a list about annoying things.... Write about one of them
Mr. Hyde Conferences
Share/Respond
Thought for the day...
Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing.
— Clive James
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Period 1:
Finish Hamlet Act II
Work on Emotion Charts
Independent reading time
Period 2:
Literature Circles: Three Cups of Tea & 1984
Hamlet's "Madness" and insulting Polonius
Period 3:
Our Town work
Period 5:
Writing Prompt: Free Write
Conferences
Share/Respond
Thought for the day...
Life is tough, and if you have the ability to laugh at it you have the ability to enjoy it.
— Salma Hayek
Finish Hamlet Act II
Work on Emotion Charts
Independent reading time
Period 2:
Literature Circles: Three Cups of Tea & 1984
Hamlet's "Madness" and insulting Polonius
Period 3:
Our Town work
Period 5:
Writing Prompt: Free Write
Conferences
Share/Respond
Thought for the day...
Life is tough, and if you have the ability to laugh at it you have the ability to enjoy it.
— Salma Hayek
Monday, May 4, 2009
Monday, May 4, 2009
Period 1:
Hamlet Act I quiz
Charting the emotions of Hamlet & other characters
Reading Scene 2
Period 2 (shortened due to advisories):
Finish Act I of Hamlet and begin Act II
Understanding Hamlet's emotional state
Literature circles
Period 3:
Work on Our Town - Thank you, to Alice & family for hosting us!
Period 5:
Writing prompt: "Your plane crashes..."
Share/Respond
Workshop
Thought for the day...
Each man is a hero and an oracle to somebody.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Hamlet Act I quiz
Charting the emotions of Hamlet & other characters
Reading Scene 2
Period 2 (shortened due to advisories):
Finish Act I of Hamlet and begin Act II
Understanding Hamlet's emotional state
Literature circles
Period 3:
Work on Our Town - Thank you, to Alice & family for hosting us!
Period 5:
Writing prompt: "Your plane crashes..."
Share/Respond
Workshop
Thought for the day...
Each man is a hero and an oracle to somebody.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Friday, May 1, 2009
Friday, May 1, 2009
Period 1:
Vocabulary quiz
Finish Hamlet Act I, begin Act II
Independent reading
Journal check - Next Journal check Tuesday
Period 2:
Vocabulary quiz
Introduce Literature Circles
Select books
Period 3:
Our Town work
Period 5:
Publish or Perish
Conferences in Jekyll & Hyde
Thought for the day...
I am not a quitter. I will fight until I drop. It is just a matter of having some faith in the fact that as long as you are able to draw breath in the universe, you have a chance.
— Cicely Tyson
Vocabulary quiz
Finish Hamlet Act I, begin Act II
Independent reading
Journal check - Next Journal check Tuesday
Period 2:
Vocabulary quiz
Introduce Literature Circles
Select books
Period 3:
Our Town work
Period 5:
Publish or Perish
Conferences in Jekyll & Hyde
Thought for the day...
I am not a quitter. I will fight until I drop. It is just a matter of having some faith in the fact that as long as you are able to draw breath in the universe, you have a chance.
— Cicely Tyson
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Oops! I forgot to post yesterday....
Today, I will be out, but I know I will get a great report from Mr. Feid.
Period 1:
Present current events
Viewing Hamlet
Period 2:
Present current events
Viewing Much Ado About Something
Response paper
Period 3:
Our Town work
Period 5:
Writing Prompt: Pick a song you love and change ALL the lyrics to it.
Share/Respond
Work on Portfolio & Author's Notes
Thought for the day...
Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it.
— Confucious
Today, I will be out, but I know I will get a great report from Mr. Feid.
Period 1:
Present current events
Viewing Hamlet
Period 2:
Present current events
Viewing Much Ado About Something
Response paper
Period 3:
Our Town work
Period 5:
Writing Prompt: Pick a song you love and change ALL the lyrics to it.
Share/Respond
Work on Portfolio & Author's Notes
Thought for the day...
Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it.
— Confucious
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Period 1:
Beginning in the middle: viewing the climax of Hamlet
Began reading & exploring Act I: Scenes 1 & 2
Independent reading project
Period 2:
Beginning in the middle: viewing the climax of Hamlet
Reading Act I: Scenes 1 & 2
Introduction to "In Search of a Hero"
Period 3:
Our Town work
Period 5:
Review Happiness descriptions
Writing prompt: List seven objects you (or your character) would want if you (or he/she) were the last person on earth. Pick one of the objects and explain why...
Share/Respond
Work on Portfolios
Thought for the day...
"He who would acquire fame must not show himself afraid of censure. The dread of censure is the death of genius."
— William Gillmore Simms
— William Gillmore Simms
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