Monday

• Hamlet
• TEST on series 2 of Shakespeare background video
• Discussion / notes for part 2 of II, 2 (to p. 51)
• In-class assignment: Text annotation guidesheet for II, 2
• Here are some resources about Hecuba and Pyrrhus:
• Pyrrhus background + questions
• Priam encyclopedia entry
• HW due Wed. 2/14/18: Finish reading and annotating all of Act II using the guidesheet from today.

• $$ Opportunity-- Barnes & Noble contest. MY FAVORITE TEACHER ESSAY / POEM / LETTER for $500 and a Nook. If you want to participate, the deadline is Feb. 28. See me.

Thursday

• Hamlet
• Quiz: Make up ASAP if you were absent
• II, 2, part 1 acting w/ notes
• HW due Mon. 2/12/18: Read and annotate Act II, scene 2, part 2 (p. 42-51). 
• HW due Mon. 2/12/18: Watch Shakespeare background videos for series 2 and take notes. Make sure to also study series 1 as there will be some questions from those videos as well. TEST will be Mon. the 12th.
• Series 2, Google drive folder
• Series 2, YouTube playlist

• $$ Opportunity-- Barnes & Noble contest. MY FAVORITE TEACHER ESSAY / POEM / LETTER for $500 and a Nook. If you want to participate, the deadline is Feb. 28. See me.

Tuesday

Hamlet

• In-class assignment: Guided notetaking for II, 1. This is for text annotation, not to turn in. I should be able to see these notes in your copy of the play.
• HW due Thurs. 2/8/18: Read and annotate Act II, scene 2, part 1 (p. 36-42). Focus on proving or disproving each of the following statements:
• A significant amount of time has passed since Act I.
• Polonius is a sycophant.
• Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are true friends to Hamlet.
• HW due Mon. 2/12/18: Watch Shakespeare background videos for series 2 and take notes. TEST will be Monday the 12th.
• Series 2, Google drive folder
• Series 2, YouTube playlist

Thursday

VIEW CONFERENCE SCHEDULE HERE

• This is the last week of winter break reading book conferences.  Remember to bring your book and discussion question.

• Hamlet
• Online text is available here. It is not exactly the same as the handout copy, but if yours is misplaced or you are absent,  you can use this link to keep up with your reading assignments.
• Here is a really good online dictionary that can help you with Shakespeare's language. (There is a search feature in the upper right corner.)
• Today:
• TEST: Series 1 Shakespeare Background
• In-class activity: Viewing of Act I, Zefirelli version. If you were absent, watch the first 36 minutes of this video.
• HW due Tues. 2/6/18: Read and annotate Hamlet II, 1. If you did not get a copy of Act II, you will find an online version of Hamlet here.

Tuesday

VIEW CONFERENCE SCHEDULE HERE

• Winter break reading book conferences are underway. Remember to bring your book and discussion question.

• Hamlet
• Online text is available here. It is not exactly the same as the handout copy, but if yours is misplaced or you are absent,  you can use this link to keep up with your reading assignments.
• Here is a really good online dictionary that can help you with Shakespeare's language. (There is a search feature in the upper right corner.)
• Today:
• Discussion / notes for Act I, scenes 4-5.
• Assignment turned in: Create a characterization diagram for characters so far in the play.
• In-class assignment: Soliloquy comparison Act I
• HW due Thurs. 2/1/18: Watch the five background videos in this week's series and take notes. There will be a test on the information from the videos on Thurs. 2/1/18.
• Watch videos from Google Drive folder here.
• Watch videos in a YouTube playlist here.

Friday

VIEW CONFERENCE SCHEDULE HERE

• Winter break reading book conferences are underway. Remember to bring your book and discussion question.

• Hamlet
• Online text is available here. It is not exactly the same as the handout copy, but if yours is misplaced or you are absent,  you can use this link to keep up with your reading assignments.
• Here is a really good online dictionary that can help you with Shakespeare's language. (There is a search feature in the upper right corner.)
• Today:
• Discussion / notes for Act I, scene 3.
• In-class assignments: 
• Write a paragraph characterization of the relationship between Laertes and Ophelia.
• Create a characterization diagram for characters so far in the play.
• HW due Tues. 1/30/18:
• Read and annotate to the end of Act I, which is scences4-5. Pay particular attention to unfamiliar words and define them in your text. 
• Complete the study guide for I, 4-5.

• Shakespeare Background Videos: The first series of 5 videos is ready. Your assignment is to watch the videos in this week's series and take notes. There will be a test on the information from the videos on Thurs. 2/1/18.
• Watch videos from Google Drive folder here.
• Watch videos in a YouTube playlist here.

Wednesday

VIEW CONFERENCE SCHEDULE HERE

• Winter break reading book conferences are underway. Remember to bring your book and discussion question.

• Hamlet
• Online text is available here. It is not exactly the same as the handout copy, but if yours is misplaced or you are absent,  you can use this link to keep up with your reading assignments.
• Here is a really good online dictionary that can help you with Shakespeare's language. (There is a search feature in the upper right corner.)
• Today:
• Discussion / notes for Act I, scene 2.
• In-class assignment: Paraphrase Hamlet's soliloquy in I, 2 (line 129+)
• HW due Fri. 1/26/18:
• Read and annotate to the end of I, 3. Pay particular attention to unfamiliar words and define them in your text. 
• Complete the study guide for I, 3.

• Shakespeare Background Videos: The first series of 5 videos is ready. Your assignment is to watch the videos in this week's series and take notes. There will be a test on the information from the videos on Thurs. 2/1/18.
• Watch videos from Google Drive folder here.
• Watch videos in a YouTube playlist here.

Monday

VIEW CONFERENCE SCHEDULE HERE

• Winter break reading book conferences are underway. Remember to bring your book and discussion question.

• Hamlet
• Online text is available here. It is not exactly the same as the handout copy, but if yours is misplaced or you are absent,  you can use this link to keep up with your reading assignments.
• Here is a really good online dictionary that can help you with Shakespeare's language. (There is a search feature in the upper right corner.)
• Discussion / notes for p. 5-7 of Act I, scene 1.
• In-class assignment: Act I, scene 2
• HW due Wed. 1/24/18:
• Read and annotate to the end of I, 2. Pay particular attention to unfamiliar words and define them in your text. 
• Complete the study guide for I, 2.

• Shakespeare Background Videos: The first series of 5 videos is ready. Your assignment is to watch the videos in this week's series and take notes. There will be a test on the information from the videos on Thurs. 2/1/18.
• Watch videos from Google Drive folder here.
• Watch videos in a YouTube playlist here.

Thursday

VIEW CONFERENCE SCHEDULE HERE

• Winter break reading conferences are underway. Remember to bring your book and your discussion question.
• Shakespeare background video project
• MLA Resources:
• Poster
• How to format sources
• Visual citation chart (includes digital images and videos)
• How to cite music sources
• Sample list of sources
• Upcoming:
• Sat. 1/20/18: Project due by 12 midnight
• Hamlet
• Notes on dramatic structure
• In-class reading of Act I, scene 1
• If you were absent, you can get a copy of Act I from me. In the meantime, you can use the online text here.

Tuesday

VIEW CONFERENCE SCHEDULE HERE

• Winter break reading conferences are underway. Remember to bring your book and your discussion question.
• Overview of MLA for source list. MLA Resources:
• Poster
• How to format sources
• Visual citation chart (includes digital images and videos)
• How to cite music sources
• Sample list of sources
• Group work on Shakespeare background video project
• Assignment turned in today: Script and list of sources 
• Upcoming:
• due at the end of class.
• Thurs. 1/18/18: You will be given 30 minutes of class to discuss progress with your group
• Sat. 1/20/18: Project due by 12 midnight

Friday

VIEW CONFERENCE SCHEDULE HERE

• Winter break reading conferences are underway. Remember to bring your book and your discussion question.
• Overview of MLA for source list. MLA Resources:
• Poster
• How to format sources
• Visual citation chart (includes digital images and videos)
• How to cite music sources
• Sample list of sources
• Group work on Shakespeare background video project
• Assignment turned in today: List of all responsibilities for each group member
• Upcoming:
• Tues. 1/16/18: In-class work on development of project; Script and list of sources due at the end of class.
• Thurs. 1/18/18: You will be given 30 minutes of class to discuss progress with your group
• Sat. 1/20/18: Project due by 12 midnight

Wednesday

😊 WELCOME TO YOUR LAST SEMESTER OF HIGH SCHOOL! 🎓

• Discussion of semester exam; Check your answers
• Discussion of winter break reading assignment (sign up for conferences this Thurs. in class.)

• Shakespeare Basics Video Project
• Timeline:
• Wed. 1/10/18: Project introduction & research
• Fri. 1/12/18: Research; List of group member responsibilities due at the end of the period
• Tues. 1/16/18: In-class work on development of project; Script and list of sources due at the end of class.
• Thurs. 1/18/18: You will be given 30 minutes of class to discuss progress with your group
• Sat. 1/20/18: Project due by 12 midnight

• MLA Format for list of sources:
• How to format sources
• Citing online sources
• Sample list of sources

Christmas Break Reading

Here are some resources to help you with your reading assignment:

• Assignment page

• The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
• Military terms defined by chapter
• Character list

• Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
• Vocab list by chapter sections
• Character list

• The Awakening by Kate Chopin
• Vocab list by chapter sections
• Character list

• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
• Vocab list by chapter
• Character list

• Grendel by John Gardner
• Vocab list by chapter
• Character list

Thursday

1B

📚Semester Exam Study Guide📚 (PDF)

🤓Semester Exam Study Guide 🤓(Google Doc)

• 1B Exam = Wed. 12/20/17
• Practice test w/ answers
• Review activity: Multiple choice question writing
• How to write good test questions
• In-class assignment: Write 10 good questions using the short stories we have read this semester and the terminology on the semester exam study guide.
• HW due Mon. 12/18/17: Download this template and type your 10 questions in the 2nd (purple) column. Share it with me by class time on Monday.
• BYOM Party! - Monday

4B

📚Semester Exam Study Guide📚 (PDF)

🤓Semester Exam Study Guide 🤓(Google Doc)

• 4B Exam = Mon. 12/18/17
• Practice test w/ answers
• Review activity: Multiple choice question writing
• How to write good test questions
• In-class assignment: Today you will share the questions you wrote for homework with a classmate so they can answer them for practice for the exam on Monday. Please follow these steps:
1. Open the doc you made with your ten questions. You should have used this template to list your questions.
2. Share the doc with me if you haven't already. 
3. Choose a partner and share the document with them.
4. You will receive two grades today-- one for the quality of the questions you wrote on your doc and another grade for the quality of your answers/justification on your partner's questions.
5. When you receive someone else's questions, put your name at the top and fill in the blue third column, "Answer with Justification".  Enter your answer for each question and type in a reason why you chose that answer. When you're done, let your partner know.
6. When your partner says they are done, use your key to check their answers in the last, red column.
7. If there is time left in class, STUDY! I put a practice test above that you can look at, but there is also the study guide. 
8. HW due Mon. 12/18/17: STUDY A LOT FOR YOUR TEST! I want everyone to get an A! 
9. See you on Monday-- don't forget the 🎁 exchange!

Tuesday

1B

• SHORT FICTION
• Discussion of fiction terms #38-55
• "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
• Discussion of setting and figurative language for the story
• Viewing / discussion of video representations of the story
• "Why I Wrote the Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

• EXAM REVIEW
• 📚Semester Exam Study Guide📚 (PDF)
• 🤓Semester Exam Study Guide 🤓(Google Doc)
• 1B Exam: Wed. 12/20/17
• Practice Test w/ answers
• Notes: How to write good multiple choice questions. We will use these ideas for our review activity on Thursday.

4B

• SHORT FICTION
• Discussion of fiction terms #38-55
• "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
• Discussion of setting and figurative language for the story
• Viewing / discussion of video representations of the story
• "Why I Wrote the Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

• EXAM REVIEW
• 📚Semester Exam Study Guide📚 (PDF)
• 🤓Semester Exam Study Guide 🤓(Google Doc)
• 4B Exam: Mon. 12/18/17
• Practice Test w/ answers

Friday

Click image to see semester exam schedule.

• Winter Break Reading: Make sure you are working on making a selection and procuring your text for the assignment.

• Short Fiction Analysis: In-class assignment below 
1. IN PAIRS: 
• Discuss the annotations from your homework with "The Yellow Wallpaper" with a partner. Add any ideas that you learn from your partner.
• The sections of the plot that you identified and justified
• The sections you identified as key for characterization of the narrator.

• Make notes in the margin of the text about possible conflicts in the story. 

                           2. INDEPENDENTLY: 

• Add the definitions for Setting, Figurative Language, and Theme (#38-55) to your list of terminology. Use examples from "The Yellow Wallpaper" where possible, but you might need to include some of the other stories we have read in order to get good examples in your notes with the definitions.

• Think of a good interpretive question for "The Yellow Wallpaper". Post it on Google Classroom. Then, respond to two classmates' questions. I'm expecting that the responses will be a few sentences to a paragraph in length.
 

Wednesday

• Short Fiction
• HW due Fri. 12/8/17: Read "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Annotate for the following:
• Plot sections (justify the shifts)
• Characterization of the narrator 

Monday

1B

• Class will not meet on Wednesday 12/6/17 because I will be testing. You will come to 143 for breakfast then I will send you to the gym for the class period. There are assignments due on Friday.
• Christmas Break Reading Assignment
• Over the break, you will read one of the books listed below. Your assignment will be to have a one-on-one, 10-15 minute conversation with me about the deep elements of the text in January. You can listen to me give an overview of each book here.
• The Awakening by Kate Chopin (see me for free copies)
• Grendel by John Gardner (check out in library or order on your own)
• Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (see me for free copies)
• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (check out in library or order on your own)
• The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien (check out in library or order on your own)
• Short Fiction: "A Day's Wait" by Ernest Hemingway
• Assignment: We continued with Discussion Questions in groups. I collected the group papers. You are responsible for completing the questions you did not complete in class and turn them in on Fri. 12/8/17.  
• HW due Fri. 12/8/17: Read "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Annotate for the following:
• Plot sections (justify the shifts)
• Characterization of the narrator 

                     In class on Friday we will discuss setting, theme and symbol.

4B

• Class WILL meet on Wednesday 12/6/17.

• Christmas Break Reading Assignment
• Over the break, you will read one of the books listed below. Your assignment will be to have a one-on-one, 10-15 minute conversation with me about the deep elements of the text in January. You can listen to me give an overview of each book here.
• The Awakening by Kate Chopin (see me for free copies)
• Grendel by John Gardner (check out in library or order on your own)
• Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (see me for free copies)
• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (check out in library or order on your own)
• The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien (check out in library or order on your own)
• Short Fiction: "A Day's Wait" by Ernest Hemingway
• Assignment: We continued with Discussion Questions in groups. I collected the group papers. You are responsible for completing the questions you did not complete in class and turn them in on Wed. 12/6/17.  

Thursday

• POW: 
• Discussion/notes on Italian sonnet form and how it helps us understand this week's poem.
• 1B: "The World is Too Much With Us" by William Wordsworth
• 4B: "My Cathedral" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
• Short Fiction: "A Day's Wait" by Ernest Hemingway
• Assignment: On a sheet of paper, write your response to these two questions and turn in. (I'm expecting a paragraph for each.)
• Which conflict patterns are used in "A Day's Wait" and how are they evident in the story?
• What is the point of view in "A Day's Wait" and why is that significant?
• Assignment: Discussion Questions (Most groups got to question 5 or 6. We will continue with these on Monday.)

Tuesday

• POW: 
• HW due Thurs. 11/30/17: 
• 1B: "The World is Too Much With Us" by William Wordsworth
• 4B: "My Cathedral" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
• Research the form for Italian / Petrarchan sonnet. How does this differ from the Shakespearean / English sonnet form? Apply what you learned about Italian sonnet form to this week's poem.
• Analyze your assigned poem including: vocabulary, poet's use of figurative language, topic, poetic idea.

• Short Fiction Analysis
• "A Day's Wait" by Ernest Hemingway
1. Read the story carefully.
2. Mark the five sections of plot and make notes
3. Make marginal notes for characterization of the narrator and "Schatz".
• HW due Thurs. 11/30/17: Define and give examples from the stories we have read in your notes of the fiction terms for "conflict" and "point of view", #21-37.