Hamlet Intro / "Metaphor" / Regents Practice - project Directions

Grade 12

• Introduction to Hamlet:
• Routine: Students are to get a book upon entering the class and spend the first five minutes studying the footnotes for that day's reading. The last 5 minutes will be spent writing a log of the day's reading which will include a summary and personal reactions, inferences, questions.
• Students are encouraged to "front load" each days reading by studying the translation at home HERE.
• Students who are absent are also encouraged to keep up with the reading at the same website, which also offers a printable version and pdf file for download.
• We discussed the plot and subplots for the play and read parts of the introduction in the book. Students shoule have an idea of the psychological breadth of this work.
• Creation Myth unit projects due on Friday.

Grade 10

• Journal: What is the theme of the poem "Metaphor?" Also answer question number 5.
• Identify and label the figurative language in the poem (metaphor, simile, personification, etc.)
• Discuss.
• HW: Read and annotate "The Wind Tapped Like a Tired Man" by Emily Dickinson.

Grade 9

• Directions for Short Story project:
• Short Story Project:
  
  Choose 1
  
  • Write your own short story. Must include all the elements of a story: setting, tone, plot, characterization, rising action, climax, dénouement. You may use elements of the stories read for inspiration.
  
  • Illustration of scene or scenes from one of the stories
  
  • Write the story of Montessor’s trial.
  
  • Write a sequel to one of the stories
  
  • Write a story review for a magazine.
  
  • Write a dialogue between one of the characters and his/her psycho-therapist.

• Begin Regents Practice. Finish tomorrow