Hamlet XVI / Lord of the Flies XIV

College Prep 12

Completed viewing Act 3. Just enough time for a brief discussion before the end of the period. Quiz will be tomorrow.

Hamlet with line numbers. Hamlet with translation.

Grade 10

• Periods 3 and 8: Finished quiz. Started reading chapter 9.
• Period 4: finish discussing chapter 8, start quiz.
• Tomorrow: Discuss chapter 9. (Finish reading for homework.)

Hamlet XV / Lord of the Flies XIII

College Prep 12

Viewed Act 3 up to the end of the play within a play.

Will finish and take quiz tomorrow.

Note: If anyone misses the video, I'm sure you can find individual scenes on Youtube.

Hamlet with line numbers. Hamlet with translation.

Grade 10

• Periods 3 and 8: Discussed the significance of the 'baptism of blood',  fire theft and Simon's 'conversation' with the 'Lord of the Flies.' They took chapters 7 and 8 quiz.
• Period 4 was a reading period due to absences.
• Reading logs for chapters 7 and 8 were checked.
• Those not done will complete quiz tomorrow
• Chapter 9 should be done by tomorrow.

Hamlet XIV / Lord of the Flies XII

College Prep 12

Hamlet with line numbers. Hamlet with translation.

Finished Act 3. Scene 4 is pivotal to the story. If you missed class, make sure you read it. This link will help: Analysis of Act 3 Scene 4 of Hamlet.

Will watch video on Monday. Quiz on Tuesday.

Grade 10

• Began discussing Chapter 8, "Gift for the Darkness" with an analysis of the title. (Gift = tribute, offering; Darkness = beast, fear)
• Made special note of a) Jack's attempt at usurping Ralph's authority by using the conch to call an assembly, b) the indication that Simon is on a vision-quest, c) the killing of the sow as the completion of the transition of the hunters from civilized to savages.
• On Monday we will complete the discussion of the chapter and start quiz 4.

Hamlet XIII / Lord of the Flies XI

College Prep 12

Hamlet with line numbers. Hamlet with translation.

Finished Act 2 scenes 2 and 3. Discussed the allusion to Nero (scene 2, line 427). Reference HERE and Hamlets motivation for not acting in scene 3.

Tomorrow I will be attending a conference. Students may work in their reflection journals.

Grade 10

• Began reading chapter 8 in class. Finish for homework and complete reading logs.
• Quiz on chapters 7 and 8 tomorrow with subsitute. Note: On Monday we will discuss chapter 8 and students will have an opportunity to revise answers on quiz. No homework.

Hamlet XII / Lord of the Flies X

College Prep 12

Hamlet with line numbers. Hamlet with translation.

Read through Act 3, scene 2, line 404.

Grade 10

• Discussed the three major events of chapter 7:
• Simon's prediction that Ralph will make it home, reinforcing Simon's character as prophet/mystic.
• Encounter with the boar and subsequent reenactment of the event in which Robert was mistreated in an emotional frenzy. Ralph got caught up in it. Foreshadowing.
• Ralph's argument with Jack. he asked Jack why he hated him.
• HW: Catch up if you are behind!

Hamlet XI / Lord of the Flies IX

College Prep 12

Hamlet with line numbers. Hamlet with translation.

Read Act 3, scene 1. Discussed Hamlet's 'to be, or not to be' soliloquy and the reasons behind his treatment of Ophelia.

Grade 10

• Quiz on chapters 5 and 6.
• Finished checking reading logs.
• Returned poetry projects, placed in portfolios.
• Chapter 7 due tomorrow.

Hamlet X / Lord of the Flies VIII

College Prep 12

Hamlet with line numbers. Hamlet with translation.

Finished viewing video for Act 2, took quiz.

Start Act 3 tomorrow.

Grade 10

• Discussed chapter 6 with particular attention to the changes in Ralph, Jack and the idea of "The Beast." Also, the flaw in Simon's character was mentioned (fear of public speaking).
• Reading logs for chapters 5 and 6 were checked in periods 3 and 4. rest will be checked tomorrow during quiz.
• Chapter 7 must be finished by Wednesday.

Hamlet IX / Lord of the Flies VII

College Prep 12

• Hamlet with line numbers. Hamlet with translation.
• As the importance of the classical allusions in the story are of growing importance, some time was spent discussing this. See this page: Classical Allusions in Shakespeare’s Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (1603). Not all of it was read, but this is an excellent source to understand the depth this factor brings to the play.
• We finished Act 2. Video tomorrow, quiz Monday.

Grade 10

• Went over quiz 1.
• Quiz on chapters 3 and 4
• No reading assignment for tonight, but all students should be done with chapter five and the reading logs for those chapters.
• We'll discuss chapter 5 tomorrow. Chapter 6 will be due Monday. Quiz on Tuesday.

Hamlet VIII / Lord of the Flies VI

College Prep 12

• Hamlet with line numbers. Hamlet with translation.
• Read through line scene 2, line 391.

Grade 12

• Begin reading chapter 5 whiel logs for chapters 3 and 4 are checked.
• Quiz tomorrow on chapters 3 and 4.
• Finish reading chapter 5, do reading log.

Hamlet VII / Lord of the Flies V

College Prep 12

• Hamlet with line numbers. Hamlet with translation.
• Started Act 2. Read through Scene 2 line 139

Grade 10

• Discussed chapter two with attention to the importance of the glasses, the "beastie" and the the consequences of the fire.
• Finish chapter 4 for HW. Reading logs wil be checked tomorrow.

Hamlet VI / Lord of the Flies IV

College Prep 12

• Took quiz on Act 1
• Checked reflection journals. Four more through next Monday.
• Start Act 2 tomorrow

Grade 10

• Took quiz on chapters 1 and 2.
• Checked reading logs for chapters 1 and 2
• Went over benchmark exams. Students were told that the paragraph may be rewritten after school to improve the grade.
• HW: Read through page 68 in the middle of chapter 4. Reading log.

Hamlet V / Lord of the Flies III

College Prep 12

• Finished watching Act I. Quiz on Monday.

Grade 10

• Reviewed directions for reading logs.
• Discussed chapter 2
• Chapter 3 for Monday. Reading logs will be checked for a grade.

Hamlet IV / Lord of the Flies

College Prep 12

• Hamlet with line numbers. Hamlet with translation.
• Finished reading Act I, started video.
• Tomorrow we'll finish video and take Act I quiz.

Grade 10

• Finished model reading log for chapter 1
• Read chapter 2 for tomorrow.
• Poetry project due tomorrow. (Reminder: You were supposed to have chosen a poem or lyric from a song and written a critical analysis in the same manner as was done for "Danny Deever" and "Wreck of the Hesperus.")

Hamlet III / Poetry Exam - Lord of the Flies

College Prep 12

• Hamlet with line numbers. Hamlet with translation.
• Reviewed scene 3 so far, continued:
• Read through scene 5, line 97.
• Students were encouraged to work on their portfolios at home while Hamlet is being read in class.

Grade 10

• Periods 3 and 4 took the poetry exam again due to the poor report from the substitute. Let's just say test security would seem to have been compromised.
• Period 8: Discussed chapter 1 of Lord of the Flies; began notes on characters, symbols. Will finish tomorrow. Read chapter 2 for homework.

Hamlet II / Benchmark Exam Continued - Lord of the Flies

College Prep 12

• Discussed quality of unit exams. Due to the careless nature of too many of them, essay rewrites will require a conference with me first.
• Read Hamlet through line 94, Act 1, Scene 3. (Text with translation can be found HERE. The first link is used because it provides line numbers.)
• I will be out tomorrow. Students are to write in their reflection journals. 4 more need to be completed by next Monday for a total of 10 since the last grade assigned.

Grade 10

• Students edited Friday's benchmark.
• The Lord of the Flies by William Golding, was distributed. Chapter 1 should be read by Wednesday.
• Tomorrow they will take the poetry exam with the subsitute.
• Poetry essay due on Friday.

Mr L's Response to President Obama

 For context, read this article from the NY Times:

School’s Shake-Up Is Embraced by the President

Dear Mr. President,

If the best of us aren't safe, why should any of us become teachers? I was at work until six o'clock on Friday. Yesterday, Saturday, I graded essays for three hours. I'll do the same today. I worked a six day week this week. I do that often. I research and plan for much of the summer. I am not compensated for that. I also work in a district with significant social problems. Too many of our students don't do well. Your endorsement of the Central Falls, RI nuclear option is not only profoundly wrong for public schools in general... it threatens my family. Right now, smart people should avoid the profession. The Democratic Party has lost my membership and you have lost my vote.

While I agree teachers should be held accountable, to do so without holding anyone else accountable is nothing more than political scapegoating. All the electorate hears right now is that teachers are the problem.

How politically expedient.

Sincerely,
Michael Lambert

Hamlet I / Benchmark

College Prep 12

• Read Hamlet through line 89, Act 1, Scene 2. (Text with translation can be found HERE. The first link is used because it provides line numbers.)
• Class routine for Hamlet is as follows: Come in, grab a book. Preview annotations/footnotes for first few minutes to prep for the day's reading. After each scene, write summary/notes in notebook. Ask questions.
• If anyone is absent, the link to the text and the class' progress will be posted here.

Grade 10

• Benchmark exam

Hamlet Intro / Shakepseare's Sonnet

Haven't updated this site in a while due to a stacked inbox of papers and essays. Will try to post assignments, at least, in the coming days. All classes are reminded that interim reports go out next week.

College Prep 12

• Finished watching Paolini's Oedipus Rex yesterday. Discussed the psycho-social (Freud/Jung) implications of the story.
• Introduced Hamlet today. This link provides access to the text with numbered lines. Daily progress will be posted here so that absent students can keep up.
• Read a brief introduction and wrote down focus questions: What is the purpose of King Hamlet's ghost? Did Hamlet really go mad? Was he acting? Was Gertrude faithful to Hamlet's father? Was she complicit in his murder? Why did Hamlet wait so long to prove his uncle's guilt? Why didn't he act when he was convinced?
• Will begin reading tomorrow. Four more journal entries are due by Monday, for a total of six so far in the curent block.

Grade 10

• Read and discussed Shakespeare's SONNET 18
• Tomorrow: Benchmark #2
• Monday: Poetry exam.