Shortened schedule due to 2 hour delay.

Grade 12

• Hamlet:
• Began Act II video. Ended at II.ii.315

Grade 10

• Julius Caesar:
• III.1. 147-255
• New routine. Each group given books with tranlsation. In notebooks, answer the following questions:
• 147-163: What is Antony saying?
• 183-189: What does Antony do? What does this say about him?
• 214-222: What does Cassius say? How does Antony respond?
• 227-230: What does Antony want to do?
• 232-253: How does Cassius feel about this? Why?
• Each question answered in complete sentences to be disussed when everyone is done.

Grade 12

• Hamlet:
• What is madness? Write and discuss.
• II.ii.575-634 (final soliloquy)
• Discuss, write analysis.
• How does the soliloquy coninue the theme of "seeming" introduced in I.ii?
• What is the central theme of the speech?
• What is Hamlet's plan?

Grade 10

• Vocabulary:
• 24. Soliloquy: the act of talking while or as if alone
  25. Monologue: is an extended uninterrupted speech by a character in a drama.
  26. Aside: dialogue intended for the audience and supposedly not heard by the other actors on stage.
• Julius Caesar:
• III.i.1-146
  
  

Grade 12

• Hamlet
• II.ii.393-574
• What is the purpose  of including Pyrrhus' revenge?
• What does it say to Hamlet?
• What theme is reinforced?
• Hamlet knows the opening lines to the speech about Pyrrhus. What does this tell you? How does it add to the plot?

Grade 10

• Review Act 2
• Quiz on Act 2

Grade 12

• Hamlet
• II.ii.184-391
• If Hamlet is feigning madness (or even if he's not!), what themes keep emerging in his lines?
• Is he aware of Rosencrantz and Guildenster's purpose?
• Copy into notes and discuss in groups: "...for there is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so." II.ii.268-270

Grade 10

• Julius Caesar
• II.iii.1-14
• What is theprupose of this scene?
• II.iv.1-46
• What is the purpose of this scene?

Grade 12

• Hamlet:
• II.ii.1-182
• Why are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern there?
• What theme(s) seem to be developing?
• Where is Hamlet on his hero journey?
• Is Claudius a competent ruler?

Grade 10

• Julius Caesar
• II.ii-1-129
• What is Caesar's fatal flaw?
• How does Decius convince him to go to the capitol?
• Compare Calpurnia and Portia, also compare their husbands response to their requests.

Grade 12

• Finish yesterday's quiz as needed (10 minutes).
• II.i.1-132
• What do we learn about Polonius?
• What questions can we ask about Hamlet's behavior as described by Ophelia?
• What is confirmed about Ophelia?
• Consider the metaphor of the "poison in the ear" and Hamlet's intention to feign madness from now on.

Grade 10

• Reviewed II.i.229-233 and analyzed Brutus' relationship with lucius
• listed Brutus' qualities revealed so far and identified his fatal flaw.
• Continued with II.1.234-335
• What is revealed about Portia?

Grade 12

• Finished viewing the video for Act I, scenes 4,5
• Took quiz. Some may need to finsih tomorrow.

Grade 10

• Retake Act I quiz; correct answers on paper, rewrite constructed responses.
• Finish notes for II.i.111-233

Grade 12

• Hamlet video. Watched through the end of Act 3. Will finish tomorrow and start the quiz.

Grade 10

• Julius Caesar: Finished analysis of yesterday's reading.
• Read and discussed II.i.111-233
• Wrote summary.

Grade 12

• Hamlet
• I.v.99-212 (pd. 4 started at line 88)
• Summary, analysis, discussion
• To keep up if absent, go HERE.

Grade 10

• Define Iambic Pentameter:
• An iamb is a "foot", or unit of rhythm, in which an unstressed syllable is follwed by a stressed syllable.
• Pentameter refers to a rhythmic pattern in which each line has five feet (or ten syllables).
• Iambic Pentameter: A line of poetry containing ten syllables in which every other syllable is stressed.
• Julius Caesar:
• II.i.1-110
• Summary, analysis
• To kee up, go HERE

Grade 12

• Hamlet
• I.iv.1-102
• Summary, analysis, discussion
• I.v.1-98
• Reminder: Essay rewrites due no later than Friday. Last chance to improve your 2nd quarter grade.

Grade 10

• Finished midterm assessment and Act 1 quiz.

Grade 12

• Hamlet: I.iii.57-145
• What is the purpose of Act 1, scene 3?
• Summary + analysis in notebooks.
• Class discussion.
• Group A journals due tomorrow.
• Reminder: Keep up with Hamlet HERE.

Grade 10

• Midterm Assessment.
• Will finish Act 1 quiz tomorrow and begin Act 2.

Woops. Forgot to post on Friday!

Grade 12

• Hamlet, I.ii.165-281
• Summary and analysis
• Started I.iii. 1-56
• Will do summary and analysis on Monday.

Grade 10

• Finish Act 1 video
• Start quiz
• Midterm assessment on Monday.