Hamlet V / practice Analysis Essay / Computer Lab

Grade 12

• Review Hamlet so far.
• Period 4 and 8: finished reading Act 1. Began video, watched to scene 2, line 132
• Continue video tomorrow.

Grade 10

• Continue writing practice poetry analysis essay. Due tomorrow.

Grade 9

Hamlet IV / practice Analysis Essay / Computer Lab

Grade 12

• Pd 4: Finished scene 5, line 98
• Pd. 8: Finished up to scene 5, line 48

Grade 10

• Assignment: Choose on poem from the packet (except for "Danny Deever" and "Two Tramps...") and write another practice analysis essay. Will continue and finish in class tomorrow.
• Wednesday: Unit exam. (Essay project will be given after Christmas break.)

Grade 9

• Continue in computer lab on short story projects.

Hamlet II / Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 / Computer Lab for Projects

Grade 12

• yesterday; began the play and read through Act 1, scene 2, line 132
• Today: reviewed yesterday's reading.
• Continued Act 1, scene 2 into scene 3 to line 118.
• Wrote summary plus character notes for Hamlet.

Grade 10

• read and annotated Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 ("Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day")
• Identify and label figurative language
• discuss
• HW: Select poem from packet to write one more practice summary, which will be written in class Monday into Tuesday. Tuesday: Poetry exam.

Grade 9

• In computer lab working on short story projects.

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

Myth Project / "Miss Rosie" / A Part of the Sky

Grade 12

• Continued working on projects in computer lab.
• Starting Hamlet tomorrow.
• Period 8 journals due today.

Grade 10

• Journal: What is the tone of "Miss Rosie?" Thesis - proof constructed response using details from the poem to support the answer.
• Checked annotations of the poem
• Returned vocab exams and critical lens rewrites
• Discussed "Miss Rosie" in detail: Where is the figurative language in the poem?
• HW: Read and annotate "Metaphor."

Grade 9

• Too many absences today. Read more of A Part of the Sky to the class.
• Tomorrow: Regents practice, listening activity

Myth Project / "One Perfect Rose" / Short Story Quiz

Grade 12

• Computer lab working on projects. Tomorrow will be the last day dedicating class time.
• Projects due Friday. Extensions possible for good reasons,
• Start Hamlet Wednesday.

Grade 10

• While checking practice analysis essays that were due today the following was worked on:
• Journal: What is the theme of "One Perfect Rose?" Write as a thesis proof paragraph.
• Notes section: Analyze the prosody of "One Perfect Rose." (Structure, rhyme scheme, meter, figurative language used.)
• Read and annotate "Miss Rosie." Finish for HW.

Grade 9

• Quiz on "The Cask of Amantillado" and "The Lady or the Tiger."
• Tomorrow: Regents practice (listening part).

Project / "Two Tramps in Mud Time" / "The Lady and the Tiger"

Grade 12

• Distributed and discussed project directions. As of now, the due date is next Wednesday. Extensions will be granted for good cause. Project options are:
• Creation Myth Unit
  Project Options
  Due date: 12/15
  Maximum: Min 600 – Max 1000 words
  1. Write your own myth. This option should include expected elements; the creation of the world, cosmological structure, introduction of duality, etc. Consider the environment of the culture that would generate such a story. Sociological, psychological and cosmological implications should be implicit in the story.
  
  
  2. Compare/contrast three or more of the stories studied in class. Analyze the symbolic significance of the imagery and how the imagery differs or parallels the imagery in other stories. Discuss the sociological, psychological and cosmological functions of myth explicit
  
  
  3. Treat any one of these stories as a personal dream. Relate the story, modifying it as necessary, and analyze it in terms of its application to your own life. Be specific. Be descriptive.
  
  4. Be the Devil’s Advocate: The serpent in the Garden of Eden demands a trial. Be the serpent’s lawyer and argue his case before a court. You may introduce elements from some of the other stories in his defense.
  
  5. Design a creative project of your own. May be done in a group, but must be signed off by me.
• Tomorrow, Monday and Tuesday we'll be in the computer lab in Mr. G's room.

Grade 10

• Distributed analysis essay for "Danny Deever" as model. Read and discussed.
• Checked HW.
• In notebooks, made prosody notes for "Two Tramps in Mud Time." Discuss, complete notes
• Practice analysis essay on this poem due in notebooks on Monday

Grade 9

• Checked HW
• Began outline (The Big 4) for "The Lady and the Tiger," in groups:
• A. Characters: Princess, king, princess’ lover, the girl behind the door
  
  B. Theme: if you love someone you have to be able to let them go. You may not be able to trust the one you love.
  
  C. Plot: A semi-barbaric king has created an arena to try accused criminals. Chance is the judge. The outcome is either marriage or a hungry tiger. The king puts his daughter’s lover in the arena. The princess knows where the lady and the tiger are. However, she hates the lady and has to decide her lover’s fate. The reader isn’t told.
  
  D. Setting: Ancient times, like Rome, in the arena
• Will continue tomorrow and possibly take quiz if time.
  
  

Hindu Creation Story/ "Two Tramps in Mud Time" / "The Lady and the Tiger"

Grade 12

• Distributed Hundu creation story, briefly intoduced the story
• Peer group discussion
• HW: Analysis

Grade 10

• Journal: Find an example of figurative language in the poem ("Two Tramps in Mud Time") and explain what it means and how it enhances the meaning of the poem.
• Read the poem aloud. Address figurative language, annotate text.
• HW: Quest # 8

Grade 9

• Finish reading "The Lady or the Tiger."
• Discuss, annotate text as needed.
• HW: Decide the man’s fate. Why did it happen this way? Use details from the story to support your answer. This should be a fully developed paragraph using specific examples from the story to support the thesis.

Gen 4, Cain and Abel / Vocab Exam / "The Lady and the Tiger"

Grade 12

• Discussed the content of Gen 4 (Cain and Abel), specifically why Cain's sacrifice was refused (pride).
• Peer group discussion.
• Analysis due tomorrow

Grade 10

• Vocab exam
• Check HW
• When done with test, do number 1 under Analyzing Litereature on page 598 of the handout. Finish for HW.

Grade 9

• Continue "The Lady and the Tiger" to page 24 column 1.
• HW: Predict how the story will end.

Gen 3 / "Danny Deever" / "The Lady and the Tiger"

Grade 12

• Collected Gen 1&2 analysis
• Discuss Gen 3 in peer review groups
• Brief general discussion
• Gen 3 analysis due tomorrow
• Tomorrow, peer group discussion on Cain and Abel

Grade 10

• Journal: Write the next four lines of "Danny Deever" giving a clue as to why he killed a man.
• In groups: discuss the prosody of the poem.
• Discuss in large group
• HW: read and annotate "Two Tramps in Mud Time"
• HW: Study for vocabulary test tomorrow.

Grade 9

• Continue reading "The Lady and the Tiger" together
• Add to annotations.
• No HW.

Greek Creation Myth / "Hesperus" Wrap Up / "Amontillado Wrap Up"

Grade 12

• Discussed Greek Cration Myth, collected analysis papers
• Read and annotate Genesis 1 and 2. Finish for HW.

Grade 10

• Journal: Constructed response practice: "The theme of "The Wreck of the Hesperus" is that arrogance and pride can hurt those you love." Finish the paragraph using at least two specific details from the poem. Make sure the details are connected to the theme using discussion and development.
• Read Rudyard Kipling bio 
• Discussed historical perspective of "Danny Deever"
• HW: read and annotate the poem. Write reactions, thoughts at the end.

Grade 9

• Read A Part of the Sky (5 minutes)
• Go over short story quiz 1
• HW: finish vocabulary for "The Lady and the Tiger."