1) Shakespeare Insult Game!
2) Read remainder of Act 4
3) Film version...
Monday, May 30, 2011
Monday, May 23, 2011
Tuesday and Wednesday
Remember when we started this semester I told you that it was a very unusual one as I would be pulled away frequently for responsibilities outside of my class? Well, Tuesday and Wednesday I am away on a field trip... but this is it! No more days away.To make things productive and enjoyable, I ask that you accomplish two things each day.
1) Read Macbeth out loud for half of the class. Stop an make sure you understand what is going on. I'll review the most essential lines when I return. You are on Act 1 Scene 4.
2) For the last half of each day, watch the most famous adaptation of Macbeth - The Throne of Blood (1957). It is set in Fuedal Japan and you will see all the same themes and ideas at play.
After a great military victory, Lords Washizu and Miki are lost in the dense Cobweb Forest, where they meet a mysterious old woman who predicts great things for Washizu and even greater things for Miki's descendants. Once out of the forest, Washizu and Miki are immediately promoted by the Emperor. Washizu, encouraged by his ambitious wife, plots to make even more of the prophecy come true, even if it means killing the Emperor...
Enjoy!
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Week Three Lit. Circle Tasks
Discussion Directors - Alright, it is time to take a stab at it - what are the primary themes of the novel? Literature worth its salt, always has at least a few ideas about life that it is imparting. What are the themes that you are encountering? How do you know?
Summarizer - Summarize the third quarter of the novel. Do the math and figure out what page number or chapter everyone should be up to speed on. You may also ask a question that is related to your summary.
Two paragraphs minimum.
Passage Picker - Every novel has emotional beats, ups and downs, what are three of the most pivotal shifts in the novel in this section? List them, describe them and explain what we learn from them.
Connection Maker - The world has undergone so many dramatic changes lately. Osama Bin Laden was killed, the Canadian election was historically significant, the rebellions in the Middle East are ongoing... what text-to-world connections are you making as you read the novel? Explain the connections.Two paragraphs minimum.
Summarizer - Summarize the third quarter of the novel. Do the math and figure out what page number or chapter everyone should be up to speed on. You may also ask a question that is related to your summary.
Two paragraphs minimum.
Passage Picker - Every novel has emotional beats, ups and downs, what are three of the most pivotal shifts in the novel in this section? List them, describe them and explain what we learn from them.
Connection Maker - The world has undergone so many dramatic changes lately. Osama Bin Laden was killed, the Canadian election was historically significant, the rebellions in the Middle East are ongoing... what text-to-world connections are you making as you read the novel? Explain the connections.Two paragraphs minimum.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Week Two Tasks - Lit Circle
Remember that you should be writing a couple of paragraphs in the elevens every week. You should also reply to a few posts each time too.
Discussion Directors - It's time to start delving in with some depth. If you considered the conflict last week, this week consider the main characters - if you discussed characters, then this week discuss the conflict. AND begin to collect and list any significant SYMBOLS that have been presented so far. How do these symbols connect with the developing theme?
Summarizer - Summarize the second quarter of the novel. Do the math and figure out what page number or chapter everyone should be up to speed on. You may also ask a question that is related to your summary.
Two paragraphs minimum.
Passage Picker - What are the four most momentous scenes in the second quarter of the novel? Explain and describe each one and ask your group about what they think about these moments. How do these scenes mark major shifts in the central character(s) development?
Connection Maker - Start with a discussion of text-to-text connections. What other books, movies, TV shows, poems, song lyrics, commercials, artwork has the novel made you think of so far? Explain the connections.Two paragraphs minimum.
Discussion Directors - It's time to start delving in with some depth. If you considered the conflict last week, this week consider the main characters - if you discussed characters, then this week discuss the conflict. AND begin to collect and list any significant SYMBOLS that have been presented so far. How do these symbols connect with the developing theme?
Summarizer - Summarize the second quarter of the novel. Do the math and figure out what page number or chapter everyone should be up to speed on. You may also ask a question that is related to your summary.
Two paragraphs minimum.
Passage Picker - What are the four most momentous scenes in the second quarter of the novel? Explain and describe each one and ask your group about what they think about these moments. How do these scenes mark major shifts in the central character(s) development?
Connection Maker - Start with a discussion of text-to-text connections. What other books, movies, TV shows, poems, song lyrics, commercials, artwork has the novel made you think of so far? Explain the connections.Two paragraphs minimum.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Your Desiderata
You are just one long year away from graduation, as we wrap up our study of poetry, I want us to end on a personally reflective moment... let's think a little bit about what we think the essential elements are for leading a good life.
1) View and Discuss - Let's start with an old graduation speech from 1997: Sunscreen.
2) Read and discuss... notice the sililairities... notice how both use sentence variety for effect.
The Desiderata
Go placidly amid the noise and the haste
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others,
even the dull and ignorant, they too have their story
Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser people than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own career, however humble,
it is a real posession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs,
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is.
Many persons strive for high ideals
and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself.
Especially do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love,
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment
it is perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in face of sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars.
You have a right to be here.
And whether it is clear to you or not,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive of him to be,
and whatever your labours and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life,
keep peace with your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be careful. Strive to be happy.
3) Think about what you value. Consider your ideals. Determine what annoys and/or scares you.
Now, write your own Desiderata, Manifesto, Oath, Rant, Speech that evokes your essential values.
Minimum of 20 lines.
Focus on sentence variety and elevating your vocabulary.
1) View and Discuss - Let's start with an old graduation speech from 1997: Sunscreen.
2) Read and discuss... notice the sililairities... notice how both use sentence variety for effect.
The Desiderata
Go placidly amid the noise and the haste
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others,
even the dull and ignorant, they too have their story
Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser people than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own career, however humble,
it is a real posession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs,
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is.
Many persons strive for high ideals
and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself.
Especially do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love,
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment
it is perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in face of sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars.
You have a right to be here.
And whether it is clear to you or not,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive of him to be,
and whatever your labours and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life,
keep peace with your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be careful. Strive to be happy.
3) Think about what you value. Consider your ideals. Determine what annoys and/or scares you.
Now, write your own Desiderata, Manifesto, Oath, Rant, Speech that evokes your essential values.
Minimum of 20 lines.
Focus on sentence variety and elevating your vocabulary.
Catching Up...
As some of you know, I have been struggling with a long-lasting virus that is forcing me to live with vertigo, a state that has been making normal tasks extra hard, including keeping up on my class blogs.Soooo... I am finally getting in here to post the most recent work.
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