English IV
Today, we had a pretty productive class despite the shortened period. We began our reading of Twelfth Night, Act III and then made some more progress on our short writing assignment comparing Twelfth Night to She's the Man. Before next class, spend some time planning out your essay so before the end of next period you have a workable draft to submit for feedback. This is the last significant assignment of this semester, so make sure you are doing well with it! Have a good day, and see you soon!
Showing posts with label humor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label humor. Show all posts
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Wednesday, December 20, 2017
Homework for English Students - B Day - 19 December 2017
English IV
Today, we took our Act Two quiz on Twelfth Night, which included details about the plot as well as analysis of themes and irony. After that, we nearly finished watching the modern adaptation of the play, She's The Man. Next class, we will conclude the film and our viewing guides that accompanied it before moving into one of the last big assignments of the unit: a short essay comparing Twelfth Night and She's The Man. Make sure you're prepared to work through ideas on both works, and have a great day!
AP English III
Today, you all took your unit test on The Great Gatsby and other assigned texts from the unit. This was a pretty challenging test in terms of staying engaged and focus throughout the entire period, so I'm very happy with how well you all did working on your stamina. If you missed this test, you need to get in touch with Mr. Miller/Mr. Bernhard as soon as possible to figure out a time to make it up. For next class, you will need to have read and annotated William Buckley's "Why Don't We Complain?." This essay will serve as a bridge from what we have discussed this quarter into the next unit, which is on an American school of philosophy and literature called Transcendentalism. Have a great day, and see you Thursday!
Today, we took our Act Two quiz on Twelfth Night, which included details about the plot as well as analysis of themes and irony. After that, we nearly finished watching the modern adaptation of the play, She's The Man. Next class, we will conclude the film and our viewing guides that accompanied it before moving into one of the last big assignments of the unit: a short essay comparing Twelfth Night and She's The Man. Make sure you're prepared to work through ideas on both works, and have a great day!
AP English III
Today, you all took your unit test on The Great Gatsby and other assigned texts from the unit. This was a pretty challenging test in terms of staying engaged and focus throughout the entire period, so I'm very happy with how well you all did working on your stamina. If you missed this test, you need to get in touch with Mr. Miller/Mr. Bernhard as soon as possible to figure out a time to make it up. For next class, you will need to have read and annotated William Buckley's "Why Don't We Complain?." This essay will serve as a bridge from what we have discussed this quarter into the next unit, which is on an American school of philosophy and literature called Transcendentalism. Have a great day, and see you Thursday!
Thursday, December 14, 2017
Homework for English Students - A Day - 14 December 2017
English IV
Today, we learned a little bit about farces, a new kind of comedy we can apply directly to Twelfth Night. We also played a review game going over the events and irony present in Act II of the play, before moving into our guided viewing of She's The Man, a modern adaptation of Shakespeare's play. For next class, make sure you are carefully studying your notes from Act II and are very familiar with irony. Have a great day and weekend, look forward to seeing you on Monday!
Today, we learned a little bit about farces, a new kind of comedy we can apply directly to Twelfth Night. We also played a review game going over the events and irony present in Act II of the play, before moving into our guided viewing of She's The Man, a modern adaptation of Shakespeare's play. For next class, make sure you are carefully studying your notes from Act II and are very familiar with irony. Have a great day and weekend, look forward to seeing you on Monday!
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Homework for English Students - PLC/A Day - 6 December 2017
English IV
Today, we distributed progress reports and continued our conversations about Twelfth Night with an introduction to practical joking and the Globe Theatre Production of the play. We took notes on the various elements of pranks, did some close reading of Act II, Scene 3, and left with thoughts on Malvolio. For next class, make sure you're prepared to participate and read, as everyone will be expected to take on a role in the scenes we read. If you have any questions about your progress reports or missing assignments, make sure to get in touch with me or Mr. Miller as soon as possible. Have a great day, and see you on Friday!
Today, we distributed progress reports and continued our conversations about Twelfth Night with an introduction to practical joking and the Globe Theatre Production of the play. We took notes on the various elements of pranks, did some close reading of Act II, Scene 3, and left with thoughts on Malvolio. For next class, make sure you're prepared to participate and read, as everyone will be expected to take on a role in the scenes we read. If you have any questions about your progress reports or missing assignments, make sure to get in touch with me or Mr. Miller as soon as possible. Have a great day, and see you on Friday!
Thursday, November 30, 2017
Belated Post - B Day Students - 29 November 2017
Yesterday, I could have sworn I wrote the blog post, but it appears it got lost in the flood. I apologize for the lateness!
English IV
Yesterday, we started class with less focus than ideal, but we turned it around and you all came up with some pretty fantastic group presentations. I was really thrilled with how creative and funny you were with your interpretations of Twelfth Night. Tomorrow, let's make sure we're on-task and with it from the jump, we have lots of work to complete. Looking forward to seeing everybody, Friday should be a blast!
AP English III
Yesterday, we did some pretty in-depth analysis of The Great Gatsby Chapter 6. We thought a lot about the importance of identity, especially as it relates to the Jay Gatsby/James Gatz question. We also had a thought-provoking conversation about how we can think about the Gatsby dilemma in comparison to gender identity and expression in the modern United States. For class tomorrow, please read and thoroughly annotate Chapter 7, with a couple questions in mind:
1. Is Jay Gatsby good?
2. What are some modern comparisons we can make to The Great Gatsby? These can be fictional or based on true life.
Again, sorry for the delay on the post, can't wait to see you all tomorrow!
English IV
Yesterday, we started class with less focus than ideal, but we turned it around and you all came up with some pretty fantastic group presentations. I was really thrilled with how creative and funny you were with your interpretations of Twelfth Night. Tomorrow, let's make sure we're on-task and with it from the jump, we have lots of work to complete. Looking forward to seeing everybody, Friday should be a blast!
AP English III
Yesterday, we did some pretty in-depth analysis of The Great Gatsby Chapter 6. We thought a lot about the importance of identity, especially as it relates to the Jay Gatsby/James Gatz question. We also had a thought-provoking conversation about how we can think about the Gatsby dilemma in comparison to gender identity and expression in the modern United States. For class tomorrow, please read and thoroughly annotate Chapter 7, with a couple questions in mind:
1. Is Jay Gatsby good?
2. What are some modern comparisons we can make to The Great Gatsby? These can be fictional or based on true life.
Again, sorry for the delay on the post, can't wait to see you all tomorrow!
Homework for the Weekend - English Students - 30 November 2017
English IV
Today, we began class with a quotes quiz. This served as a good review of some of the characters present in Act I, and gave us more practice translating Shakespearean dialogue into our own style of English. After that, we covered some things that make comedians/actors/jokes funny: tone of voice, pacing, and volume. We then did a whole group activity and began our study of Act II, finishing out our character charts. If you have missed days and don't know some information about a few of the characters, I'm including some on this blog post. Come to class ready for a quiz on Monday, and have a great weekend!
Olivia: rich woman in Illyria, mourning her dead brother, in love with Cesario (Viola)
Duke Orsino: political leader of Illyria, loves Olivia, employs Cesario (Viola) to woo Olivia
Viola: shipwrecked woman, pretends to be a woman to work for the Duke, in love with the Duke
Sir Toby: Olivia's drunk uncle, acts silly all the time
Malvolio: Olivia's assistant, doesn't like anybody
Feste: Olivia's jester, messes around all the time, very witty
Sir Andrew: kind of a goofball, friends with Sir Toby, tries to woo Maria and Olivia
Sebastian: Viola's brother! He's not dead! Thinks Viola is dead, goes to Orsino at the end of Act II, Scene 2
Today, we began class with a quotes quiz. This served as a good review of some of the characters present in Act I, and gave us more practice translating Shakespearean dialogue into our own style of English. After that, we covered some things that make comedians/actors/jokes funny: tone of voice, pacing, and volume. We then did a whole group activity and began our study of Act II, finishing out our character charts. If you have missed days and don't know some information about a few of the characters, I'm including some on this blog post. Come to class ready for a quiz on Monday, and have a great weekend!
Olivia: rich woman in Illyria, mourning her dead brother, in love with Cesario (Viola)
Duke Orsino: political leader of Illyria, loves Olivia, employs Cesario (Viola) to woo Olivia
Viola: shipwrecked woman, pretends to be a woman to work for the Duke, in love with the Duke
Sir Toby: Olivia's drunk uncle, acts silly all the time
Malvolio: Olivia's assistant, doesn't like anybody
Feste: Olivia's jester, messes around all the time, very witty
Sir Andrew: kind of a goofball, friends with Sir Toby, tries to woo Maria and Olivia
Sebastian: Viola's brother! He's not dead! Thinks Viola is dead, goes to Orsino at the end of Act II, Scene 2
Monday, November 27, 2017
Homework for B Day Students - 27 November 2017
English IV
Today, we finished up Act I of Twelfth Night, reading from the play and watching some of the Globe Production version to clarify the action in the last scene. I'm really excited about how well you all are understanding Shakespeare's language and humor. Next class, we will complete a group project centering on physical comedy, acting, and interpretation of the text! Looking forward to seeing you all on Wednesday!
AP English III
Today, we discussed Chapter 5 of The Great Gatsby, thinking specifically about Daisy and Gatsby as symbols of disillusionment and the American Dream. We also took a quiz focusing on interpretation and extrapolation skills from a single passage. For the second half of class, we discussed Langston Hughes's "The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain," thinking about the differences in the American Dream for people if various races/genders/sexual orientations. For next class, please read and thoroughly annotate Chapter 6 of The Great Gatsby. See you soon!
Today, we finished up Act I of Twelfth Night, reading from the play and watching some of the Globe Production version to clarify the action in the last scene. I'm really excited about how well you all are understanding Shakespeare's language and humor. Next class, we will complete a group project centering on physical comedy, acting, and interpretation of the text! Looking forward to seeing you all on Wednesday!
AP English III
Today, we discussed Chapter 5 of The Great Gatsby, thinking specifically about Daisy and Gatsby as symbols of disillusionment and the American Dream. We also took a quiz focusing on interpretation and extrapolation skills from a single passage. For the second half of class, we discussed Langston Hughes's "The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain," thinking about the differences in the American Dream for people if various races/genders/sexual orientations. For next class, please read and thoroughly annotate Chapter 6 of The Great Gatsby. See you soon!
Friday, November 17, 2017
Homework for the Weekend - English Students - 17 November 2017
English IV
Today, we continued our reading of Twelfth Night after a good discussion about physical comedy. Make sure you are keeping in mind the various strategies Shakespeare is using to make us laugh throughout the play! At this point, just about everyone has made up the Canterbury Tales test. If you still haven't taken it, make sure you are prepared and have communicated with me or Mr. Miller about the best way to get it done; we need to have all of these tests complete and graded before Thanksgiving. Also, please consider finishing up the college applications many of you began in the media center this week. Have a great weekend, I'll see you on Tuesday!
Today, we continued our reading of Twelfth Night after a good discussion about physical comedy. Make sure you are keeping in mind the various strategies Shakespeare is using to make us laugh throughout the play! At this point, just about everyone has made up the Canterbury Tales test. If you still haven't taken it, make sure you are prepared and have communicated with me or Mr. Miller about the best way to get it done; we need to have all of these tests complete and graded before Thanksgiving. Also, please consider finishing up the college applications many of you began in the media center this week. Have a great weekend, I'll see you on Tuesday!
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Homework for English Students - 15 November 2017
English IV
Today, the class did an excellent job pushing through and understanding the first two scenes from Twelfth Night. I was very impressed with how you were all able to engage with Shakespeare's dirty humor. We also spent a good percentage of the class in the computer lab working on college applications through CFNC and the Common App. This is extremely important work, as it has the potential to change your life. I encourage you to keep thinking about applying for postsecondary education, even if it's for something as simple as an additional certification for your career. Have a great night and day tomorrow, I look forward to seeing you on Friday!
Today, the class did an excellent job pushing through and understanding the first two scenes from Twelfth Night. I was very impressed with how you were all able to engage with Shakespeare's dirty humor. We also spent a good percentage of the class in the computer lab working on college applications through CFNC and the Common App. This is extremely important work, as it has the potential to change your life. I encourage you to keep thinking about applying for postsecondary education, even if it's for something as simple as an additional certification for your career. Have a great night and day tomorrow, I look forward to seeing you on Friday!
Wednesday, November 8, 2017
Homework for the Long Weekend - English A Day Students - 8 November 2017
English IV
Nice job today working through the unit test. Grades should begin appearing for the test on PowerSchool before the weekend is over, so keep an eye out for those. For next week, begin mentally preparing to tackle Shakespeare and learn more about comedy/humor, it should be a very fun and rewarding rest of the semester!
Nice job today working through the unit test. Grades should begin appearing for the test on PowerSchool before the weekend is over, so keep an eye out for those. For next week, begin mentally preparing to tackle Shakespeare and learn more about comedy/humor, it should be a very fun and rewarding rest of the semester!
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