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Posted: March 12, 2014

Monday (March 17) - A Drowning multi-genre unit to be passed in Tuesday (March 18th) - have your novel completed

Posted: March 12, 2014

March 31 - three page interview assignment.  Remember that you must pass in your questions and interview notes also.

Posted: February 20, 2014

Sonnet poster due MondayFinish reading your biography for Monday!

Posted: February 20, 2014

20 interview questions due tomorrow4 media log entries due tomorrow

Posted: February 13, 2014

3 media log entries should be completedOne-page human interest write-up due Tuesday.  Typed.  Double spaced, Times New Roman. Font 12.

Posted: December 9, 2013

Any student who has not written their test on Acts 4 and 5 will write Tuesday (December 10th) at noon.

Posted: December 9, 2013

This will be the last Article of the Week.  Because of the length of the article, it is due Monday.  Do not forget to show close-reading evidence and to complete your one-page writeup.  It is due at the start of class on Monday and will not be accepted anytime after that.  Value: 15
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Posted: December 6, 2013

Hamlet projects due Monday Finish reading Heart of Darkness

Posted: December 6, 2013

Act 4 and 5 Short answer/essay and quotes.

Posted: December 1, 2013

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Posted: November 29, 2013

Act IV Scene V    Answer in complete sentences with supporting evidence. 1. What do we learn about the state of Gertrude's soul in her aside? What does this say about how she has responded to Hamlet's accusations and recommendations in 3.4? 2. The court assumes Ophelia's madness is caused by her father's death. Judging from her songs, are they correct? Is that the only thing that has made her mad? What else is on her mind and coming to the surface in her madness? 3. What is Laertes' approach to revenging his father's death? How does it compare to Hamlet's? How much support does he have? Whom does he initially blame? 4. What is being threatened as Laertes enters? How well does Claudius handle this emergency? 5. How does Laertes respond to mad Ophelia? What offer does Claudius make to get his discussion with Laertes back on track?  

Posted: November 26, 2013

If you missed your Hamlet test on Tuesday, you will be writing it at 11:45 in my classroom!

Posted: November 26, 2013

Students should be on page 27 of Heart of Darkness for Thursday.   Do not forget Hamlet projects due next Wednesday and essays are due on December 16th.

Posted: November 25, 2013

Tuesday November 26th -  Acts I, II, III  of Hamlet

Posted: November 18, 2013

Essay Topics: 1.  In Act V Sc ii, Horatio delivers the following lines: And let me speak to the yet unknowing world How these things came about: so shall you hear Of carnal, bloody, and unnatural acts, Of accidental judgments, casual slaughters, Of deaths put on by cunning and forced cause, And, in this upshot, purposes mistook Fall'n on the inventors' reads: all this can I Truly deliver. How do his words summarize the events in the play?  Citing specific examples explain the quote.   2. This is a tragedy, and, like most, has a great deal to do with death. What are some of the many views we see on death, dying, and the dead?  Discuss, do not simply list.   3.Literature is filled with many great teen characters; many of these are studied in school like Romeo and Juliet, Holden Caulfield, and Ponyboy. Based on his depression, his struggles, and his general outlook of life, it can be argued that Hamlet was the world's first emo.  Do you agree or disagree? Points to consider:        ·teen angst      ·teen depression    ·what does emo mean?  define it.  give examples.      ·Hamlet's soliloquies     ·emo music song lyrics     ·are all teens emo-like? ·have there always been emos?  will there always be emos?  is 'emo' simply a label for the moody teen world?   This is not a personal essay.  Support what you say.  Use discussion - talk about and explain your thoughts and ideas. Do NOT simply retell the play!! You must pass in a handwritten draft.  Your essay MUST be typed (font 12, times New Roman, double space).  Your essay MUST follow MLA formatting.  Essay length: 5 typed pages (not work cited page).  Value = 100.  Spelling and mechanics count for 30%.  MLA format counts for 20%   AVOID PLAGIARISM       Due:  December 18th

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