English 12
Hamlet
1. Work on WAQs (3 due Monday).

English 11 (2)
The Crucible
1. Work on WAQs (3 due Monday).
- notes and theme statement examples

English 11 (4)
Macbeth
1. Complete Gladiator --> Compare and Contrast assignment due.
2. Work on WAQs (3 due Monday).

Have a great weekend!

English 12
Hamlet
1. Work on final assignment (due Monday).

English 11(2)
The Crucible
1. Work on final assignment (due Monday).

English 11(4)
Macbeth
1. Gladiator (assignment due Monday).
2. Final assignment (due Monday).

Today: Report cards distributed in TAG.

English 12
Hamlet
1. Finish film adaptation.
2. Review Act V, sc ii questions.
3. Final Assignment (handout):
- Choose FOUR of the SEVEN topics
- For EACH WAQ: 12-15 sentences, theme & thesis statements, min. 5 quotations (I,I,C,E)
- Due: Monday, December 1st.
*You will have Thursday and Friday in-class to work on assignment.
**DO NOT PLAGIARIZE! If you find a great quotation, CITE IT.

English 11 (2)
The Crucible
1. Review questions #7-13 of Act IV:
2. Discuss Act II, sc ii.
3. Final The Crucible Assignment --> Due Monday, December 1st.
*You will have Thursday and Friday in-class to work on assignment.
**DO NOT PLAGIARIZE! If you find a great quotation, CITE IT.

English 11 (4)
Macbeth
1. Final Macbeth assignment (4 WAQ) due Monday, December 1st.
- Tonight: develop theme and thesis statements for each WAQ topic.
**DO NOT PLAGIARIZE! If you find a great quotation, CITE IT.
2. Gladiator assignment:
- 1 page, double-spaced
- Compare and contrast the themes, characters, and plots of Macbeth and Gladiator (due Monday).

English 12
Hamlet
1. Act V, sc i quiz.
2. Read Act V, sc ii.
3. Film adaptation.
4. Complete questions (prepare to discuss tomorrow).

English 11 (2)
The Crucible
1. Read p. 131-145.
2. Complete questions #7-13 (prepare to discuss tomorrow).
3. Film adaptation.

English 11 (4)
Macbeth
1. Review Act V, sc i-iv.
2. Read Act V, sc v-viii.
3. Questions.
4. Film adaptation.
5. Homework: In Macbeth's "Tomorrow, and tomorrow..." soliloquy, he uses a theatrical metaphor to express his disillusionment with life. Rewrite the speech using a different metaphor.
-10 to 12 lines
-Consistent metaphor
-Should evoke feelings of pathos

English 12
Hamlet
1. Review Act IV.
2. Read Act V, sc i.
3. Complete questions.
4. Film adaptation.
Scene i considerations (hints for questions 2-4):
Hamlet ponders the physical aspects of death as he studies Yorick’s skull, graphically describing “those lips that I have kissed I know not how oft.” He wonders whether Alexander the Great’s skull looked and smelled like this one, implying that social class loses any meaning in death. All are returned to dust in the end. This is one example of the numerous ways Hamlet has considered the meaning of life and death throughout the play.While the gravediggers conclude that social class can help a person even in death (Ophelia’s having a Christian burial when she should not), Hamlet concludes that social class becomes meaningless in death, as all who die are subject to decay.

English 11 (2)
The Crucible
1. Act III Quiz.
2. Act IV.
- read p. 121-131
- questions #1-6

English 11 (4)
Macbeth
1. Act V.
- read sc i-iv
- questions
2. Film adaptation.

English 12
Hamlet
1. Finish reading Act IV.
2. Film adaptation of Act IV.
3. Homework: Act IV Questions (review Monday, be ready to discuss).
4. Tuesday: WAQ Quiz.

English 11 (2)
The Crucible
1. Review Act IV questions #6-11.
2. Finish reading Act IV.
3. Complete Act IV questions.
4. Monday: Act IV WAQ quiz.

English 11 (4)
Macbeth
1. Read Act IV, sc iii.
2. Questions (sc iii).
3. Film adaptation.
4. Act IV quiz.

Have a great weekend!

English 12
Hamlet
1. Review Act III, sc iii & iv.
2. Read Act IV, sc i-iv.
3. Answer questions #1-6 (homework).
4. Film adaptation.

English 11 (2)
The Crucible
1. Review Act III questions (#1-5).
2. Read p. 94-114
3. Homework: questions #6-11

English 11 (4)
Macbeth
1. Read Act IV, sc i-ii
2. Film adaptation.
3. Questions for sc i-ii.

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Term 1 Marks Updated (Final; if you have questions, see/email me about your grade by Thursday 230pm.)

English 12
Hamlet
1. Watch film adaptation of Act III.
2. Review/analyze Act III questions.
*Tomorrow: Review Act III, sc iii and iv, begin Act IV.

English 11 (2)
The Crucible
1. Act II Quiz
2. Review/analyze Act II.
3. Read Act III - p. 83-94.
4. Homework: Questions: #1-5.

English 11 (4)
Macbeth
1. Review/analyze Act III.
2. Film adaptation of Act III.
*Tomorrow: Act IV.

LAST DAY TO HAND IN WORK FOR TERM 1 CREDIT

English 12
Hamlet
1. Act III
- Read sc i-ii
2. Film adaptation of Act III, sc i-ii
- Answer questions (We will review in-depth tomorrow.)

English 11 (2)
The Crucible
1. Act II
- Read p. 49-81.
- Answer questions #1-15 (Discuss tomorrow, be prepared for a quiz!).

English 11(4)
Macbeth
1. Act III
- Read sc i-iii
- Answer questions
2. Film adaptation Act II, sc i-iii.
*Further analysis tomorrow*

TERM 1 MARK CUT-OFF MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH.

English 12
Hamlet
1. Act II WAQ Paragraph (In-Class):
Describe the significance of "[T]here is nothing bad or good but thinking makes it so" (II, ii, 263-265).
*Theme statement (ex. If an individual has subjective morals, they are able to justify wrongdoing.)
*Thesis statement
*5 additional quotations (I,I,C,E)
*Think of the quotation from the perspective of Claudius, Gertrude, Hamlet, Polonius...

English 11 (2)
The Crucible
1. Act I WAQ paragraph (in-class):
Describe how Arthur Miller illustrates the danger of moral absolutism in the first act of The Crucible.
*Theme statement, Thesis statement, 5 quotations (I,I,C,E)

English 11 (4)
Macbeth
1. Act II WAQ paragraph (in-class):
Using examples from Act II, describe how pathetic fallacy helps illuminate theme.
*Theme identified + theme statement + thesis + 5 quotations (I,I,C,E)

English 12
Hamlet
1. Finish film adaptation of Act II.
2. Review/discuss Act II questions.
3. Ponder: Is Hamlet feigning madness, or has he begun to lose his sanity?
*Review: quotation integration, citation for Shakespeare.
*Tomorrow: WAQ In-Class Paragraph*

English 11 (2)
The Crucible
1. Review Act I questions.
2. Prepare for tomorrow's WAQ:
Describe how Arthur Miller illustrates the danger of moral absolutism in the first act of The Crucible.
- Write a theme statement (ex. The danger of moral absolutism is that injustices are committed in the name of upholding justice.).
- Write a thesis statement (ex. In the first act of The Crucible, Miller illustrates that a community built on repression will result in rebellion.)
*min. 5 quotations (I,I,C,E) + theme statement + thesis statement + transitions + concluding sentence(s)

English 11 (4)
Macbeth
1. Read Act II, sc iv.
2. Finish questions.
3. Watch film adaptation of Act II.
*Prepare to write tomorrow's in-class WAQ. (Using examples from Act II, describe how pathetic fallacy/metaphor/equivocation helps illuminate theme).
*Identify theme, write theme & thesis statements *min. 5 quotations (I,I,C,E)

All Classes: Last day to turn in Term 1 work: Monday, November 17th.

English 12
Hamlet
1. WAQ returned, feedback.
2. Read Act II, sc i & ii.
3. Questions sc i (in-class).
4. Homework: sc ii questions #1-3.
Tomorrow: Finish film adaptation of Act II, complete sc ii questions.

English 11 (2)
The Crucible
1. Discuss questions #6-8.
2. Finish reading Act I.
3. Finish Act I questions (due Friday).
*Act I Quiz Friday.*

English 11 (4)
Macbeth
1. Read Act II, sc i-iii.
2. Complete questions.

English 12
Hamlet
1. WAQ quiz:
Discuss how Jaques' monologue from AYLI illuminates the notion of falsity in Hamlet.
Theme statement: Should include deception/falsity/honour.
Thesis statement: Should identify a common theme between AYLI and Hamlet (and why this matters).
Evidence: 5 quotations that support your thesis (I,I,C,E)
*Due at the end of class.*

English 11(2)
The Crucible
1. Review Questions #1-5.
2. Read p. 14-26.
3. Answer questions #6-8.

English 11(4)
Macbeth
1. Finish film adaptation of Act I.
2. Act I quiz.

Have a great long weekend! Remember to get in missing assignments ASAP.

Reminders: Shortened classes tomorrow (get to class on-time, prepared) and dress formally for the Remembrance Day assembly.
Term 1 Mark Cut-Off: Monday, November 17th, 2014.
**You have a long weekend, so if you are missing assignments from the previous unit, get them in for credit.**


English 12
Hamlet
1. Review Act I questions.
2. Film adaptation (finish Act I).
3. Jaques' monologue from As You Like It.
4. Find evidence of deception in the first act of Hamlet (make note of page and line numbers).
Consider:
What theme is evident in both Jaques' monologue and Polonius' advice to Laertes in Act I, sc iii?
Tomorrow: In-Class WAQ paragraph quiz.

English 11(2)
The Crucible
1. Review Overture questions.
2. Read Act I, p. 8-14
3. Homework: Questions #1-5.


English 11(4)
Macbeth
1. Read Act I, sc v-vii.
2. Questions for Act I, sc v-vii (complete for tomorrow).
3. Film adaptation of Act I.

ALL CLASSES: TERM 1 MARK CUT-OFF: MONDAY, NOVEMBER, 17th.

English 12
Hamlet
1. Read Act I, sc ii-v.
2. Answer all questions on study guide (review tomorrow).
Tomorrow: Act I Analysis, Film adaptation, As You Like It monologue.
Friday: WAQ quiz.

English 11 (2)
The Crucible
1. Salem Witch Hunt documentary quiz.
2. Books distributed.
3. Assignment: Read the Act I Overture and complete questions (handed out in class).
Tomorrow: Read p. 8-26, answer questions #1-8 (distributed Thursday).
Friday: Finish reading Act I, all Act I questions due Wednesday, November 12th.

English 11 (4)
Macbeth
1. Review answers to Act I, sc ii questions.
2. Read Act I, sc iii-iv.
3. Tomorrow: Complete Act I, sc v-vii (questions).
4. Film adaptation.
*Act I Questions due Friday*

English 12
Hamlet
1. Read Act I, sc ii.
2. Complete questions for Act I, sc ii.
3. Film adaptation Act I sc i-ii.

English 11 (2)
The Crucible
1. Introduction to play: Salem Witch Hunt Documentary
2. Tomorrow: Quiz on documentary, books distributed.
3. Marks updated.

English 11 (4)
Macbeth
1. Hand in poem questions & WAQ paragraph.
2. Updated marks.
3. Background, themes.
4. Read Act I, sc i-ii. Answer questions.

English 12
Hamlet
1. Hand in "The Rocking-Horse Winner" questions.
2. Background notes, theme.
3. Read Act I, sc i.
*No homework, unless you haven't completed "Disillusionment" or "The Rocking-Horse Winner" assignments.
3B. Suggestion: Read the modern English version of each scene to clarify the language --> No Fear Shakespeare - Hamlet
**Return CITR novels.**

English 11 (2)
Lord of the Flies
1. Essays returned.
1A. Stanford Prison Experiment questions due.
2. Viktor Frankl background, quotation:

Our generation is realistic, for we have come to know man as he really is. After all, man is that being who invented the gas chambers of Auschwitz; however, he is also that being who entered those gas chambers upright, with the Lord's Prayer or the Shema Yisrael on his lips.

3. WAQ prompt:
Compare and contrast Frankl's theory about mankind with Zimbardo's. Which theory is more accurate? State your opinion objectively.
*due at the end of class*
**Return novels**
Tomorrow: Begin drama.

English 11 (4)
A Separate Peace
1. "And Thou Art Dead" questions due.
2. WAQ: Using evidence from the poem, identify the theme of "And Thou Art Dead..."
*Due at the beginning of tomorrow's class*
*Return novels*
Tomorrow: Begin drama.