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Thursday 13 November 2014

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)