Week 11 and 12

We are down to the last week. Here is what to think about for this month. all assignments are due by class  on Jan 15th. This is also parent's night.

• All papers need to be turned in ( at least 7)
• the summery of Hamlet
• the Sonnet
• The set piece
• All vocabulary
• Plays 7 to complete ten steps, or 17 to be crowned
• All presentations are due next week. 

These are all requirements for the ten steps in order to earn the class trip.

Shakespeare class

Just a reminder to check the blog. Sorry this week I posted it late but there were just reminders.

Some additional reminders:

Not all the costumes from the last two plays have been returned. If you have any of the costumes or accessories that were loaned to you, please return them to me so I can begin taking stock of what we have for the spring performance. Also, since Halloween just passed, if you have any costume pieces that you are wanting to donate to our stage we would be happy to receive them.

Please check the blog for presentation dates and remember yours. reminder to read Hamlet before class as it is much more interesting discussion when everyone has read it and can contribute.

Thank you ,

Julie Prestegard

Week 7 & 8

Recap for week 7 & 8

This semester is flying by! I can't believe that we only have three more lessons left in Hamlet.

• So far we have read through Act III of Hamlet.
• week 7 paper - what is true friendship?
• week 8 paper- give an example of eavesdropping. what do you think of it?

Some things to remember:

•  ten steps? Are you working on them? 
• Presentation dates? Do you know when yours is? Check the blog under Presentation dates.

weeks 4,5, and 6

These last three weeks have flown by. I'll do a quick recap on what happened and give a run down on what is coming up.

week 4:

•  we learned about the Iambic Pentameter. 
• What is Iambic Pentameter?
  [a line of verse with five metrical feet, each consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable,] for example Two households, both alike in dignity.
• This will come in handy while working on their sonnets for step 7 of The Ten Steps. If they do the sonnet then, they can skip one of their class writing assignments.

• What is a Sonnet? a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, using Iambic Pentameter.
• writing assignment: Make a plot chart ( story of your choice) 
• Scholar presentation- Things that go bump in the night, witches, fairies and ghosts, by Kenny.

week 5: 

• We learned poetic language; Prose, Blank Verse and Verse
• worked on vocabulary ( part of their Ten Steps) 
• writing assignment: How would you feel if your parents hired someone to be your friend?
• Reminded them to be memorizing the set piece. ( also one of the Ten Steps)
•  Scholar presentation- Food and Dining customs, by Kaleigh.

week 6:

• We learned more poetic language; Couplets, Quatrain and Rhyme Royal
• reviewed Iambic Pentameters
•  read and named poems as couplets, quatrain, or rhyme royal
• worked on vocabulary
• reminded them about the Sonnet. 
• Scholar presentation- Theater and acting in the 16th century, by David .
• class discussion on Hamlet's "to be, or not to be"
• writing assignment: Is there life after death?Describe what it would be like if there isn't or if there is. 

week 7: 

• Matthew gives scholar presentation on The ruling class.

Week 3 follow-up

This week we discussed Hamlet Act I scenes 3-5.

Reviewed personal vocabulary words as well as Shakespeare's Poetic language. Prose verses Poetry.

Assignments due week 4

• Read Act II scene 1-2 up to line 221
• writing assignment: "is it better to let others share our burdens? When you share them do you make better decisions about them? why or why not?
• Bonus question: where did the phrase eavesdropping originate? 

Check the blog post on the presentation schedule. If you weren't here this week then you don't have a presentation date yet. Please reply or email me with a date you like. Only 2 presentations per class day. 

Remember Presentations are scored by these areas Visual aids, Creativity and Content. Be creative and have fun with it.

Your first writing assignments were turned in and I'm looking forward to reading them.

Have a fabulous weekend!

presentation schedule

number	Theme	Name	Date	done
1	Religion of the times	Noah	10/30
2	Natural Order
3	The ruling class	Matthew	10/23
4	War of the roses
5	Life of Queen Elizabeth	Mary	10/16
6	The house of Tudor	Mairen
7	Body and mind	Archie	10/30
8	The geography of England
9	Theater and acting in the 16th century	David	10/16
10	All in a day’s work	Adam	9/25
11	Roles of the sexes	Deborah
12	Mysticism and animals
13	Off with his head	Carson	11/13
14	Mental illness and retardation
15	The four humors
16	God, religion and superstition
17	The king James bible
18	Who’s who in the arts
19	Witches fairies and things that go bump in the night	Kenny	10/02
20	Who gets an education? What and why?
21	What the heck is a fork, food and customs	kaleigh	10/9
22	Myths, legends, and mysteries	Katie	11/6
23	A man’s home is his castle
24	Death, burial, And ghost	Zoe	11/20
25	What did people wear?	Tillie	11/06
26	Weapons	Ben	12/11