Dear my loyal subjects, Queen Mairen, King Gabe, King Zachary, Queen Hannah and Queen Paige:

First off, I must apologize.  I put the wrong reading assignment and paper assignment in last week's blog.  This week please just make sure that you have read up through Act IV Scene 3.  We will be discussing scene 3 in class.  The writing assignment is about Mob Rule.  If you already turned that in, please write the paper comparing Brutus and Cassius.  If you have any questions, please email me.  I am sorry for any confusion.

After discussing some of the disrespectful behavior from the previous week, everything seemed to go very well yesterday.  Please keep being respectful of those who are talking or leading discussions in class and we will continue to have time for more fun drama games as well.

There is no class this week due to the Thanksgiving holiday.  Please make sure to use the extra time to work on your ten steps or to finish plays if you are wanting to be crowned.  Paige was able to pass off her set-piece this week!  Now let's see how many people will be ready when we return.

Sincerely,
Queen Leiloni

P.S. Thank you, Madison for your interesting and thorough presentation on animals in Shakespeare time!!!

Here ye, here ye!

Dear my loyal subjects, Queen Mairen, King Gabe, King Zachary, Queen Hannah, and Queen Paige,

As a special announcement and reminder: please put Scholar Parent Night on your calendar for the evening of January 26th.  This is one of the ten steps for the scholars of Shakespeare Conquest.  We will present a small sketch, share some of what we learned during the first semester, and announce the spring play!

This week we discussed the play Julius Caesar, watched some of it, played some fun getting to know you game, enjoyed Reina's presentation and learned about set pieces and soliloquies.  Speaking of set pieces, we had two more students pass off their memorization of our set piece: Lucy and Ethan!  Lucy also shared with us the visual aid that she made to help her memorize the piece.

This week's assignments are to read Act IV, Scene 3 of Julius Caesar and write the paper on, "Mob Rule. Does this ever happen today?  Can anything good come from it?"  Wow, what an applicable paper due to the current events that are happening in our country right now.  What a great discussion for each family to have at home!

Please keep working on your ten steps and crowning requirements and I look forward to seeing you in class this week!

Sincerely,
Queen Leiloni

Is this still stuck in your head?

How many similes can you find?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2AshX3tfHU

Dear my loyal subjects, Queen Mairen, King Gabe, King Zachary, Queen Hannah, and Queen Paige,

This week we had a really busy class!  We played an improv game, discussed Julius Caesar (it may have gotten a little political), learned about simile and metaphors (Everything at Once), and heard from Tillie and Zachery as they presented their Elizabethan topic.  We also had the honor of coronating Queen Paige!  Hannah was also able to pass off her memorization of the set piece!
This week's homework is to read Julius Caesar Act III, Scene 3.  This scene is super short so use your spare time to memorize the set piece or to catch up on papers.  This week's paper is: "When you do something wrong, what kind of emotions do ou experience?  Do these emotions affect your actions?  If so, how?"

Keep up the hard work!

Sincerely,
Queen Leiloni

Dear my loyal subjects, King Gabe, Queen Mairen, King Zachary, and Queen Hannah:

This week's assignment is to read Act III, Scenes 1-2 of Julius Caesar and the writing assignment is:
"What is superstition?  Does it play a part in your life? Explain."  Remember, that if superstition does not play a part in your life, you can write about an example from literature or from someone that you know.  The bonus question is: "What is a soothsayer?" or "Who was Cato?"

Last week, some of us were able to take a field trip and see the Seattle Shakespeare Company's Romeo and Juliet.  After the play, we were able to ask questions about how they memorized so many lines.  One actor stated that he uses muscle memory and moves a certain part of his body while memorizing certain parts.  Whatever method it is that you use, please be working on your set piece.  We will be taking into consideration how well scholars finish this assignment as well as others when casting the play next semester.

Keep calm and finish one step at a time.

Sincerely,
Queen Leiloni

Dear my loyal subjects as well as King Gabe, Queen Mairen, King Zachery, and Queen Hannah:

Last week we had the great honor of crowning Hannah as Queen of Shakespeare.  We also discussed poetry, prose, verse, Iambic pentameter, and the play, Julius Caesar.  Then we had a little fun playing, "The Bible or Shakespeare."  

Before class on Thursday, please read Julius Caesar: Act II, Scenes 3-4.  This is only about three pages so I expect that everyone will read it this week.  The writing assignment is: "List all the characters introduced so far in the play and how they are related to Caesar."  This does not mean related as in family, it means how do they know Caesar or who are they in the play.  You can write this as a paper or make a graph or diagram.  The bonus question is: "What does the 'Ides of March' mean?"

I am pleased to announce that the first person to memorize the set piece this year was Gabe Poyer!!!  Who will be next?

Sincerely,
Queen Leiloni 

Iambic Pentameter

In case you have more questions about what an iambic pentameter is.