I hope you all enjoyed a day back in school in your PJ's.
9s:
Looking closer at suspense stories and what techniques the author used, we read Edgar Allen Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart. After reading through this story, we highlighted the actions, speech and emotion of the story.
The video clip can be found here:
Homework:Right now, you should be working on your film trailer project. The final cuts are due FRIDAY MAY 4th.
11s:
Today, you received your Macbeth essays. The marks are out of 36, and there should be a percentage on your essays too. Look over them closely, paying special attention to the following weak areas:
- plays = present tense. The characters are always alive on stage, so we discuss them and their actions in present tense
- word choice = know what words you're using and for what purpose
- think before you write = many of you write AS you think. Plan your work first, before you put pen to paper.
International Poetry:
- Shane Koyczan's We Are More : http://www.houseofparlance.com/mp3s/We%20are%20more%20-%20Shane%20Koyczan.mp3
- Seamus Heaney Midterm Break: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npMoXXUGSMs
Today, we looked at a way of analyzing poetry using the TPCASTT method.
Homework: Finish a TPCASTT on Heaney's Midterm Break
12s:
TAMING OF THE SHREW TEST NEXT CLASS:
1-4: Wednesday May 2nd
2-1: Tuesday, May 1st
The test will follow this format:
- 10 matching questions - asking you to match character descriptions to names
- 15 multiple choice - these questions are mostly concerned with plot
- 10 identify the speaker questions
- 10 short answer questions - there should be answered in full sentences.
If you re-read your play, paying attention to the side notes, along with the handouts we have gone through in class, this test will be no problem.
See you all soon,
Ms. Johnson
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