Week of 12/3: Pride and Prejudice, Hamlet wrap up, Poetry intro

Tuesday, 12/3:

1. Pride and Prejudice Fishbowl. If you were absent, you must complete the makeup assignment by Tuesday, 12/10.
2. Hamlet MC quiz. If you were absent for this quiz, see me to arrange making it up Wednesday morning in the student support center or in your Guided Study class.

Thursday, 12/4:

1. Timed writing workshop. We reviewed the second timed write and chose which essay to submit for a summative grade. If you were absent, see me ASAP to tell me which essay you'd like to submit for a summative grade.
2. Intro to poetry.
• We watched and discussed this video
• We attempted to reconstruct a poem

Homework due Monday:

1. Review the rubric for the project
2. Post written work for your Fever Chart to Teams BEFORE 8 am
3. Bring a printed copy of your written work + your fever chart product to class to display

Wednesday, 11/27: Timed Write + Book Group

Today we did our second timed write. Next week you will have a workshop on the writing and pick one timed write to submit for a summative grade.

Then we had really fast book group meetings. Someone from your book group should have uploaded your reading schedule to your channel. Make sure you are reading and getting ready for your first book group meeting! You are completing a summative book group leader task ONE time, so make sure you know when that is happening and that you complete that work on time.

Homework:

1. Pride & Prejudice entry ticket due to Teams on 12/2 by 11:59 pm
2. P&P entry ticket printed out due in class on 12/3 for fishbowl discussion.
3. Fever chart due due to Teams 12/9 by 8 am and in hand in class.
4. Book group leader work due dates vary. Check your channel in Teams!

Monday, 11/25: Hamlet Wrap Up

Please find the padlet directions on Teams and complete the assigned tasks.

Homework:

1. Finish padlet work if necessary
2. Pride & Prejudice assignment (writing due to Teams Monday, 12/2, by 11:59 pm, then bring a printed copy to class)
3. Fever chart final product and writing due by 8 am on 12/9
4. Review book group assignment in Teams

Tues, 11/19: timed write + more

Today we had a timed write. If you were absent, you need to email me and arrange to come make it up in the student support center on Wednesday morning. This is really important to do so that you can participate fully in Thursday's class.

We then went over the fever chart assignment. Please review the assignment sheet and be prepared to bring in your finished product to display on 12/3. We discussed the options for what you're creating, so you should definitely ask a classmate about this! You will submit the written work before class begins that day to Teams.

I also gave a timeline for the rest of the unit. If you were absent, ask a peer to share this info with you.

Homework:

1. Fever chart entry for ch 4 due Wednesday night to Teams.
2. 5.1 work. Here's a good example of comic relief if you are unfamiliar with the concept.

Week of 11/12: Acts 3-4

Wednesday, 11/13: Today we went over...

• Pride and Prejudice assignment (listed in Teams)
• Writing solid claims (no "there is weather" claims!)
• Lit circles intro

Friday, 11/15: Today we...

• Finished Act 3 in discussion stations
• Worked through a speed round of Act 4
• Homework:
• Finish Act 4 packet
• Annotate 4.4 soliloquy (last page of the packet in this link)
• Pride & Prejudice work
• Collect Act 4 fever chart quotes if you want to get ahead. These will be due next week.

Week of 11/4: 3.1-3.3

Monday, 11/4: 
Work with soliloquy #2 and then start Act 3

We did a lot of work with soliloquy #2 this week and worked in groups to annotate the soliloquy and practice writing thesis statements (both Monday and Wednesday).

Act 3: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern's report to Claudius
This video as an overview of 3.1.

Homework in Teams.

Wednesday, 11/6: 
Writing work (above)
Do Polonius and/or Ophelia overhear? 3.1.31-40
HW: Metaphor map of soliloquy #3

Friday, 11/8:
Soliloquy #3 ("to be or note to be") discussion
We watched most of 3.2 and then went over these discussion questions.

Homework (click to get to the document!) due Wednesday, 11/13.

Thursday, 10/31: 2.2

Today we discussed:

1. What various characters believe to be the cause of Hamlet's madness
2. An overview of 2.2
3. Six aspects of 2.2 in depth

Absent people:

Homework:

1. Read and annotate the next soliloquy. Follow the directions on the assignment, but feel free to add other annotations while you read. We'll do more work with this on Monday.
2. Act 2 Fever Chart entry is due in Teams by Monday, 11/4, at 11:59 pm.

10/29: Act 1 Quiz, Start Act 2

Today we took a quiz and then discussed Act 1, Scene 2.

We watched and discussed this version of the Polonius/Reynaldo scene, and this version of the Ophelia affrighted scene.

Homework: Read this summary of Act 2, Scene 2. There is a LOT going on here, make sure you have a basic understanding so we can work with this next class. If you didn't finish this assignment in class, do this, too. (Olivia, you have been assigned Polonius.)

10/25: Finish Act 5

We performed the ghost's description of how King Hamlet dies. Make sure you understand what is said in this speech.

Homework:

1. 2.2 work in Teams due by 10/29 at 8 am
2. Fever chart quotes due in Teams by 10/29 at 11:59 pm

Wednesday, 10/23: Purgatory, Juxtaposition, Syntax

Today we had a lengthy discussion about purgatory, what it is, and how the concept creates Hamlet's great dilemma. Make sure you have read the links on the previous entry about purgatory!

We then defined and discussed juxtaposition and syntax. Make sure you know and understand the definitions for these terms.

Homework: Complete this assignment. You do not need to read more of the scenes than is in this document (unless you want to!).

Monday, 10/21: 1.2-1.4 Hamlet

To get today's PowerPoint, please go to TEAMS and open it there.

How to get to Teams: 
Go to office.com
Login using [whatever your username is for ISD computers]@issaquah.wednet.edu
Your password is whatever you use to login to an ISD computer
Click on the blue T for Teams
Go to the Hamlet channel and find today's PowerPoint.

Homework:

• Purgatory Reading (make sure you can answer the questions at the end, but you don't need to actually write down the answers)
• Read this about ghosts (just read it and think about it)
• Act 1, Scene 5 vocabulary HW (you can draw this chart on notebook paper if that's easier)

Reminder: Fever chart entry for Act 1 is due Monday, 10/28, to TEAMS (not turnitin).

Thursday, 10/17: Hamlet 1.2

Reading: Doubling Language (absent people will need to get a hard copy of this in the classroom)

Terminology: Aside, Soliloquy, Allusion

1.2

• Setting: Hamlet's castle is named Elsinore
• Character: Claudius
• Watch this video
• Reread Claudius's speech (1.2.1-39)
• Answer the questions
• Hamlet's First Soliloquy

Homework due Monday, 10/21: Read and annotate 1.3-1.4 and Hamlet's first soliloquy. I will be grading the annotations. Please be thorough. Follow the directions on each page. Do not use a highlighter.

Week of 10/7: Essay Writing + Hamlet

Monday, 10/7:

1. We reviewed the essay assignment and the difference between the Q2 and Q3 rubrics. We then discussed some writing reminders.
2. We checked out Hamlet books.
3. Students had time to start work on the unit check on the College Board site. You must have this completed by Tuesday, October 15 at 11:59 pm. The site will allow you to close out and return to your work later.

Wednesday, 10/9:

1. We reviewed how to write body paragraphs.
2. We discussed tips for how to read Shakespeare.
3. We played Hamlet musical chairs and practiced interpreting the quotes in order to make inferences about the characters, events, and conflicts of Act 1.
4. Homework: read Hamlet Act 1, Scenes 1-2, and complete a QRQ (Quote, Response, Question).

Friday, 10/11:

1. We reviewed writing conclusions and MLA formatting. Remember that your essay is due Saturday, 10/12, to turnitin.com by 11:59 pm.
2. One actor's thoughts on Hamlet (skip the video to 3:45).
3. We reviewed the Fever Chart assignment that will cover the entire play. If you were absent, it's important you review the requirements of this assignment!
4. We wrapped up our discussion of tips for reading Shakespeare and reread the beginning of the play together.
5. We then transitioned into discussion questions.
6. We made sure we understand the Fortinbras conflict.
7. Homework: read Hamlet Act 1, Scene 3, and complete a QRQ (Quote, Response, Question). And don't forget your essay is due Saturday, 10/12, by 11:59 pm to turnitin.com.

Thursday, 10/3: "Birthday Party" discussion + thesis statement workshop

You will need this template to participate in the thesis statement workshop.


UPDATE:

Today we had fantastic silent discussions about "The Birthday Party." If you were absent, you will need to complete the alternate assignment to make up the missing points.

We then peer reviewed thesis statements, but unfortunately we didn't quite finish. Here are the steps, starting from the beginning for absent people, and continuing for all of us:

1. Go to peergrade.io/join and join our class. The code is SQBDH3.
2. Then use the link above and type your thesis statement into the template. You will need to download the template before it will let you type in it. Color code your thesis statement. 
3. Go back to peergrade and upload your thesis statement.
4. Get to work providing feedback for your peers. COMPLETE PEER FEEDBACK BY 3 PM ON FRIDAY.
5. Only a couple people finished providing feedback in class. If you didn't finish, I need you to log back in to peergrade and attempt to finish. If it won't let you, please tell me so I know. If it will let you, great. If no one contacts me with issues, I'm going to assume there were no tech issues and you all successfully finished providing feedback (and of course I'll be able to see this on my end).
6. After providing feedback, read the feedback you received. Check back after 3 pm on Friday so you see all the feedback you were given. Remember to take the feedback with an open mind and a grain of salt. Consider all ideas, but remember not all suggestions are good ones. Use your own critical thinking to help you decide if you should take all the suggestions.
7. Revise your thesis statement based on the feedback you received.
8. Review this document with tips about how to format your essay. We will discuss this further on Monday.
9. Review the rubric. (link updated 10/3 at 8:30 pm)
10. Start drafting your essay. We will discuss the essay assignment further on Monday, but if you want to get a jump on it, I suggest you start working on it. It will be due next week.
11. Join our class on turnitin.com. I will send the code and password on Remind. If you haven't joined our class on Remind, ask a friend from class to share this information with you.

Tuesday, 10/1: Narrative Structure

Today we reviewed various kinds of narrative structure (Freytag's pyramid, in media res, flashback, framing, stream of consciousness, epistolary). If you were absent, you will need to get notes from a classmate.

Homework:

1. Read the essay prompt.
2. Read "The Birthday Party" by Katharine Brush.
3. Develop a theme statement.
4. Develop a thesis statement.
5. Bring this work to class on Thursday and be ready to workshop it.

Friday, 9/27: Thesis Statements

We spent a lot of time working on thesis statements today.

Here is the PowerPoint for reference.

Write your new and improved thesis statement.

Then complete the reflection. Here are the questions from the board...
Please write a reflection of this writing process. Some questions to consider while writing include:

• How did this process work for you? Where were you confused? Where were you successful?
• How much did your thesis statement change from the original draft to the final draft? What did you learn about what you need to add/delete?
• Based on your thesis statement, how much do you imagine the rest of your outline would change? Why? (Please note: you are not actually writing a response to this prompt. We are just practicing thesis statements.)

This work is due at the beginning of class on Tuesday.

Wednesday, 9/25: POV

Today we:

1. Discussed POV in "Girl" 
2. Took notes on POV

Homework:

• Analyze Curious Incident excerpt and answer the questions on the back. 
• Analyze an AP prompt Create an outline for an essay including a thesis statement and the text evidence you would use in the essay.
• Be prepared to turn this work in at the beginning of class on Friday.
• If you were absent, you need to get this work from the absent work binder.

Monday, 9/23: "Yellow Wallpaper" Character and Setting

Today we completed quick writes and then specifically discussed character and setting in "The Yellow Wallpaper." If you were absent, you need to complete the quick writes in the link. In order to make up for the discussion you missed, your quick writes must be quite thorough. Make sure you include a few quotes in your writing. Point to specific parts of the text in your analysis.

At the end of class, we turned in the quick writes, the jigsaw work from last week, and annotated stories.

Homework:

1. Read and annotate "Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid.
2. Sign up for AP Lit through the College Board. Use the join code provided in class. I can't put this information online, so if you were absent or you lost it, access the group chat you've set up for yourselves.
3. Optional reading: "Boy"

Thursday, 9/19: "The Yellow Wallpaper" Background Study

Click here to access the document. Students who are on the field trip need to follow the directions for absent people.

After completing the background study, you will need to use this document to go back and add to your annotations directly on your story.

You can find the story here.

Be prepared for a whole class discussion of the story on Monday.

Monday, September 9, 2019: Setting

Today we focused heavily on the role of setting in stories.

If you were absent, you will want to get find a trusted classmate and get notes from him/her.

Homework: read and annotate "The Flowers" by Alice Walker