Monday, October 1, 2018

• No Name Papers
• Last Day to Submit Lake/Makeup/Absent Work 10/11/18
• Unused bathroom passes must be turned in Thursday
• Review Act I Quiz
• Discuss Act III, Scene II

Journal: Describe Hamlet's treatment of his mother during the play.  What does she mean by, "The lady doth protest too much, me thinks."

Friday, September 28, 2018

Pep Assembly

Discuss Act III, Scene II

View Scenes III and IV (20 minutes)

Complete Study Guide

Quiz and Act III Study Guide due Tuesday, Oct 2

Journal: Which celebrity would you choose to share a pizza with? Explain.

Thursday, September 27, 2018

Characteristics of a Tragedy
To Be or Not To Be Due at start of class

View and Discuss Act III, Scene II (20 minutes)

Journal: Someone you love deeply is brutally murdered and you know the identity of the murderer, who unfortunately is acquitted of the crime. You wanted to let the "system" do its job but it failed. Would you seek revenge? Explain your rationale for your choice.

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Complete To Be or Not To Be Worksheet- Due tomorrow

Discuss Act III, Scene I

Journal: Is Hamlet still pretending to be crazy or is his behavior indicative of something more? Explain.

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Parent Conferences 4-7 pm

Collect Brevity/Start of Class
Plotting the Plot

Billy Madison

House of Shakespeare

Hamlet Terminator

View and Discuss Act III, Scene I ( 12 minutes)

Assign Act III Study Guide
Assign To Be Activity - Due Wednesday at beginning of class

Journal: What is the best way to break up with someone? Explain why?

Week Eight/Homecoming Week

Monday, September 24, 2018

Welcome Back
Groups Quiz - Hamlet Acts I and II
Assign Brevity Activity - due TOMORROW 
at start of class
Journal: Write a six-word  poem about your Fall Recess

Tuesday, September 18, 2018 

Discuss Act II
Complete Study Guide

Be prepared for a fun 
QUIZ on Monday 9/24
on Acts I and II

Monday, September 17, 2018

View Act II
Assign Act II Study Guide
No Journal This Week

Friday, September 14, 2018

 Thank you Jacob

Thank You Miles

Act I Quiz
Act I Study Guide Due
Journals Due

Journal: Deception is a major theme of the play. What are some examples of characters deceiving others?

Mexican Independence Day - Viva!

Thursday, September 13, 2018

Discuss Act I, Scenes IV & V
Cambio Hamlet Recap
Journal: What is Hamlet's second suicidal ideation in Act I, Scene V?  What is is reasoning?

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Ghost Theories:
Hallucination
Spirit Has Unfinished Business
A Portent or Omen
Returned by Divine Permission
Devil Disguised as the Dead

View Act I, Scene IV & V

Complete Study Guide

Journal: Explain Hamlet's suicidal ideation in Act I, Scene II.

What is his argument against suicide?

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Discuss Hamlet Act I, Scene III

Collect Polonius Paraphrase

Journal: What would you do if you parents forbade you to see your BF/GF? How important is it to you to have your family's blessing when you marry? 

Monday, September 10, 2018

Fall Recess

No School

Friday, September 7, 2018

Discuss Hamlet Act I Scenes II 
Watch Scene III
Polonius Paraphrase  pg. 43 lines 55-81
Journals

Thursday, September 6, 2018

Hamlet Act I, Scene II  (10 min)
Work on Study Guide
Journal:  How soon after becoming widowed is it appropriate to remarry?

Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Characteristics of a Tragedy
Ghost Theories
Hamlet Act I, Scene I (10 min)
Assign Act I Study Guide

Journal: Do you believe in ghosts? Write about a supernatural experience you have had or that someone close to you has experienced.

Tuesday, September 4, 2018

District Assessment - Writing

Monday, September 3, 2018

Labor Day

No School