1/30/08

Thursday, January 31st

*Look @ the prompt
*"What the play has to say" = theme = the play's underlying message
*4 groups, each one assigned a prompt
*15 minutes: Brainstorm and list any events, scenes, characters, conflicts, etc. that are relevant to that topic.
*10 minutes: Brainstorm and list the play's themes that relate to your group's topic.

*Make today's work legible. I'm going to compile it, reproduce it, and distribute it to my classes.

Wednesday, January 30th

*View end of _Hamlet_

1/29/08

Tuesday, January 29th

*Collect Hamlet Character Analysis & Soliloquy Paraphrase
*Read end of play

Monday, January 28th

*Sub
*Finish reading _Hamlet_, Quiz tomorrow

1/25/08

Friday, January 25th

*Read to last bit of V.1
*Character Analysis & Soliloquy Paraphrase due 1/29

Thursday, January 24th

*View through IV.6

1/22/08

Wednesday, January 23rd

*Read through IV.6

Tuesday, January 22nd

*Read on through Act III
*View III.3-4

1/17/08

Friday, January 18th

*Finish Reading III.2
*View III1-2

Thursday, January 17th

*Read/discuss III.1-2

1/15/08

Wednesday, January 16th

*Hamlet packet work-day.

1/14/08

Tuesday, January 15th

*Finish Reading Act II
*View Act II

1/11/08

Monday, January 14th

*Questions about act 1?
*Read & Discuss through part of Act II

1/10/08

Friday, January 11th

*View _Hamlet_ through Act 1: What do you notice about this director's (Franco Zeffirelli's) interpretation of the play? Gibson's Hamlet?

1/9/08

Thursday, January 10th

*Check scene summaries
*Read & discuss through Act I

*HW: Update scene summaries

1/8/08

Wednesday, January 9th

*Alumni Panel--all hours (but 4c5b only goes during 5b)

1/7/08

Tuesday, January 8th

*Read & Discuss through I.2

*HW: Update Scene Summaries.

1/4/08

Monday, January 7th

*Seating Charts, Collect Friday's Responses
*Timed Write--3 minutes, share
*View _Simpsons'_ Hamlet
*Checkout Books
*Look over _Hamlet_ packet
*Info: How we'll read Shakespeare
*Read 1.1

1/3/08

Friday, January 4th

*Preliminary Small Group Discussions: 1 page, two supporting examples (general or specific)

1/2/08

Thursday, January 3rd

*_DG_ essays?
*Quick Question: How many of you have or have had Shakespeare (the class)?
*First Semester Survey