1/30/09

Friday, January 30th

*View _Hamlet_ through III.ii
*Meanwhile, check Scene Summaries through III.i
*HW: Act II Multi-genre Responses (Letters) Due MONDAY

*OBJECTIVE: Compare, contrast, analyze, and evaluate connections between text and text.

Thursday, January 29th

*Read _Hamlet_ through III.i
*Act II Multi-genre Response (Letters) NOW DUE MONDAY
*HW: Update Scene Summaries; Act II Multi-genre Response

*OBJECTIVE: Utilize strategies to monitor comprehension while reading

Wednesday, January 28th

*Snow Day

Tuesday, January 27th

*Snow Day

Monday, January 26th

*Sub
*View _Hamlet_ through Act II
*Time to work on assignments in packet and multi-genre responses

1/23/09

Friday, January 23rd

*Collect Interviews
*Finish Reading Act II
*Info: Multi-genre Responses for Act II
*Dr. Suesspeare?
*View Act II through _____________
*HW: Update scene summaries
---Letters Due Wednesday

*OBJECTIVE: During reading, utilize strategies to monitor comprehension.

1/21/09

Thursday, January 22nd

*Questions about interviews?
---DUE TOMORROW
*Read _Hamlet_ through II.i (and part of II.ii)
*HW: Update scene summaries; Finish Interview


*OBJECTIVE: During reading, utilize strategies to monitor comprehension.

Wednesday, January 21st

*View Act I of Zeffirelli adaptation
*Meanwhile: Check scene summaries.
*Discuss: Compare/Contrast the two adaptations. Setting? Casting? Pace? Faithfulness to the original? Which do you prefer? Why?

*HW: Interview due Friday, 1/23/09

*OBJECTIVE: Compare, contrast, analyze, and evaluate connections between text and text.

1/16/09

Tuesday, January 20th

*Finish Reading I.v
*Info: Multi-genre Responses
*"Research": Conventions of the Interview

*HW: Scene Summaries through I.v
---Interview due this Friday, 1/23

OBJECTIVE: Apply a writing process to write effectively in various forms and types of writing.

Friday, January 16th

*Alumni Panel

*HW: Scene Summaries through I.iv
-----Hamlet Character Analysis?

1/15/09

Thursday, January 15th

*Vocab Quiz
*Read _Hamlet_ through I.iv (and part of I.v)

**OBJECTIVE: During reading, utilize strategies to monitor comprehension.

1/14/09

Wednesday, January 14th

*QUIZ IS NOW THURSDAY, TOMORROW!!!
*View through I.ii
*(Meanwhile) check scene summary pages
*Discuss film: What do you notice that was NOT in the Shakespeare? Is this how you imagined it? Casting? Setting? If you were director, what might you do differently?

*OBJECTIVE: Compare, contrast, analyze and evaluate connections between texts.

1/13/09

Tuesday, January 13th

*Continue Reading _Hamlet_ through I.ii
*HW: Update scene summary page
*VOCAB QUIZ: FRIDAY!

*OBJECTIVE: During reading, utilize strategies to monitor comprehension.

1/12/09

Monday, January 12th

*WEDNESDAY: VOCAB QUIZ
---matching & fill-in-the-blank
*Check out books
*Info: Hamlet packet & HOW we'll read the play
*Assign Parts & Read Through I.1.78
*All hours but 1st: Essay Conferences

*OBJECTIVE: Apply post-reading skills to summarize text.

1/9/09

Friday, January 9th

*5 min: Arrange details with your group.
*Present research

*OBJECTIVE: Locate and use multiple primary and secondary sources to select relevant and credible information

1/8/09

Thursday, January 8th

*Research in Library

*Objective: Locate and use multiple primary and secondary sources to select relevant and credible information.

1/7/09

Wednesday, January 7th

*Simpsons' _Hamlet_
---Summarize major events
*Info: Quick & Dirty Research
---make groups
---assign topics
---discuss "plan-of-attack" for tomorrow
---PRESENTATIONS FRIDAY
*Return _Gray_ Essays
--C's & Below: Mandatory Conference, 10pts
--Anyone else is invited, of course.
--Keep _DG_ essay handy over the next couple of weeks.

*OBJECTIVE: Develop an appropriate research plan to guide investigation and research.

1/5/09

Tuesday, January 6th

Snow Day