Period 6: Agenda for weeks of 12.14.09 - 12.21.09

Don't forget Tuesdays from 2:15 - 3:30--writing workshop with Mr. Maney and myself. Use the time to rewrite essays, finish missing work, get help on upcoming assignments, make use of computers, etc...

Class Agenda: You are responsible for anything that you miss in class.

12.14.09: Hamlet Act 3, Scene 2.
12.15.09: no class due to rotation.
12.16.09: Hamlet Act 3, Scenes 3.
12.17.09: Hamlet Act 3, Scenes 4.
12.18.09: Poetry Out Loud, selection of poems and assignment description. Practice.

12.21.09: continued practice.
12.22.09: Poetry Out Loud performances due.
12.23.09: 2/3 of Independent reading book needs to be finished before break.

Independent Reading Books to be finished on the day you return from break.

Period 2: Agenda for weeks of 12.14.09 - 12.21.09

Don't forget Tuesdays from 2:15 - 3:30--writing workshop with Mr. Maney and myself. Use the time to rewrite essays, finish missing work, get help on upcoming assignments, make use of computers, etc...

Class Agenda: You are responsible for anything that you miss in class.

12.14.09: Hamlet Act 3, Scene 1.
12.15.09: Hamlet Act 3, Scene 2.
12.16.09: Hamlet Act 3, Scenes 3-4.
12.17.09: Poetry Out Loud, selection of poems and assignment description. Practice.
12.18.09: continued practice.

12.21.09: no class due to rotation.
12.22.09: Poetry Out Loud performances due.
12.23.09: 2/3 of Independent reading book needs to be finished before break.

Independent Reading Books to be finished on the day you return from break.

Reminder for December 11th, 2009

Avinash Veeraraghavan

Total Internal Recall

Print componentDigital print on Arches textured paper3.5' x 4.6'2008

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1/3 of your Independent Reading book (1st person narrator) is to be read by classtime on December 11th, 2009.

In class, I will give you two notebook entry topics (that will require your knowledge of the book), which you will complete and turn in at the end of class for a grade.

While you are completing this assignment, I will be grading your Reader's Notebooks, which should include:

3 entries on your Independent Reading book:

• How the book opens. (The choices the author made to begin the book and the effects these choices had.) Don't be afraid to come back to this moment after you have read 1/3 of your book and add to your initial impressions.
• a passage (about a half a page) which you can use to explain your narrator in terms of characterization.
• a passage that struck you becuase of either the tone or the style of writing.

Hamlet Act 2 notebook:

• Class notes (Don't forget to go back and add summaries & impressions of class notes)
• Act 2: 1: an entry on characterization for Plonius, Laertes, Hamlet, or Ophelia
• Act 2: 2: Three D.J.s on significant moments from daily class notes.

Here's the link to Reader's Notebook ideas and Rubric.

Hamlet Act 1 Paper Assignment & Requirements

Your final draft of the following four paper options (see four posts below) will be due in class on December 1st. If you do not turn your paper in on time and complete, you will be forced to stay after school to finish until complete. Please plan accordingly--you have more than a week to complete this paper & it is a major grade for 2nd quarter.

In order to facilitate your ability to turn your paper in on time, I will have writing workshops scheduled for class time on Tuesday November 24th & Monday November 30th. It is your responsibility to make sure you can make use of this time.

Also, as you all know, I get to school early and leave late. You are also free to use the computers in my room any period except for period 3 (as long as you schedule with me ahead of time.)

Format Requirements:

Type the following in the upper left (not in the header) of the first page:
Your Name
My Name (Please spell it correctly.)
English 12 CP, Period _
Due Date

Page Setup:

• 1 inch margins
• Insert page numbers, top right. Click box to not show number on first page. Add your last name to header with page number and align right.
• Center title on first page.

Format:

• Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, align left, double-spaced.
• Staple rough drafts to back.
• Staple Scoring Guide to front. No scoring guide = no comments. Click here to find Scoring guide.
  

I will not accept papers until / unless all the above requirements are met.

Option 1: Hamlet's view of women

You have until Monday 12.2.09 to complete this assignment. It is to be typed in 12pt font, Times New Roman, and 2bl spaced.

It is worth 100 points and will be graded with the APE Rubric.

Objective: Develop your own thesis based on the following prompt:

• How would you characterize Hamlet's view of women in Act 1? Explain why. Then explain how this characterization illuminates theme.

Hint: In order to develop characterization thoroughly, make sure you include specific textual evidence and explain how this textual evidence influences your perception of his character. Then explain how this could relate to theme. If you do this well, every paragraph should address these concerns.

You should make sure to develop a sophisticated thesis. It should be about 1,000 words (use your best judgment in either direction--this is a recommendation, not a requirement. It should be as long as it takes to develop your thesis.)