Tuesday

• Local Scholarships: The counseling department presented the new procedure for applying for local scholarships. Here is the link to their presentation. The application opened YESTERDAY.

• SENIOR EVENT DATES

• Hamlet: 
• Act III Study Guide
• In-class assignment: Notes on III, 3-4
• TWITTER HAMLET IS HERE! Rules & Regs for the assignment are here; see me for your class' characters and login info.
• HW due Thurs. 3/1/18: Read and annotate Act III, scene 4. Come to class with a paragraph explaining your theory about why Act III is the climax of the play.
• HW due Wed. 3/7/18: TEST on Series 4 Shakespeare Background videos
• Google folder
• YouTube Playlist

STUDY TECHNIQUES TO EXPLORE

Open the STUDY TIPS RESOURCES Google Doc here

You will find:

• YouTube channels to watch for study ideas
• Free resources like downloadable books on study ideas
• How to create effective study groups
• What to do in study groups
• How to use what we know about brain research to study more efficiently

Friday

• Local Scholarships: The counseling department presented the new procedure for applying for local scholarships. Here is the link to their presentation. The application opens Monday 2/26/18.

• SENIOR EVENT DATES

• Hamlet: 
• TEST for Series 3 of Shakespeare Background videos
• Act III Study Guide
• We watched the next segment of the Zefirelli Hamlet. You can watch it here (we left off right after Claudius stops the play).
• TWITTER HAMLET IS HERE! Rules & Regs for the assignment are here; see me for your class' characters and login info.
• HW due Tues. 2/27/18: Finish reading and annotating Act III, scene 2.

Wednesday

• Local Scholarships: The counseling department presented the new procedure for applying for local scholarships. Here is the link to their presentation. The application opens Monday 2/26/18.

• SENIOR EVENT DATES

• Hamlet: 
• Act III Study Guide
• Assignments turned in: 
• Annotation & questions for "To Be or Not To Be" soliloquy. 
• Complete "Director's Notes" Assignment for "To Be"
• In-class discussion: Analysis of "To Be or Not to Be" performances. Watch the versions of the soliloquy here.
• HW due Fri. 2/23/18: 
• Watch and take notes on Shakespeare Background Series 3 videos. Test will be Fri. 2/23/18 and will include information learned in Series 1 & 2.
• Series 3 in Google folder
• Series 3 on YouTube
• Answer keys for previous tests: Series 1       Series 2
• Read and annotate Act III, scene 2 to line 270.

Monday

• Local Scholarships: The counseling department presented the new procedure for applying for local scholarships. Here is the link to their presentation. The application opens Monday 2/26/18.

• Hamlet: 
• Act III Study Guide
• Discussion / notes of Act III, scene 1
• In-class assignment: Annotation & questions for "To Be or Not To Be" soliloquy. Responses to questions were turned in.
• HW due Wed. 2/21/18: Complete "Director's Notes" Assignment for "To Be"
• HW due Fri. 2/23/18: Watch and take notes on Shakespeare Background Series 3 videos. Test will be Fri. 2/23/18 and will include information learned in Series 1 & 2.
• Series 3 in Google folder
• Series 3 on YouTube

Thursday

• In-class assignment: Hamlet Rising Action Essay We turned in a complete draft along with all of the brainstorming / planning for this essay. If you were absent today, complete and turn this in ASAP.
• Homework turned in: Hamlet Cause / Effect chart
• HW due Mon. 2/19/18: Read and annotate Act III, scene 1. This is a big one! 
• Online text
• Study guide
• HW due Fri. 2/23/18: Watch and take notes on Shakespeare Background Series 3 videos. Test will be Fri. 2/23/18.
• Series 3 in Google folder
• Series 3 on YouTube

Tuesday

Hamlet

• TEST: Shakespeare Background Series 2
• Q&A: Act II
• In-class assignment: Rising Action Essay If you were absent today, complete and turn this in ASAP.
• HW due Thurs. 2/15/18: Hamlet Cause / Effect chart
• HW due Fri. 2/23/18: Watch and take notes on Shakespeare Background Series 3 videos. Test will be Fri. 2/23/18.
• Series 3 in Google folder
• Series 3 on YouTube

Friday

** I was absent from class today, but I DO plan to be back for after school wall painting! Please come and help. **

• Hamlet
• In-class assignment: Text annotation guidesheet for II, 2.
• Here are some resources about Hecuba and Pyrrhus:
• Pyrrhus background + questions
• Priam encyclopedia entry
• HW due Tues. 2/13/18:
• Finish reading all of Act II using the annotation guidesheet from today.
• TEST on series 2 of Shakespeare background video 2/13/18. Also, make sure you study series 1 because there will be questions from that series on the test as well.

• $$ Opportunity-- Barnes & Noble contest. MY FAVORITE TEACHER ESSAY / POEM / LETTER for $500 and a Nook. If you want to participate, the deadline is Feb. 28. See me.

Wednesday

• Hamlet
• Quiz: Make up ASAP if you were absent
• II, 2, part 1 acting w/ notes
• HW due Fri. 2/9/18: Read and annotate Act II, scene 2, part 2 (p. 42-51). 
• HW due Tues. 2/13/18 (new date): Watch Shakespeare background videos for series 2 and take notes. Make sure to also study series 1 as there will be some questions from those videos as well. TEST will be Tuesday the 13th.
• Series 2, Google drive folder
• Series 2, YouTube playlist

Friday

• Hamlet
• In-class assignment: Guided notetaking for II, 1.
• HW due Wed. 2/7/18: Read and annotate Act II, scene 2, part 1 (p. 36-42). Focus on proving or disproving each of the following statements:
• A significant amount of time has passed since Act I.
• Polonius is a sycophant.
• Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are true friends to Hamlet.
• HW due Fri. 2/9/18: Watch Shakespeare background videos for series 2 and take notes. TEST will be Friday the 9th.
• Series 2, Google drive folder
• Series 2, YouTube playlist