Period 1--AP 30
The students continued work on their three assignments that are due before the Easter Break.
Period 2--Pre-AP 20
We continued with Othello but I prefaced it by discussing some of the content of the story. This is considered one of Shakespeare's "dirtiest" plays, so we spent some time talking about the content and Shakespeare's purpose in including these racy comments and puns. We connected it to modern media today and the audience for the media. It is important for students, particularly, to develop viewing skills that include examining the purpose of media, its effect on society, and their own "threshold" for the content. Once this discussion was over, we tabled it and continued to read Act II, scene ii and iii. We didn't quite finish scene iii, but had a lot of fun imagining Cassio's drunken reactions to Iago's machinations.
Period 3--ELA A 30
We took a new short story today that dealt with Canadian humour. First, we discussed what we think the standard Canadian humour might be. The class decided that Canadians are generally self-deprecating and have a dry, sarcastic humour. We also reminisced about how we react when those from other countries make assumptions about Canadians based on popular stereotypes--many play along, a few correct the stereotype, and lots just uncomfortably endure it! This story deals with a couple of Canadian women in the 1930s who are stuck on a train with some rude companions and they spin a tale of bear-eating, kilt-wearing, Canadians with good teeth due to State Dental Police! Needless to say, the women in "We Have to Sit Opposite" feel very guilty about spinning this tale, and then promptly try to avoid the conflict they created--very Canadian!
Period 4--Pre-AP 10
We continued our study of "The Lady of Shalott" by re-examining each part of the poem by looking for imagery, anaphora, and structure. We cut through the poem quite well and just finished it at the end of the class. We will tie it all up tomorow by looking at a power point with some specific information about the poem, some illustrations, as well as an exit slip to determine whether the Lady of Shalott did the right thing by leaving her tower or not.
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