Period 1--AP 20
We did the next sheet in our 2 minute math PLT work.
Back on track with Othello! We finished reading the rest of Act I of the play, paying particular attention to characters and their opinions of other characters in the plays. Iago remains an enigmatic figure at this point, but certainly fascinating. I handed out their options for writing with this. They have about 20 different topics of which they must choose 3 and write a "take" or a smaller-scale essay (no more than 2 pages). We just finished going through them and the bell rang. On tomorrow's agenda, we will analyze Iago's soliloquy.
Period 2--AP 30
We did the next sheet in our 2 minute math PLT work.
Mr. Farrell continued with the "Miller's Tale" analysis. We examined similar characters to to those on the pilgrimage while Mr. Farrell helped the kids annotate the tale itself. They had to orally read sections of the passage and then were required to annotate a passage and answer some questions to be handed in for the end of class.
Period 3--AP 10
We compared and contrasted reading pros and cons with auditory pros and cons to start the class. Then, we switched gears to FINALLY get a chance to view the last chapter of the novel visually through the movie, Of Mice and Men. We watched it through once to look at the pros and cons of viewing, and then we started to examine the clip in more detail. We paid particular attention to the concept of juxtaposition as we viewed. The further we went in and examined such concepts as lighting, pacing, levels, tone, dialogue, sound, etc., the students were able to see just how rich this small passage in the movie is and how all these elements work together to create tension in the viewer.
Period 4--History 10
The students continued with the reading of the English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution handout. We finished with the Tudor kings and queens and have started in on the Stuarts. Tomorrow, we'll be tackling the English civil war.
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