Monday, March 5, 2012

Senior English--3/6/2012 & 3/7/2012

Jump Off -- Please pick up the half-sheet from the front table.  Read both the directions and the questions.

S. the C. -- agenda/rationale/HW

Instruction -- Beginning the Play...Unconventionally
--mindfully view Act III, scene iv (the climax!) of Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet
--finish completing the half-sheet questions as preparation for discussion

Transition -- show students "Discussion Contribution Rating Scale" and discuss its purpose, form a circle

Discussion -- The Lion King/Hamlet
--finish discussing The Lion King as per note cards, song lyric packets, and discussion preparation sheets
--discuss the climax of Hamlet as per half-sheet, additional queries, etc.
*Mr. Martin will be assessing discussion as per the "Discussion Contribution Rating Scale"
--preview the unit as a whole and the agenda for next class

Transition -- re-row desks, give directions for "34 Second Hamlet"

Teambuilder -- 34 Second Hamlet
--form "acting troupes"
--practice
--performances

HW
--next class, come in prepared to explicate, discuss, and view/analyze The Tragedy of Hamlet