Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Senior English--4/4/2012

Block 1

HOOKED ON BOOKS!

Continue reading or other work?

HW
--Enjoy Spring Break!
--Master Act III of Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Hamlet--be prepared at any time for an assessment of your knowledge and understanding regarding unit elements
--BRING YOUR VOCABULARY BOOK NEXT CLASS

Block 2

Jump Off 
--Take out your passage from last class (small piece of paper--from Act III of The Tragedy of Hamlet). 

S. the C. -- agenda/rationale/HW, reminder of directions for passage work (consider what is being said [explicate], the context in which the passage exists, and why the passage is significant)

Film -- Finish Viewing Act III of Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet 
--following the film, take a few more minutes to finish up passage work as preparation for discussion

Discussion -- The Tragedy of Hamlet Act III
--student-generated topics (Post-Its, notes, study guides, etc.), significant passages, evaluation of Branagh's film, etc.
Mr. Martin will be assessing discussion via the "Discussion Contribution Rating Scale"

Closure -- Key Learning

HOOKED ON BOOKS!

HW
--Enjoy Spring Break!
--Master Act III of Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Hamlet--be prepared at any time for an assessment of your knowledge and understanding regarding unit elements
--BRING YOUR VOCABULARY BOOK NEXT CLASS