Monday, April 30, 2012

Senior English--5/3/2012 & 5/4/2012

Jump Off
--Come up to the front table and take your "Study Buddy" questions back from Mr. Martin.  You have the first ten minutes of class to continue responding to questions--feel free to use any of the available aids!

S. the C. -- agenda/rationale/HW, activity continuation directions

Activity -- Act V, scene i "Study Buddy"--Achieving Mastery (cont.)
--view Act V, scene i of Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet--respond to questions and/or add to responses
--find a "study buddy"--report pairings to Mr. Martin
--engage in partner discussions--what could/should this "look like"?
--turn in one packet per partnership for scoring

Transition -- packets in/study guide up (optional)

Film -- Act VI, scene ii (The End!) of Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet
--finish mindfully viewing the film as preparation for end-of-play assessment
*follow along in the text itself
*take notes (e.g., take note of confusing aspects to "check on" with study aids outside of class; look for significant passages; what else?!)
*respond to study guide questions/prompts
*evaluate how the film version interprets Shakespeare's source text

Closure -- Wrap-up Discussion (if time)




HW
--ACE classes--Culminating Assignment--Part 1 is due by the end of the day tomorrow (Friday, May 4th)!
--BDF classes--Culminating Assignment--Part 1 is due by the end of the day today (Friday, May 4th)!
--Work on mastering William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Hamlet--the end-of-play assessment will take place next week
--BRING YOUR VOCABULARY BOOK NEXT CLASS