Vacation Reading

With the exam quickly approaching we need to make use of all of our time out of class. You have two hours of homework over vacation. 

I´m asking you all to read the short story ¨Bartleby the Scrivener¨ by Herman Melville. I have paper copies available in class; however, if you have some sort of tablet reader (Kindle or iPad) you can download a copy for free. 

If you'd like to listen to the short story while reading (which I suggest) you can find the audio here. 

On our first day back we'll have a multiple choice exam and timed writing exam on the story. 

Reminder Task 3 and Summative Hamlet Scene

Please remember that I will be assessing your ability to deliver your lines (a mixture of memorization and understanding) Task 3 and in addition we will be filming our scenes next class. I highly recommend you prepare well for both of these tasks.

Bartleby Practice Quiz

You can find the "Bartleby the Scrivener" Practice Quiz here. 

Missing Books

We´re still missing some books.

1 copy of Drown
1 copy of Drifting House
1 copy of Krik Krak

Fencing Anyone?

I don´t know about you, but I´m seriously considering fencing classes after V.ii of Hamlet.

Previous Green Screen Adaptations of Hamlet

Re-take of make-up Poetry Quiz

For those that scored 2 or less, or have not made-up the last Poetry Quiz yet, you may re-take the Poetry Quiz next Wednesday afterschool. It´s imperative you make it, so you can get feedback before break.

It will be on ¨The Female Philosopher¨ by Charlotte Dacre.

assonance
oxymoron
hyperbole 
onomaetoepoeia


stoic
dreary
langour

Tips for Our Upcoming Summative Assessments

Remember we'll have two summative assessments next week that our formative assignments have been leading to: a timed writing essay and a filmed scene.

Here are the rubrics for both:
Hamlet Timed Writing Rubric
Hamlet Scene Rubric

The writing will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday. Our performances will take place the last day of class.

Your last formative feedback will be your close reading for writing and your Task 3 completion for performing.

Should you wish to study over this weekend I suggest: watching an entire production of Hamlet from beginning to end; practicing with your group if possible, or at least rehearsing lines with a friend, and reading this essay about the possible meanings of the end of Hamlet.

Hamlet Close Reading (formative)

You must complete one close reading of a section of Hamlet for this Friday. I suggest choosing a section that you´ve previously reflected on in a scrapbook entry. This will be a formative grade. It must be posted on your blog by the time we have class on Friday.

Here is the rubric. 

Our Literary Discussion Rubric

You can find our rubric here to grade yourself on a post-it.

Read ¨Gertrude Talks Back¨

You can read it here. 

Lit Discussion and Close Reading Next Week

Next week we'll have a graded literary discussion of a soliloquy from Hamlet. In your discussion you should be thinking about:

metaphor
enjambment
caesura
full stop
stress
alliteration

You should also use the verbs for literary analysis listed on this sheet. You may want to study them.
As usual you should be able to link these devices to the meaning of the work (form-content).

In addition we'll be having a formative assessment of a close reading of lines of your choosing. The close reading will be roughly one paragraph. We will also be assessing your use of said vocabulary.

Hamlet Scene Assignments

You can find your scene assignment here. 

Be sure to bring in photocopies of your script for next class.