See you next Saturday!

Understanding Your Scene from Richard II

For next class, you must complete the work we began today. You should spend time annotating, working through editor's notes, finding any versions online to watch -- basically using all tools at your disposal for a formative assessment next class. In this assessment I'll ask you a few questions about the scene itself. You'll need your script for this exam. 

A 4 means that you can understand nearly every phrase or word in the scene.

A 3 means that you understand most words or phrases from the scene.

A 2 means that the idea of the scene but you can only understand basic phrases.

A 1 means that you do not understand the scene even on a basic level.

Formative Discussion of "We Ate the Children Last' on Thursday

We will have a formative discussion of "We Ate the Children Last" by Yann Martel on Thursday. Here is the rubric we'll be using. Be sure to review any terms or vocabulary from class that might strengthen our discussion.

I will not be bringing the food that day.

A Poem Guide for Robert Frost's "Mending Wall"

Here you can find a guide to the poem on our progress check in AP Classroom -- "Mending Wall" by Robert Frost

Class for the Next Few Weeks

We have entered probably the busiest time in the school year for upperclassmen. As such, you'll probably miss a few classes here or there. It's no problem, but I need you to stay up to date with the class, as it can get complicated. Please check the calendar in the popular links. It is listed as the calendar for First Quarter. All assignments will be listed there as well.


If we cover a scene, you have to read/listen to the scene or read/watch the scene and complete a scrapbook entry for said scene. 

AP Classroom Progress Check Poetry I

If you have not already, please complete this Progress Check. Only three students have completed it.

Richard II Scrapbooking

For our record of our understanding of Richard II we're going to go paper - and keep a Richard II scrapbook. The scrapbooks will stay in our classroom.

For every scene we'll study you'll create a Richard II scrapbook entry.

There are some requirements that we'll discuss first.

- cite text specifically following MLA format
- note the date and the scene and lines covered
- depict one example of a literary device
- deal with at least one word in detail

In addition, you should chose a creative strategy to deal with text. Remember: the entries should be a reflection of your understand of the scene. It should also be a creative representation of your thinking. You can choose one of these or create your own:

- create a collage of a character
- demonstrate inference by animating/illustrating text
- comic book style illustration of dialogue
- paper circuitry
- summarize the scene in a paragraph written in different colors (color-coding)
- write a journal entry as a character in the scene (narrative)
- play what if: create a what if scenario and imagine what the consequences would be
-depict a close reading in illustrations of a small piece of text
- translate a series of lines to emojis (stickers)
- justify cutting the scene out of a production of Hamlet
- justify not cutting the scene out of a production of Hamlet
- re-write the scene as a children's story or children's illustrated book
- imagine the scene without Hamlet and think about its effects

Here is the rubric I will use to grade your scrapbooks (once every two weeks - formative). Be sure to keep your scrapbook up to date. If you miss class you must either come to Opportunity Day or study the scene on your own with the help of scenes on youtube.

Want some examples? While it's not exactly like what we're doingthis is more or less the same idea only with The Great Gatsby. Ours make look a little different as they'll include work with text and more traditional written approaches in addition to the visual work. 

Another place you might go to get an idea of what a scrapbook can look like is Lynda Barry's books, in our classroom and library.



While I have a booklet for each of you, you may bring in your own, if your prefer it. Just know that the book will only be dedicated to Richard II. Think of the book itself as a work of art - in progress!

Bought Tickets for Saturday, November 2nd Cine Andino at 12pm

Bought Tickets for Saturday, November 2nd Cine Andino at 12pm

Student Samples of Question 3

While these samples do not cite text, they do interpret the prompt and incorporate it into their analysis.

Take a look.