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Block Day, Feb. 26-27 ~ Midsummer Essay

GRAMMAR

• Quotations Quiz

MIDSUMMER

Today we begin writing your Midsummer Essay.

• This essay should state and develop a well proven thesis (as stated in intro paragraph).
• This essay should employ at least six quotes from the play.
• Every body paragraph should include a topic sentence, context & quotation evidence, and your commentary that works to prove your thesis.

Click here to view the rubric or find it in our Google Drive folder.
Click here to view a helpful website for writing made by your teachers!

Here are the prompts:

1. The play presents several different couples: Theseus and Hippolyta,; Hermia and Lysander, Helena and Demetrius, Titania and Bottom, and Titania and Oberon. What aspects of love are explored in each of these relationships?
2. How does Shakespeare use this play to tell society that we need to learn to laugh at ourselves?
3. Many say that the play could easily be finished at the end of Act IV. What purpose does Act V serve?
4. Puck finishes the play with two short monologues delivered directly to the actual audience. What is his main message?
5. Are Hermia and Helena treated as more foolish in the play than Demetrius and Lysander? Is this a commentary on gender? How do we interpret the fact that Hermia and Helena seem just as foolish as the guys, even though they aren't under an enchantment?
6. Or you could propose your own prompts to your instructor for approval. 

Need Help? Click here to see the MV Writing site.

HOMEWORK

• Complete your 5-paragraph rough draft of this essay before Monday (25 pts.). We will peer edit in class. Focus on your thesis and topic sentences. 

Wednesday, Feb.25 ~ Our Mini-Play!

GRAMMAR: Quiz Review

• What are all the rules about block quotations?
• When does a major punctuator (: ? ; !) go inside the quote marks?

MIDSUMMER

• Perform!
• Go over writing prompts if time.

HOMEWORK

• Study your quotation notes. Tomorrow's quiz is very straight forward, so it will be closed notes. 

Tuesday, Feb.24 ~ Finish rehearsing for Act V

GRAMMAR

• Can you write a sentence that introduces a quote with a colon?
• Can you write a sentence that features two short quotations in one sentence?

MIDSUMMER

• Rehearse Act V

HOMEWORK

• Look over your Act V part for tomorrow.
• Bring props.
• Study for Quotations Quiz.

Monday, Feb 23 ~ Finish & Rehearse Act V

GRAMMAR: Quotes Review

• How would you create a sentence that includes a quotation, but does not need a comma to separate it from the surrounding words in the same sentence?
• Could you create a sentence that is obviously an indirect quotation?

MIDSUMMER

• 10 MIN - Finish script (West will give grades to groups for translation)
• 25 MIN - Rehearse mini-play.

Block Day, Feb.18-19 ~ Act V Translated by you

GRAMMAR

• Finish Notes
• Quotations Exercise 2: In the following sentences put in quotation marks wherever they are needed, and underline words where italics are needed.

1. Flannery O'Connor probably got the title of one of her stories from the words of the old popular song, A Good Man Is Hard to Find.
2. When did Roosevelt say, We have nothing to fear but fear itself?
3. Yesterday, John said, This afternoon I'll bring back your book Conflict in the Middle East; however, he did not return it.
4. Can you believe, Dot asked me, that it has been almost five years since we've seen each other?
5. A Perfect Day for Bananafish is, I believe, J. D. Salinger's best short story.
6. Certainly, Mr. Martin said, I shall explain the whole situation to him. I know that he will understand.

MIDSUMMER

• Continue translating Act V
• Finish the movie.

HOMEWORK

• Make sure all of Act V is translated and complete. 

Wednesday, Feb 18 ~ Finish quotation notes

GRAMMAR

• Finish Quotation Notes
• Quotations Exercise:In the following sentences put in quotation marks wherever they are needed, and underline words where italics are needed.

1. Mary is trying hard in school this semester, her father said. 
2. No, the taxi driver said curtly, I cannot get you to the airport in fifteen minutes.
3. I believe, Jack remarked, that the best time of year to visit Europe is in the spring. At least that's what I read in a book entitled Guide to Europe.
4. My French professor told me that my accent is abominable.
5. She asked, Is Time a magazine you read regularly?

MIDSUMMER 

• Work on Translation in groups (Click here for West groups)
• Just in case you are wondering..... Here are the essay options.

1. The play presents several different couples: Theseus and Hippolyta,; Hermia and Lysander, Helena and Demetrius, Titania and Bottom, and Titania and Oberon. What aspects of love are explored in each of these relationships?
2. How does Shakespeare use this play to tell society that we need to learn to laugh at ourselves?
3. Many say that the play could easily be finished at the end of Act IV. What purpose does Act V serve?
4. Puck finishes the play with two short monologues delivered directly to the actual audience. What is his main message?
5. Are Hermia and Helena treated as more foolish in the play than Demetrius and Lysander? Is this a commentary on gender? How do we interpret the fact that Hermia and Helena seem just as foolish as the guys, though they aren't under an enchantment?

HOMEWORK

• Study word parts & quotation notes.

Monday, Feb.17 ~ EQ: How do I use quotation marks correctly?

WARM-UP

• Please fix each example on a new Notability document called Quotation Notes.

1. I didn't see an actual alien being Mr. Johnson said but I sure wish I had.
2. The reporter told me when I interviewed the quarterback, he said they simply played a better game.

GRAMMAR

• Take notes on correct quotation usage in your new Notability doc called Quotation Notes.

MIDSUMMER

• We will be translating Act V in groups. Your group will work together to translate sections of the text (rather than just a character). Listen up in class to find out what group you will work with and which group of characters you will be translating for. 
• Get groups (Click here for West groups.)
• Work on translation

HOMEWORK

• Nope. 

Wednesday, Feb.11 ~ Act IV

SUFFIXES

• ure - state of, act, process, rank
• ward - in the direction of
• y - inclined to, tend to

**Wahoo! That is the end of suffixes! Take a minute to sort them by common meanings. This will help in memorization. 

EQ: Why do you think we have so many different suffixes that share the same word meanings?

MIDSUMMER

• Continue reading Act IV and gain reading grades. 
• EQ: Why does Bottom quote the Bible in Act IV, scene ii? See 2 Corinthians 2: 9.

HW: Study for the quiz on block day! It will cover Word Parts & Midsummer Vocab. This one is going in the book so make it count.

Tuesday, Feb.10 ~ Act IV

SUFFIXES

• some - like, apt, tending to
• tude - state of, condition of

MIDSUMMER

• Journals mingled, some shared
• Act IV Vocab
• Start reading Act IV

HW: Nope

Monday, Feb. 9 ~ Is love a spell?

SUFFIXES

• Bridgette - Take quiz
• West - Quizzes returned

MIDSUMMER

• Look: As we reflect on the play so far, we continue to see a motif of light & dark/night & day. Where are these mentioned in Act III? (Consider lines 36-38, 52, 432-444, 427-430, 418-422, 446)
• What could this light motif symbolize? (Hint, where does love lead the lovers?)
• What irrational things do teens do today in the name of young love? What other situations lead people to act irrationally?  
• Journal 3: Write down a short example from your life, when a situation made it hard to think rationally. Then check out the scriptures below. Which one do you think you might find most useful in a time of emotional confusion/darkness?

References you will need:

• 2 Timothy 1:7
• 1 Corinthians 14:33
• Proverbs 3:5
• Matthew 6:22-23
• Psalm 30:5
• Psalm 139:11-12

HOMEWORK

• MSND Journal 3 (Upload to the Online Course in Focus) ~ How did you orient your own darkness? Which scripture applies best and why? 

Block Day, Feb.4&5 ~ Play it like ya mean it!

VOCAB

• Quiz

MIDSUMMER

*Rehearsal time for actors / Discussion time for non-actors.

• Are Hermia and Helena treated as more foolish in the play than Demetrius and Lysander? Is this a commentary on gender? How do we interpret the fact that Hermia and Helena seem just as foolish as the guys, though they aren't under an enchantment?
• Compare/contrast the four characters within the lovers group. What qualities distinquish them from each other? Why do you think Shakespeare made these characters so flat? 

BRIDGETTE'S CLASS ONLY - QUIZ - Prefix, Root and Suffix on Monday, 2/9

*Showtime!

*Watch movie if time.

• What differences in language can you see between the lovers, the fairies and the mechanicals? 
• How has the director of the movie added to or enriched the play? 

Wednesday, Feb.4 ~ Act III translated by YOU

SUFFIXES

• ous - full of, having
• ship - state of, office, quality

MIDSUMMER

• Continue working in groups to write a modern language script of Act III, Scene ii (part 2).
• Decide today who will play the part in our mini-play tomorrow and what prop(s) you will bring to make our play fun, meaningful and easily understood. 

*Here are the links to the Google docs:

• West Period 2
• West Period 3
• West Period 7
• Bridgette Period 2
• Bridgette Period 3
• Bridgette Period 4
• Bridgette Period 5

HOMEWORK

• Study your roots and suffixes and MSND vocabulary.
• Complete the script if you don't finish in class. Tomorrow you will have a bit of rehearsal time and then we will watch the performance!

Tuesday, Feb 3 ~ Act III

SUFFIXES

• nomy - law
• oid - resembling

MIDSUMMER

• Finish Reading Act III, Scene ii (part 1)

Midpoint Project: Your Turn!

• It's time to change it up a bit. In truth, Shakespeare was meant to be acted out. In Shakespeare's day, his plays were easily understood by the people. We need to experience it the way it was meant to be enjoyed. So.... it's now your turn to translate a scene. You will be split into small groups by your teacher. You will work with your group to...
• Translate all of the lines of your given character.
• Come up with props for your character.
• Choose one person in your group to perform as your character with the class.
• Work with other groups to put your lines together to create a mini-play of Act III, Scene 2 (part 2).

HOMEWORK

• Finish reading Act III, Scene ii (part 2) and translate your lines. 

Monday, Feb.2 ~ Act 3

SUFFIXES

• ment - act of, state of, result
• ness - state of

GRAMMAR

• Click here for another exercise with quotation marks.

MIDSUMMER

• Study Guide: Please complete the vocabulary exercises for Act 3
• Continue reading Act 3
• Bridgette's class - Read Act III, Scene I - Quiz Tuesday!

HOMEWORK

• Finish Act 3 portion of the study guide.
• Bridgette's class - Read Act III, Scene I - Quiz Tuesday!