We started today by writing TWO themes of TOTS with TEXTUAL PROOFS of their validity. Theme #1: ---Proof in plot (Act, scene) ---Proof in plot (Act, scene) ---Proof in plot (Act, scene) Theme #2: ---Proof in plot (Act, scene) ---Proof in plot (Act, scene) ---Proof in plot (Act, scene) Then we began to study THESIS sentences. Use these video links to give yourself a basic idea of what to do when writing them. Your assignment (due Friday) is to write a thesis statement of one or two sentences to encompass both themes from the above chart as if you were writing an essay about TOTS and its significance for society today. See you tomorrow with your beautiful thesis statements! -Mrs. Coller
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I was so excited when I heard students talking before class about Baptista's reaction to all the LIES that have been going on in the play! Then the discussion blossomed into something even better:
Take a look at the poem in this LINK to see where else we went with this discussion. Homework: Read Act V - the rest of the text. Have a great night! -Mrs. Coller We did not have class today.
Have a great weekend! -Mrs. Coller Today we had the pleasure of going to the auditorium to see a performance of THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Thanks goes out to the Merry Go Round Youth Theater for bringing us this classic story in such a vibrant and funny way. We loved it! Today we read a bit of Act II, where we see the action unfold. To summarize the events of the next few class periods, let me map out Act II for you:
Have a good night! -Mrs. Coller Today we did two activities:
Have a great night! -Mrs. Coller Question:
How does the author's VOICE get heard in a play? Answer according to class discussion: Characters and their interactions show what Shakespeare thinks is important.
Students decided that they think W.S. is:
TONIGHT: Read the rest of Act I. TOMORROW: In groups, we will list two characters and PROVE Shakespeare's voice with quotations from the play. Have a great night! -Mrs. Coller Today we et the Minola family, a father and his two diagnostically opposed daughters, Katherine and Bianca.
Bianca:
Katherine:
Baptista has determined that Bianca cannot be married until Katherine, her older sister, is. Lucentio, a traveler in the area, has come to Padua to learn philosophy, but his friend Tranio wants to be sure that they have fun while they are here, too. Upon hearing the conversation between the Minolas, Lucentio determines that this situation is very interesting. (Read this part in a cheesy soap opera voice.) What Happens Next? WILL Lucentio weasel his way into the family? WILL Bianca truly learn to enjoy the inside of the house, where nobody gets to woo her? WILL Sly ever realize that the Lord is being a jerk to him? WILL Katherine EVER be nice? TUNE IN NEXT time for the exciting continuation of... TAMING OF THE SHREW. Have a good night! -Mrs. Coller Today we had a QUIZ on the history of William Shakespeare.
Students were able to use their 3-ring binders. (I hope you took copious notes.) Good luck! -Mrs. Coller We began reading Taming of the Shrew today. Can you tell why Shakespeare was so popular? The jokes! The humor! The attitude!
To keep in mind while you are reading:
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