• Subtext comic due tomorrow
• Homework for Act IV
• Based on his previous actions and comments, do you believe that Capulet is sincere when he says, “And with my child my joys are buried” (IV.5)  What do you think makes him say such a thing?  Why did it take him so long to realize how much his daughter meant to him?
• Write a short response (3 lines for each) for two or three of the following:
• I believe that Juliet has/has not changed significantly since the beginning of the play…
• Friar Laurence’s plan is / is not likely to succeed…
• What I have discovered so far about Juliet is…
• What I find most difficult to understand about this act is…
• Friar Laurence’s advice to Juliet is “be strong and prosperous in this resolve” (IV.1.122-123)/  What advice would YOU give to Juliet?  to Friar Laurence?

ENGLISH 12:

Hamlet Acts II and III worksheet – class time will be given tomorrow.

ENGLISH 12: Flash Fiction #3 due tomorrow.  Also, please prepare 2 book club questions for tomorrow’s discussion.

ENGLISH 10:

• 200-250 words, including quotations from the play
• double-spaced
• avoid using contractions (unless they are in a quotation)
• write using the present tense

TOPIC: Choose either the Nurse or Friar Laurence and discuss whether or not they are being responsible.

ENGLISH 12:

Hamlet grid showing the difference between appearance and reality in the first two acts is due on Monday, April 11th.  Heads up, a timed write will occur during class time next week involving Francis Bacon’s “Of Revenge” and Hamlet.

Flash Fiction #3 criteria:

• Idea: we learn the most from the people closest to us
• Object: shattered rum bottle
• Vocab: lecherous
• Feeling: smooth like a text book
• Due Date: Friday, April 15th
• If possible, please send me your work in google doc format

ENGLISH 12: Don’t forget to create your two discussion questions for tomorrow’s book club meeting.  If you were away today, be sure to pick up a copy of Sir Francis Bacon’s essay, “Of Revenge.”  You will need to write about it next week in an upcoming timed write.

ENGLISH 12: Quiz tomorrow on elements of tragedies.  We finished reading Act II today.

ENGSLISH 12: If you haven’t already done so, please let me know what your first 2 choices are for book club.  Also, Act I worksheet is an open book, take-home test and is due at the start of class on Tuesday, no exceptions (no late breaks allowed).

ENGLISH 10

ENGLISH 12: If you were away, we finished reading Act I scene 1.  New assignment: You Be the Director – time will be given in class to complete.

ENGLISH 10: Today, we started our Romeo and Juliet unit.  If you were away, you need to get a copy of the Shakespeare Scavenger Hunt and the introductory notes.

ENGLISH 12: Today, we started our Hamlet unit.  If you were away, you need to get the introductory notes.

• Animal Farm unit quiz tomorrow.
• All of your Farmtopia components must be posted on the wall tomorrow.

ENGLISH 12

• Debates continue tomorrow.  Great job to those who battled it out today
• Flash Fiction #2 due tomorrow.

• Read chapters 6+7
• Focus Questions  (homework)
  • By the end of chapter 5, it becomes increasingly apparent that Snowball and Napoleon have different ideas for the farm.  Create a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting Snowball and Napoleon. (6)
  • What are Squealer’s personality traits?  How might his name be symbolic? (4)
  • What was Napoleon’s part in the Battle of the Cowshed?  What does this tell us about his role on Animal Farm? (2)
  • How does Boxer’s reaction to killing a human contrast with Snowball’s response? (1)
  • What happens to Mollie?  What might her disappearance tell us about life on Anmal Farm? (2)