Tuesday 2/24

English 12: Assign 1984 Book 1 Ch. 2-4.  Quiz tomorrow.  Vocab test tomorrow.

English 10H: Watch Act 3 on film.  Quiz over Act 3 tomorrow/Thursday.  Vocab test tomorrow/Thursday.

Monday 2/23

English 12: 1984 Book 1 Ch 1 Quiz and discussion

English 10H: Finish Act 3 in Caesar.

Friday 2/20

English 12:  Read Section I in book 1 of 1984 for Monday.  We will take a quiz over section I.  Senior Paper outline on GC for Monday as well.

English 10: Finish A3S1 in Caesar.  For Monday analyze Brutus and Antony's speeches in A3S2.

English 12:  Perspective on issues, round two!  Read this article on how we view body image and answer the three questions on GC.  We will discuss the article from yesterday and this one in conjunction with discussing perspective on issues in regard to your research paper.  Vocabulary List 12: usurp, harbinger, hallowed, discourse, truant(noun or adjective form), tenable, libertine, parley, beguile, sovereignty.

English 10H: Vocabulary List 10.  Respond to and discuss what makes a good leader using the categories listed on GC.  Read Act 3 of Caesar up to the point (pg. 105 in paperback) just before Antony returns to Rome.

English 12:  Source of the day! Social Media/Cyber Bullying/Schadenfreude. Today was the last day that we talked about senior papers for a long period of time in class. From here on out it will more or less be on your time.  We will continue to look at topical resources and supplemental things like articles, Ted talks etc. for the next couple weeks until we get close to the due date.  We also had an article to read (click on link above) and then respond to the questions that were posted on GC as an assignment.

English 10 H: Discuss and analyze Julius Caesar act two. Answer three study questions on Google classroom. Watch Julius Caesar act two on film.

English 10H: Act 2 questions:

-Calphurnia and Portia each have major scenes with their husbands (Caesar and Brutus) in Act II.  Citing specific elements from each couples’ interactions, explain how Shakespeare uses the female characters in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.

-Citing specific examples from Act II, explain how Shakespeare uses indirect characterization to both build suspense and influence the audience’s opinion of Brutus and Cassius.

-Explain the function of Caesar’s arrogance in Act II.  What does it help achieve from both an audience standpoint as well as in regard to the trajectory/arc of the plot?