E. Quinson
Room D-201
9H, period 5
Monday, April 27, 2009
SWBAT: begin reading Midsummer Night’s Dream.
DO
DEVELOPMENT:
· Theseus (Duke of Athens) wants to marry Hippolyta as soon as possible.
· Egeus wants his daughter Hermia to marry Demetrius.
· Hermia likes Lysander.
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H.W.: 1. Read through Act I, scene i. (p. 23). 2. Blog it! what new lessons about love can we learn from this Shakespeare play, so far? 3. Put a post-it not in a place which you consider remarkable in some way. It confuses you, surprises you, makes you laugh, cry, scratch your head, slap your thigh, etc.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
SWBAT: read aloud Act I, scene ii, of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
DO
DEVELOPMENT:
1. Review DO NOW entries. Explain that we will recap last night's reading and then being reading Act I, scene ii together.
2. Review entanglements:
· Theseus (Duke of Athens) wants to marry Hippolyta as soon as possible.
· Egeus wants his daughter Hermia to marry Demetrius.
· Hermia likes Lysander.
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3. Begin read aloud about common theatre folk. Teach that theatre people used to be considered low-life and common. (Where have we gone wrong???J). Assign roles (just as the players do!
Read aloud in center of the room?
4. Review and summarize H.W. If time allows, we will begin Act II in class.
H.W.: 1. Read Act II, scene I, pp. 35-53, line 276. 2. Blog it: Write about Oberon or Titania. Describe them physically and psychologically. What are they fighting about? 3. Put a post-it not in a place which you consider remarkable in some way. It confuses you, surprises you, makes you laugh, cry, scratch your head, slap your thigh, etc.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
SWBAT: read aloud Act II, scene ii.
DO
DEVELOPMENT:
1. Review last night's reading and DO NOW entries.
· Fairies seem to exist in the same space and time as mortals.
· Fairies are aware of humans. Humans are not aware of fairies.
· Oberon and Titania are fighting over a little boy
·
Oberon wants to help
2. Assign new roles and begin read aloud of Act II, Scene ii.
3. Review and summarize homework.
H.W.: 1. Finish
reading Act II, Scene ii, pp. 53-65.
2. Blog it! What happened to Lysander? Why has he changed? Why isn't
Thursday, April 30, 2009
SWBAT: begin a read aloud of Act III, scene i.
DO
DEVELOPMENT:
1. Review last night's reading and DO NOW entries.
·
Lysander, under the influence of Puck's love
potion, now loves
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· Hermia wakes up, finds Lysander gone, and runs off to find him, certain that something terrible must have happened.
2. Assign new roles and begin read aloud of Act III, Scene i.
3. Review and summarize homework.
H.W.: 1. Begin to read Act III, scene I, pp. 69-81, line 123. 2. Blog it! What mistake has happened? Why is Titania asking her fairies to wait on Bottom? What is Bottom dressed as? Why is this funny? What is Shakespeare saying about the folly of love? 3. Put a post-it not in a place which you consider remarkable in some way. It confuses you, surprises you, makes you laugh, cry, scratch your head, slap your thigh, etc.
Friday, May 1, 2009
SWBAT: read aloud the beginning of Act III, scene ii.
DO
DEVELOPMENT:
1. Review last night's reading and DO NOW entries.
· Titania, under the influence of Puck's love potion is in love with an ass, the low class Bottom.
· She has required that her helpers wait on him hand and foot.
2. Assign new roles and begin read aloud of Act III, Scene ii.
3. Review why Puck and Oberon are playing with the humans' romances. What does that say about fairies? What does it say about human folly?
4. Summarize homework.
H.W.: 1. Read Act III, scene ii, pp. 91-107, line 365. 2. Blog it! What further entanglements have occurred in the young human's love affairs? 3. Put a post-it not in a place which you consider remarkable in some way. It confuses you, surprises you, makes you laugh, cry, scratch your head, slap your thigh, etc.
Monday, May 4, 2009
SWBAT: finish reading aloud Act III, scene ii.
DO
DEVELOPMENT:
1. Review last night's reading and DO NOW entries.
·
Lysander now loves
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· Demetrius still loves Hermia.
· Hermia thinks Demetrius has killed Lysander.
·
Hermia wants to fight
· Lysander and Demetrius keep the girls from fighting and then go off to fight themselves.
· Oberon tells Puck to fix his mess
2. Assign new roles and begin read aloud of Act IV, Scene i.
3. Review/summarize homework.
H.W.: 1. Read Act IV, scene i, pp. 121-137. 2. Blog it! How are the fairy and human entanglements resolving themselves? 3. Put a post-it not in a place which you consider remarkable in some way. It confuses you, surprises you, makes you laugh, cry, scratch your head, slap your thigh, etc.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
SWBAT: read aloud Act IV.
DO
DEVELOPMENT:
1.
Review last night's reading and DO
NOW entries.
·
Lysander now loves
·
·
Demetrius still loves Hermia.
·
Hermia thinks Demetrius has
killed Lysander.
·
Hermia wants to fight
·
Lysander and Demetrius keep the girls from fighting and then go off to
fight themselves.
·
Oberon tells Puck to fix his mess
2.
Assign new roles and begin read aloud of Act IV, Scene i.
3.
Review/summarize homework.
H.W.: 1. Read Act IV, scene i,
pp. 121-137. 2. Blog it! How are the fairy and human entanglements
resolving themselves? 3. Put a post-it not in a place which you
consider remarkable in some way. It
confuses you, surprises you, makes you laugh, cry, scratch your head, slap your
thigh, etc.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
SWBAT: read Act V.
DO
DEVELOPMENT:
1. Review last night's reading and DO NOW
entries.
·
All’s well… No! That’s another play
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Lysander now loves Hermia again.
·
Demetrius now loves
·
Titania gave Oberon the Indian
boy.
·
Oberon lifted the enchantment from her.
(She no longer loves Bottom)
·
Bottom realizes this was all a dream….
But was it? And rejoins his
friends.
H.W.: 1. Finish the play p. 172. 2. Blog it!
Paraphrase Puck’s final
speech. (Paraphrase means restate in
your own words or translate into modern English.) I want you to translate this word by word. I
do not want a summary. So! Now!
Who is really dreaming?
Thursday, May 7, 2009
SWBAT: discuss major themes to prepare for
tomorrow’s critical lens essay.
DO
DEVELOPMENT:
H.W.: Review study sheet. Review play.
Prepare for critical lens essay tomorrow.
Friday, May 8, 2009
SWBAT: demonstrate knowledge of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and the ability to interpret literature
through a critical lens.
DO
DEVELOPMENT:
H.W.: Read a book! Enjoy a well-deserved break.