Act 1. Scene 1.

Today, after reviewing the theme paragraph homework (below), we finally started the actual play, reading the first few pages aloud. More tomorrow!

Finally, Some Homework

Today we added the final two themes to our theme lists and discussed the last two polls. We also briefly reviewed the prologue and then spent the rest of the period working with Shakespeare's insults.
Opinion paragraphs based on the theme polls are due Monday.

Wednesday and Thursday

Wednesday, we added a couple more theme statements to our notes (and took the corresponding polls). We also had a little fun acting out lines during an overview of the whole play.
Thursday, we began the day with another theme poll, reviewed Allusion and Word Play, did the close reads on page 993, and spent the rest of the period annotating the prologue to the play.

More Shakespeare Intro

Today we added two more themes to our theme list (and voted in the corresponding polls). We also did the close reads on page 931, took some notes on page 932 (allusion and word play), and had a bit of fun with Shakespeare's syntax (add this to your CRs).

Into Shakespeare

Today we talked a bit about Shakespeare, took the notes on page 930, and started took our first poll on the play's themes.

Poetry Wrap Up

Today we wrapped up the poetry unit, recapping "The Seven Ages of Man" and taking a final assessment on Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken."

Wednesday

Today we finished sharing the second copy poems (which were then collected) and then moved on the some work with Shakespeare's "The Seven Ages of Man." The slides are below.