"Midsummer' Blog Post #1

In class on Thursday (4/8), we watched two versions of Bottom's transformation in 3.1 (the 1999 Film version and Sir Peter Hall's version from 1981). What were the major differences in how each scene is interpreted? What was the tone of each? How did line reading and direction shape meaning? You can focus on a particular character or moment, comparing those in detail. Which version, to you, felt like the more effective interpretation? Why?

Homework for Week of 4/12

Triplets

Tuesday, 4/13

- "Midsummer" Blog Post

Thursday, 4/15

- "Midsummer" Act 4, Scene 1

7th Writing

Monday, 4/12

- Free Choice #3 Chapter Due

Wednesday, 4/14

- Who Am I? Chapter Due

Friday, 4/16

-Revised Curiosity Essay

8th Writing

Friday, 4/16

- Revised Short Story Due

Revised Autobiography Schedule!

Autobiography Timeline 2010 - Revised!!

Each chapter should be at least 3 pages long, but can be longer. All blank spaces denote free choice chapters. Please keep up with deadlines!!

March 24^th (Wednesday) 5^th Chapter: Lesson Learned

April 7^th (Wednesday) 6^th Chapter: ______________

April 12^th (Monday) 7^th Chapter: ______________

April 14^th (Wednesday) 8^th Chapter: Who Am I?

April 21^st (Wednesday) REWRITES: Chapter 3, A Day in the Life

April 28^th (Wednesday) REWRITES: Lesson Learned, Chapter 6

May 5^th (Wednesday) Six-Word Memoir, REWRITES: Chapter 7, Who Am I?

May 7^th (Friday) 9^th Chapter: 20 Years From Now, REWRITE: Six-Word Memoir

Week of May 10^th Final Spanish Autobiography Poems

Beginning layout (Bring book, chapters, photos)

May 12^th (Wednesday) Final Autobiographies Due (Reading Practice)

May 17^th (Monday) Autobiography Share!!!!

Homework for Week of 4/6

Triplets

Thursday, 4/8

- Act III in "Midsummer..."

8th Writing

Wednesday, 4/7

- Revised Curiosity Essay

Thursday, 4/8

- Wordly Wise 9 Exercises

7th Writing

Wednesday, 4/7

- Free Choice Chapter #2 Due

Thursday, 4/8

- Wordly Wise 9 Exercises

Monday, 4/12

- Free Choice Chapter #3 Due

Wednesday, 4/14

- "Who Am I?" Chapter Due

Friday, 4/16

- Revised Curiosity Essay

Homework for Week of 3/22

Triplets

Tuesday, 3/23

- "Midsummer..." Act 2 Work

7th Writing

Monday, 3/22

- Hobbies and Passions Rewrite

Wednesday, 3/24

- Lesson Learned Chapter

- Bring 1 Piece You Plan to Include in Your Portfolio to class

8th Writing

Wednesday, 3/24

- Wordly Wise Quiz 8

- Bring 1 Piece You Plan to Include in Your Portfolio to class

Homework for Week of 3/8

Triplets

Tuesday, 3/9

- Who Is Christopher Boone Creative Project

Thursday, 3/11

- Midsummer Night's Dream" Read Act 1, Scene 1

8th Writing

Wednesday, 3/10

- Read "Surrounded by Sleep" and Answer Questions and Find 2 quotes that reveal something significant about the main character

7th Writing

Wednesday, 3/10

- "Day in the Life" Chapter Due

Friday, 3/12

Wordly Wise 8 Quiz

A Midsummer Night’s Paragraph/ A Midsummer Night’s Classroom

“Out of this wood do not desire to go.”

A Midsummer Night's Dream, 3. 1

Much of the action in Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” takes place in an enchanted forest, where the lives of gods and mortals intertwine. Before we begin, I want to hear from you about your own dreams. If you had to describe your own “Midsummer Night’s Dream,” what would that dream be? What does this title conjure up for you? In 1-2 detailed paragraphs, describe what your midsummer night’s dream would be.

As we begin the play, we want to give our classroom the essence of the enchanted and lush forest where a good deal of this story takes place. Bring in some artifact or image to add to out forest collage. It could be an image or collection of images you find from outside sources. It could also be something you create. Be creative and remember that this collage can be 3-D.