Nov. 30 - Dec. 4: Macbeth

Primary Source exercise sheet DUE Tues. Dec. 1 
Secondary Source exercise sheet DUE Thurs. Dec. 3

Thurs. Dec. 3 - Fri. Dec. 4, 2015 -  Macbeth Online Play

- Continue viewing the movie of Shakespeare's play Macbeth (if absent, view the PBS adaptation).
- Also see the BBC's animated Macbeth: Part 1; Part 2; Part 3
- Start work on the Macbeth character analysis essay outline. 
- Read "Macbeth: The Man" pp. xx-xxiii
- Review Macbeth's character traits below:

1. Military General (trusted, brave, loyal, noble, courageous, respected, and skilled; capable of killing in battle; seen as protector; takes pride in his actions; influenced by witches, mentally stable; has friends and is part of a fraternity of Thanes)
2. Husband (faithful/ loving toward wife; wants to please wife and have her think he is manly; influenced/manipulated by wife; ambitious; experiences self-doubt/remorse over plotting, decisions and actions; realizes his desires are corrupt; his anxiety over Duncan's murder leads to emotional torment/hallucinations; poisonous partnership)
3. King (not virtuous; corruptly crowned; suspicious, paranoid, self-centred, distrustful, and vengeful; insomniac; mentally unstable; becomes increasingly murderous; detached and alone)

Wed. Dec. 2, 2015 -  Macbeth Online Play   

- Lab 2 is booked. Finish primary and secondary source sheets (see Tuesday's post for resources).
- In preparation for Tuesday's in-class essay on Macbeth's character, review the proper way to cite Shakespearean works.
- Read the official history of Macbeth. See Thug Notes Macbeth.
- Prepare for next week's big 100 mark multiple choice test by practicing quizzes #1 to #4 below:

 







Tues. Dec. 1 - Wed. Dec. 2, 2015 - Macbeth Online Play 

- Start the Secondary Source exercise sheet
You may use the introductory and back of book editorial notes in the hardcover Macbeth book as secondary source material or look for online content. See sites below:

GradeSaver. *Macbeth Summary* http://www.gradesaver.com/macbeth/study-guide/short-summary/

Shmoop Editorial Team. "Macbeth in Macbeth" http://www.shmoop.com/macbeth/macbeth-character.html

Went, Alex. CliffsNotes on Macbeth http://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/m/macbeth/character-analysis/macbeth

Wikipedia contributors. "Macbeth (character)"  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macbeth_%28character%29  

Mon. Nov. 30, 2015 - Macbeth Online Play 

- Finish the Primary Source exercise sheet DUE Tues. Dec. 1
- Start viewing the movie Macbeth (if absent, view the PBS adaptation).  Review archetypes for literary analysis.

Nov. 23 - 27: Macbeth

DUE Tues. Nov. 24 - Survey Project Report (25)
DUE Fri. Nov. 27 - Survey Poem (15) 
DUE Tues. Dec. 1 -  Primary Source exercise (15)

Thurs. Nov. 26 - Fri. Nov. 27, 2015 Macbeth Online Play 

- View the Macbeth Characters DVD
- Review the Primary Source exercise sheet. This should be completed by Tues. Dec. 1st.
- Start reading the Macbeth graphic novels after you finish working on episode 7 - 11 questions.
-  Episode 7 (Act III sc 5 - Act IV sc 1)
-  Episode 8 (Act IV sc 2-3)
-  Episode 9 (Act V sc 1)
-  Episode 10 (Act V sc 2-5)
-  Episode 11 (Act V sc 6-7)
Various directors interpret the play differently with different types of witches:
- Macbeth Retold (BBC)
- Macbeth witches from the Patrick Stewart Great Performances version of the play.

Wed. Nov. 25, 2015 -  Macbeth Online Play   

- View the Macbeth Basics DVD
- Continue reading the Macbeth graphic novels and working on episode questions.
- Use the summary / question sheets below to answer questions about Macbeth:

• Episode 1 questions (Act I sc. 1-4)
• Episode 2 questions (Act I sc. 5-7) 
• Episode 3 questions (Act II sc. 1-2)
• Episode 4 questions (Act II sc. 3-4) 
• Episode 5 questions (Act III sc 1-3)
• Episode 6 questions (Act III sc 4) 

- Japanese director Akira Kurosawa adapted Macbeth for a Japanese audience in this 1957 movie, Throne of Blood.
- Orson Welles directed the Voodoo version of Macbeth (set in Haiti) in 1936.
- Brebeuf's Ghost is a first nations adaptation of Macbeth.
- House of Cards characters Claire and Francis have Lady Macbeth and Macbeth qualities.

Mon. Nov. 23 - Tues. Nov. 24, 2015  Macbeth Online Play

Monday- Find out about the curse. Why is Macbeth often called the Scottish Play?
- Review the plot summary of Macbeth
- Use your Oxford Press edition of Macbeth and start work on the Episode 1 questions (Act I sc. 1-4). Continue on with the episode 2 (Act I sc. 5-7) and Episode 3 questions (Act. II sc. 1-2).
Tuesday- View Introduction to Shakespeare DVD
Use your Oxford Press edition of Macbeth and finish work on the Episode 1 questions (Act I sc. 1-4) , episode 2 questions (Act I sc. 5-7), and  Episode 3 (Act II sc. 1-2)
- Start  Episode 4 (Act II sc. 3-4) questions.

Nov. 16 - 20: Poetry

DUE Mon. Nov. 16 - The Interview poem (12)
DUE Fri. Nov. 20 - Documentary Poem (16) 
DUE Tues. Nov. 24 - Survey Project Report (25)
DUE Fri. Nov. 27 - Survey Poem (15)

Wed. Nov. 18 - Fri. Nov. 20, 2015
- You will be authoring an online survey, participating in surveys produced by others in English 11, writing a report on your results and completing a poem on the topic of surveys.
- Use these classes to produce an online survey, respond to student surveys and write a poem about surveys (and finish overdue work).
 1.- Assignment: Work alone or with one partner to develop a student survey on a topic of interest to you and/or your partner. Consult the Debatabase for topic ideas.
- Once you've decided on a topic and a key question of inquiry, develop eight to ten well-written survey questions.
- You will be in the lab to put your survey online, participate in other surveys, and examine and report on your results. You can use the Google Forms application of Google Drive in the lab to create and publish your survey online.
2. - When you have completed your online survey, copy the link to the live survey form.
3. - Click on Student Surveys and add your survey to this editable page. Use the link button to hyperlink your survey title. Check that your hyperlink works.  
- Please complete the Ice Cream in Prison National Parks Survey

Mon. Nov. 16 - Tues. Nov. 17, 2015

- Finish The Interview poem and hand it in today.
- In preparation for today's documentary poem, view Mountains In Motion.
- Complete this poem and other assignments.
- Review the terminology slides below and read the poem "David" by Earle Birney. If you have finished The Interview poem and your essay, work alone or with others on the scavenger hunt activity for the poem "David." The scavenger hunt will not be marked.

David poem setting vocabulary from jeffmarshall

Nov. 9 - 13: Poetry

Final Marking Deadline for SONNET - Tues. Nov. 10
DUE Fri. Nov. 13 - Poetry Blog

Fri. Nov. 13, 2015
- Start work on the interview poem assignment. You may respond to the questions as yourself or respond as a fictional character or popular culture personality. If you are adopting a persona that is not yourself, write the character's identity under your title.
- Complete any unfinished essays in class first. The interview poem can be written at home.
- Slam poetry samples:

   

Thurs. Nov. 12, 2015
- complete the in-class synthesis essay.

Tues. Nov. 10, 2015
- In-class synthesis essay. All material provided in class. Review the preparation content below on Monday's post.

Mon. Nov. 9, 2015
- Lab 120 is booked for poetry blog completion.
-When your blogging tasks are finished, send your blog for marking by going to the top of your published blog page. Click "More". Select "Share By Email." 
--- In the email box, type en8a@yahoo.ca
---In the message box, type your full name.
---Hand in your blog assignment marking sheet with your name on it.

Preparation for in-class synthesis essay on Tues. Nov. 10th.
- Review the Elements of Poetry slides noting one error on slide 19: "Our love bloomed in the garden" is an example of metaphor, not personification.

Elements of poetry from Beth Spataro

- Review biographical information on the poets Langston Hughes and Maya Angelou.
- Listen to Langston Hughes discuss the concept of dreams and recite his poem "Dreams.'
- Listen to Maya Angelou recite her poem "Still I Rise."