May 18th

Influence culture homework due! Hand it in.

Play and breakdown done. Watch for motifs!

May 16th

We watched a video based on A Mid-Summer Night's Dream.

We looked at the play.

We did a chart on a text, influence by culture, and on culture. Due Wednesday- can look up.

"The Veldt" | Influence BY culture | Influenced culture via
________________________________________________
                    |     Prolifiation of TV   |  Deadmau5's "The Veldt"
                    |      obsession with       |  (song and video).
                    |       modern TV.          |   High school lessons.                 
__________|__________________|______________________
A Mid-Summer |      DO                   |   Menderssohn's music, short film
Night's Dream   |                               |   ("Bottom's dream")    
_____________________________|__Uranus' moons (Oberon, Titania)
          
OTHEr!!                  DO                                 DO
__________________________________________________


Play breakdown.

May 11th

MAKE SURE YOU HAND IN YOUR COPY OF MARTIAN CHRONICALS!

We worked on the play, and the breakdown. And we got a new package.

May 9th

Malapropism: The incorrect use of a word. "bad use". (Bottom).
Spoonerism: Mix up first letter of words.

Did a creative writing assignment with malapropisms.

A changeling is a mystical being: if there is something wrong with the baby (defect) blame on fairies. Called it a changeling- "fairy child". Not their TRUE child- a replacement.

Worked on play and breakdown.

May4th

Root quiz 6 was today!!!

A Mid-Summer Nights Dream notes:

we did scene break down and notes:

Parallelism- I.i.169-175, 136-141, 194-201 (antithesis).

Hermia rhymes at I.i.171-251 and all join in.

Dreams: I.i.154

"Maying" activities traditionally involved maids going into a forest and never returning as maids.


ACT I SCENE i:

lines 128-179, -T,Hp,E,D.... We sad, let's escape tomorrow!

lines 180-225, +Hl,...... Hl jealous of Herm; They tell Hl their secret.

April 22nd

2 CLASS HEADS UP FOR ROOT 6 QUIZ.


Mid-Summer Nights Dream notes:

We got a grammar package and did the exercises within it.
Thy(possessive)=Your.
Thine(Possessive)=Yours.
Thou (subject)
Thee (Object)


                      TO            FROM
Here            Hither        Hence
There          Thither       Thence
Where        Whither       Whence

Fair= Lovely.
Nuptial= Marriage/wedding.

Prithee= Pray thee= Beg of you= Please.

Whilst reading watch out for motifs:

• Dreams/similitude.
• Moon.
• Snake/serpent. 

 We looked at the Globe Theater and how it was set up....

NEXT FRIDAY IS MARKS CUT OFF!

April 18th

Today was a double block,

We got time to work on our essays for both blocks, and will have Wednesday to finish it.

If you do not finish and need more time, ask Hanlon about lunch or after school.