English| Senior English Homework |
Course Name: Senior English
Faculty Name: Mrs. Jaffe, Mrs. King, Ms. Greenberg
Assignments Due: English 12 Assignments Greenberg 11/21: Hamlet reflection due 11/27: Hamlet rewrites due. Read pages 79-81 in Heart of Darkness about the history of the 11/28: Read pp.13-22. Be able to answer the study questions. Note: Read the study questions first so that you know what you are looking for in the text. Highlight and take notes in the margin at a minimum. 11/29: Read pp.23- 33. Use study questions as a guide. 11/30: Read poetry handouts: “The White Man’s Burden” “Recessional” and the Times article. 12/1: Quest on Section 1 of Heart of Darkness 12/4: Read pp. 44-54 with sq’s as a guide 12/5: Quest on Section 2 12/6: Read pp.54-67 (top) 12/7: Finish the novel 12/8: Read Achebe’s article pp.251-262. Use the sq’s as a guide. 12/11: Sarvan article pp.280-285 12/12: Test on the novel and the articles 12/13: Assigned article on Apocalypse Now. In class, film 12/14: Assigned article on AN and in class, film 12/15: Read “The Grade 12 English Assignments September October November 2006 Greenberg DUE DATES IN BOLD Mon Sept 25: No homework except to bring Hamlet. Encouraged: See the film. In class, Act I, scene 1. T Sept 26: College essay due. In class, Act I, scene 2. W Sept 27: Act I, scenes 2 & 3 Th Sept 28: Act I, scenes 4 & 5 F Sept 29: Act I assessment M Oct 2: No school; no homework. Encouraged, but not required: film. See below. Pick a paper topic to trace as we read. T Oct 3: In class, start Act II W Oct 4: Act II Th Oct 5: Act II F Oct 6: Act II assessment. M Oct 9: Long weekend. No school Monday, but there IS homework: See Hamlet film – now required if you didn’t get to it earlier. We recommend either Mel Gibson version (more accessible) or Kenneth Branagh (more true to the play itself, but longer). Both are long. Read Act III, scene 1-2 T Oct 10: Act III., scene 3-4 W Oct 11: Finish Act III Th Oct 12: Finish discussion on Act III and begin work on scene performances in class. F Oct 13: Work on scene performances in class and over the weekend.. M Oct 16: Scene performances begin today. Hand in your written analysis of the scene – counts as Act III assessment. T Oct 17: Act IV, scenes 1, 2, & 3. W Oct 18: Act IV, scenes 4 & 5 Th Oct 19: Act IV, scenes 6 & 7 F Oct 20: Act V, scene 1. M Oct 23: Finish Act V. T Oct 24: Finish discussion of the play W Oct 25: Act IV and V Test Th Oct 26: Outline paper, write first paragraph with thesis F Oct 27: First two pages of paper due M Oct 30: Bring completed rough draft to class – 2 copies. T – F Nov 3: Paper consultations M Nov 6: Paper due
Jaffe’s Grade 12 English Assignments September October November 2006
DUE DATES IN BOLD
Mon Sept 25: Modest Proposals in class
T Sept 26: College essay due. Work on essays in class. Begin discussion of play.*
W Sept 27: Know story of Hamlet for detailed quiz
Th Sept 28: Act I, scene 1
F Sept 29: scenes 1 and 2
M Oct 2: No school; no homework. We will finish Act I in class. You are encouraged, but not required, to see Hamlet on film. See below. Pick a paper topic to trace as we read.
T Oct 3: 3 and 4 in class
W Oct 4: scene 5
Th Oct 5: Act I assessment
F Oct 6: Act II, scene 1
M Oct 9: Long weekend. No school Monday.. See Hamlet film – now required if you didn’t get to it last week. We recommend either Mel Gibson version (more accessible) or Kenneth Branagh (more true to the play itself, but longer). Both are long.
T Oct 10: scene 2
W Oct 11: Act II assessment
Th Oct 12: scene 1
F Oct 13: scene 2
M Oct 16: scenes 3 and 4
T Oct 17: Act III assessment
W Oct 18: Act IV, scenes 1-4
Th Oct 19: scenes 5
F Oct 20: scenes 6 and 7 Assign scenes for performance.*
M Oct 23: Act IV assessment
T Oct 24: Act V, scene 1
W Oct 25: scene 2
Th Oct 26: work on scenes in class.
F Oct 27: Act V assessment
M Oct 30: Performances
T Oct 31: Performance
Wed – Fri Paper consultations
November 6: Hand in paper.
Hamlet is a kind of play popular in the Elizabethan Age called a revenge tragedy. The story is not original with Shakespeare. He borrowed it from a Danish historian called Saxo Grammaticus.
*You may choose from any of the scenes listed below. Each person should have a part; those with the smallest parts should be responsible for props and costumes. You are expected to familiarize yourself with the lines so that you can act the scene without your face in the book. The most important preparation for your role will be ensuring that you understand the lines. The boldfaced scenes are the ones that both classes must do.
1) IV. 5. 22-74 (Queen, Ophelia, King)
2) IV. 5.114-228 (Laertes, King. Ophelia)
3) V.1.1-55 (two clowns)
4) V.1.87-183 (Hamlet and clown)
5) V. 1.305-296 (Hamlet, Laertes, Queen)
6) V.2.263-370 (King, Hamlet, Laertes, Osric)
Grade 12 Standard and Honors Assignments: jaffe/deluca/greenberg
Grade 12 English Assignments September October November 2006
DUE DATES IN BOLD
Mon Sept 25: Bring Hamlet. Act I, scene 1
T Sept 26: College essay due.
W Sept 27: Act I, scenes 2 & 3
Th Sept 28: Act I, scenes 4 & 5
F Sept 29: Act I test
M Oct 2: No school; no homework. You are encouraged, but not required, to see Hamlet on film. See below. Pick a paper topic to trace as we read.
T Oct 3: Act II, scene 1 and start scene 2
W Oct 4: Finish Act II
Th Oct 5: Catch up discussion
F Oct 6: Act II test.
M Oct 9: Long weekend. No school Monday.. See Hamlet film – now required if you didn’t get to it last week. We recommend either Mel Gibson version (more accessible) or Kenneth Branagh (more true to the play itself, but longer). Both are long. Read Act III, scenes 1 & 2
T Oct 10: Finish Act III.
W Oct 11: Work in class on acted out scenes.
Th Oct 12: Ditto
F Oct 13: Perform scenes. Hand in written piece.
M Oct 16: Read Act IV. Start your memorization. Accountability quiz.
T Oct 17: Discussion of Act IV continues.
W Oct 18: Act V, scene 1
Th Oct 19: Act V, scene 2.
F Oct 20: Final discussion of the play.
M Oct 23: Test on Acts IV and V. Continue working on memorization.
T Oct 24: Outline your paper.
W Oct 25: Put quotations in order
Th Oct 26: Write first paragraph with thesis
F Oct 27: Hand in one typed page. Memorization due.
M Oct 30: Bring completed rough draft to class – 2 copies.
T – Th Oct 31 – Nov 2: Paper consultations
F Nov 3: Hand in final paper
M Nov 6: Poetry assignment TBA
Assignments as announced or modified in class take precedence over what is posted on the course webpage.
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