American Studies: 10/21

Grammar Practice sheet due Monday; Bring Huck Finn Monday
HWP due Monday: (see list below)
Authors Chart: Bryant, Emerson, Thoreau (NS)
Romanticism Videos Qs. (S)
American Romanticism Notes (S)
“Thanatopsis” Qs. (S)
New England Trans. Video Notes (NS)
“Nature” Analysis (S)
Self-Reliance Prep. (S)
Walden Notes (S)
“Resistance to Civil Gov’t.” Crit. Rdg. (S)
Parent Interview (S)
Fishbowl Prep. AND NOTES (S)
Journal due Monday:(should include the following...)
"Opinion"
9/28 "Thanatopsis"
10/4 Hudson River School
10/12 Affluenza Intro.
10/13 Quote Response (Stamped)
10/17 Affluenza Reflection
Parent Interview Reflection (Stamped)

American Studies: 10/20

Don't forget...you have a vocab. test tomorrow!!!

European Studies: 10/20

Today we read Act I, Scenes 4 and 5. Scene 4 revolves around the idea of "fair is foul and foul is fair;" appearances can be deceiving. Macbeth is confounded when Duncan proclaims his son Malcolm the Prince of Cumberland, the title of the heir to the throne. He moves closer to thinking about acting to become king. Duncan will head to Inverness, Macbeth's castle, to cement the bonds of their close relationship. In Scene 5, we meet Lady Macbeth. She is reading a letter from Macbeth about his encounter with the 3 witches and what followed. We find out that Lady Macbeth thinks her husband is ambitious, but too kind and too afraid of damnation to do what needs to be done. She gives a speech which makes her sound like a witch, where she summons up the dark forces to help "unsex her," making her cruel and ruthless like a man so she can commit murder. Like Macbeth, she doesn't want anyone to know about any evil deeds, though. Macbeth enters and tells her Duncan is arriving...Lady Macbeth tells him that his face gives him away, and he needs to "look like the innocent flower but be the serpent under it."

Homework (due tomorrow): ( I gave each student a large sheet of paper to create this chart on)

Theme chart:
Choose 5 themes to follow through the play from the themes listed in your packet. Find lines from Macbeth that relate to each theme. You should have lots of lines for each theme. You may just write the line numbers instead of the lines. After the lines (or line numbers), write an explanation of the lines and what they reveal about the theme using complete sentences.

Sample entry:
FATE VERSUS FREE WILL
1.4.158-159
In these lines, Macbeth says that if it’s fated for him to be king, fate will make him king and he won’t have to do anything at all. Macbeth realizes he has the free will to act (and kill Duncan) or to choose to wait and leave everything to fate.

For tomorrow, choose all five themes and you need two entries for each theme...

European Studies: 10/17

We read and discussed Act I, Scenes 1 and 2; we brainstormed the qualities exhibited by Macbeth in Act I Scene 2, and talked about the contrast between the two scenes.
HW: Write a newspaper account (past tense, 3rd person, objective) about the battle described in Act I, scene 2. It should LOOK like a newspaper story as well (typed...)