September 21-25

Monday

Dramatization activities

Monologues need to be ready to present on Wednesday for a grade! 

Wednesday

Present Macbeth monologues

Notes on exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution of a tragedy. 

Thursday

Macbeth background and context

Friday

Begin reading Macbeth, Act I 

 

September 14-September 18

Monday

View Macbeth

Wednesday

Finish viewing Macbeth

Thursday

Computer lab investigation activity.

Go to the following website:  http://www.pathguy.com/macbeth.htm

Explore the various topics, and write a one-page response to two different sections indicating your reaction/interpretation and what you learned. 

Friday

Introduce monologue assignment.  Begin working on memorization of monologues.  IRSE Monologue presentations due: Wednesday, September 23. 

September 8-September 11

Wednesday

Finish working on scripts

Present  rewrites to class

Discuss quotation homework from weekend

Hand out outline for in-class essay

Thursday

Finish outline for in-class essay

Write in-class essay

Friday

Type and polish essay in class

 

August 31-September 4

Monday

Oedipus Quiz

Begin reading Antigone

Wednesday

Continue reading/discussing Antigone

Thursday

Finish reading/discussing Antigone

Friday

Small group script section re-write assignment

Homework:  Find 7 quotations from the play that support either Antigone or Creon being the tragic hero and explain why they support that.

Also, make sure to bring a parent/guardian signed copy of the goodreads permission slip as well as a free choice book to Wednesday's class.  

 

August 25- August 28

Wednesday

Introductions

Course Overview

Introduction to the Tragic Hero

Oedipus Rex Lecture Notes

Summer reading response due tomorrow

Thursday

Finish lecture notes (quiz on Monday)

Discuss Irony, Dramatic Irony, Oedipus Complex, and Electra Complex

Intro. to Antigone

Friday

In-class Writing Prompt