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WEEK SEVEN: UPDATE

Students (and myself) are enjoying our study of Macbeth.

These are the dates for the Macbeth Unit summatives. Attendance is appreciated, as missing a summative can create a plethora of problems 🙂

1. THURSDAY, APRIL 4th: Macbeth KU (fill-in-the-blank and multiple choice) Note: one hour class
2. TUESDAY, APRIL 16th: Macbeth Unit Test (quotation analysis and sight passage)
3. TUESDAY, APRIL 23 – FRIDAY, APRIL 26: In-class essay

As a summative assignment for the Drama Unit, you will write an in-class essay.You may use your notes and study questions to help you complete your essay on TUESDAY only.  You may use the text of the play each day. As this is a test, cell phones ARE NOT PERMITTED (an Incomplete could result).

PRINT: “Essay Outline in Chart Form” AND “Quoting Shakespeare” (from D2L under: “Macbeth Essay: In-class only”

SCHEDULE:

• Tuesday:  Read the assignment and select ONE essay question. Brainstorm and begin the outline – brief dot and jot (notebook permitted on this day ONLY)
• Wednesday: Complete your outline – do not write out the entire quote on the outline – Act.Scene.Lines
• Thursday: Begin your hand-written essay on the foolscap paper provided
• Friday: Complete your essay – make revisions if time allows

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THE UMBRELLA PROJECT: AUTONOMY

AUTONOMY: Teach your child to reflect on their progress and take responsibility for themselves.

SELF-CREATED GOALS: ATTEMPTING/BEGINNING, STRONG EFFORT, MEETING SELF-EXPECTATIONS, EXCEEDING SELF-EXPECTATIONS

1. Are my choices moving toward my goal?
2. Does my behavior mirror what I want to accomplish?
3. Are my words and conversations positive/helpful in creating my successes?
4. Have I developed a plan of action when I feel frustrated?
5. Have I listed or discussed three resources to assist me in reaching my goals?
6. Have I self-assessed how I have moved toward or away from my goals?
7. Am I recording my reflections in a journal so that I see my progress?

WEEK SIX: UPDATE

On Monday we began the actual text of the play. Students were introduced to the witches:

“What are these
So wither’d and so wild in their attire,
That look not like the inhabitants o’ the earth,
And yet are on’t? Live you? or are you aught
That man may question? You seem to understand me,
By each at once her choppy finger laying
Upon her skinny lips: you should be women,
And yet your beards forbid me to interpret
That you are so” (1.3.40-48).

As I dressed in my withered and wild attire, students were better able visualize the appearance of these weird sisters. In Act One, the witches are used to propel the plot, while the battles are used to establish the heroic nature of Macbeth.

While we are studying the play in class, students should continue to read their ISU novels at home. At this point, each student should have completed the first-third of the book. Today students submitted a brief biography of the author, and a paragraph explaining why they selected their novel. In small groups, students shared their books, and discussed one reason why the novel is still relevant to today’s reader.