Brit Lit II- The English Renaissance (Winter 2014/15) Assignments

Completed flipbook due 3/4

Quiz on Act 4 & 5  March 4th. (Beware the Ides of March!) 

Completed Macbeth flipbook collected today. Quiz acts 4 & 5 today. 

Flipbook page for Act 4

Finish watching Hip Hop and Shakespeare TedTalk video. 

 

Finish poetic devices handout. Identify 2 or more poetic devices for each set of lyrics. (You only need page 1 & 2 on the PDF for this assignment)

Act 3 quiz tomorrow! Same format as other quizzes. Review scenes so you know what is happening in this act! 

Flipbook pages for Act I, Act II, & Act III due! Please turn in to be checked off. 

Research stage design in theater. Find three stage  design styles used in theater. For each:

1. Name and briefly explain the design

2. Draw the stage shape and location in relation to audience. 

3. Based on what you learn, what is an advantage & disadvantage for each stage design? 

 

I posted a link to help you get started on common stage designs. 

List of theater types to get you started. 

 

 

 

Study for ACT II exam this Thursday! 

Prep scene performance in groups for Monday. (Act II, sc. 2 either p. 21- end of 22 OR p. 23 to end scene p. 24) 

 

in groups we analyzed a focus scene to present as review to the class tomorrow. Follow the guidelines on the promptbook handout to determine:

Groups will present their key lines and analysis tomorrow as review for the exam. 

 

 

Exam is CLOSED BOOK- OPEN NOTE

We read Act II scenes 1 & 2 in class and begin the corresponding part in your flipbook! Director's notes for the group tasks should be in folder. 

Complete the flipbook page for Act 1. 

Read Act 1 Scenes 1-3 of Macbeth for Thursday. Begin Act. 1 page in flipbook. 

1. Label and explain briefly the parts of the Globe Theater. (Summarize the more lengthy explanations found here. http://www.dukeofdefinition.com/globe.pdf

 

 

2. Read the "Royal Play" James I & Macbeth (entire page please!) and note key points/ideas on the bottom page of your Macbeth flipbook. Goal: understand how the play reflects King James personality and opinions. Article is found here: http://www.without-feathers.com/works/writing/prose/royal-play.php

 

(Side note: Great information in this article, but the writer's passive voice drives me NUTS! There is absolutely no reason to use "had" THAT MANY times in an essay. GAG.) 

Read to end page 301 in drama packet. Complete #1 & 2 to turn in tomorrow, along with the journal entry. 

Read to end of page 295 in drama packet. 

"Index" key terms from reading.

Finish reading "Celebrating Humanity" for Friday, in-class writing. 

Finish reading "Celebrating Humanity" packet, highlight important ideas, and bring all notes & readings to class TOMORROW for an IN-CLASS SUMMATIVE writing experience. 

Theme Scenes! 

Kinda improv/kinda scripted scenes that depict a theme found in Macbeth. Think of all the different ways the situation could go down. We will perform the scenes Thursday. 

Read the "Lives of Ancient Celtic Women" and respond to #1-4 on power point. 

One Minute Motivator. Write a short motivational speech using "Elizabeth's Gesture" (see notes) as a guide. "Despite....because....in order to..."  Use your person as a persuasive device. Prepare to give speech Monday! Have fun with what you want to persuade and inspire. Imagine your target audience.  

"Speech Before Her Troops" # 1, 2, & 5

Read to end of pg. 231 in "Celebrating Humanity". 

Read to bottom of page 228 in the packet "Celebrating Humanity". Highlight main ideas of importance. 

Syllabus review and signed syllabus form due Tuesday!