New Marks & Missing work!

I have posted updated marks in class, so that you can see how you have done on assignments and quizzes/projects. Also for those of you  missing work, you will need to come into my class on Wednesday or Thursday at lunch to make up those quizzes and assignments.

Here are some things that you may be missing:

1) Intro to Shakespeare Quiz - based on the notes given on the overhead first day of the Macbeth unit    /20 marks

2) ACT 1 QUIZ     /19 marks

3) ACT 2 QUIZ    /24 marks

4) LETTER to a friend, pretending to be Lady Macbeth's servant. Tell of the strange things that are happening lately in the castle and how Lady M. is behaving.      /16 marks

5) CHARACTER PARAGRAPH:  Choose one character and write a well developed paragraph about them, using the character Map and the character Qualities handouts.       /24

Please keep up to date with your assignments to avoid a failing mark, otherwise you will need extra help in the way of study hall, which can be beneficial to helping you complete missing work.  As always, you are welcome to see me every Wed and Thurs. at lunch, during the make up days for extra help to catch up:)

MACBETH! Act 1 quiz Monday:)

Now that our poetry unit is complete, we have a strong foundation to find poetic devices and terms in Macbeth...which is in essence, not just a play but one big long poem itself!

Act 1 has brought us an understanding of the characters and setting, as well as given us some things to look forward to as we begin the rising action of the play.

Please remember to finish completing the Act 1 crossword, and questions to better understand the events that have just transpired in the play. Of course these will help you prepare for the ACT 1 quiz on Monday too. Here are some hints:

- know the names and titles of the royalty introduced
- who was the battle against in the opening scenes, 1.2?
- names of King Duncan's sons
- heir to the throne
- witches prophecies so far to Macbeth and Banquo
- ironic passages so far?

Enjoy the long weekend and see you all Monday!

Poetry Project - Lets get started NOW:)

You all have been given the Poetry Project criteria now, and had Library time to sign out relevant books for your project theme...

Although its due Monday Oct. 15th, this means that you should be working on the project bit by bit each day...especially this weekend! Everyone should have printed out their 10 poems from different sources (internet, Inside Poetry text, and library books).

REMEMBER 2 Canadian poets and 1 International poet!

The next steps are to either explicate and find the 5 mandatory devices on your criteria sheet - Alliteration, Assonance, Simile, Aphorism (short witty statements) , and Didactic (poems that have a moral or lesson).

If you can start with the illustrating and finding devices on your 10 poems this weekend, that is a good start, then next week you can focus on the written sections such as Critical interpretation paragraphs (3) of them, and the Personal Response Journals (2).

NO music quiz tomorrow, we will work on being creative and composing a strong IMAGE poem out of /24 marks, due at the end of class.

see you!