Macbeth finished & Interim Reports!

Yes - literally Macbeth was finished in Shakespeare's play, as his greedy reign came crashing down to a tragic end....but now our English 11 Macbeth unit is finished too!

Generally, I was very impressed with the effort that was put forth in the performances today! You have all experienced the difficulty of interpreting a script, memorizing lines, and/or translating to a more modern version, but you seemed to have fun the whole time:) Imagine how real actors must have to memorize and rehearse for weeks and months when they are filming movies!??!
Some very creative plays today, and the audience was engaged, which means success! You should all be proud of yourselves for the hours of effort, tweaking and improving, and acting that you demonstrated today:)

For tomorrow we will begin the movie (new version) of Macbeth, so that you can view it in a hollywood movie version. So enjoy a couple of days of seeing the play that you have studied for a month, depicted on a screen:)

We will begin Short Stories and Media next week!

Your interim report card comments and Work Habits have been entered also, which will reflect your effort and achievements currently in English 11.

MACBETH UNIT TEST & Performances

We are finished reading the famous Macbeth play! Great work to all those who participated so fully in dramatic readings and mini performances! Today's talk show panels were hilarious:)

As promised in class, here are some HINTS for your Macbeth unit test tomorrow! It is mostly multiple choice and True/False, with a few short answer. You will be starting the in-class essay outline tomorrow after the test, and writing the essay IN CLASS on Friday

TEST HINTS:

1) Know all the characters - major and minor, such as Lennox, Ross, Doctor, and Porter.

2) Know the chronological order of events, such as battle scenes, and titles awarded to Macbeth

3) Know what Macbeth was at the beginning of the play - (Answer: A successful general)

4) Differentiate between the two brothers Malcom and Donalbain

5) SOME quotes include: " My hand are of your color, but I shame to wear a heart so white"
- "Where we are, there's daggers in men's smiles"
- "It will have blood, they say; blood will have blood"
- "Most royal sir, Fleance is scap'd"

6) Review the terminology from the start of this unit, such as Exposition, Exciting force, Climax, Catastrophe, and the different between concealment, aside and soliloquy.

An excellent idea to also go over and review ALL the quizzes from each Act which have been handed back to you:) GOOD LUCK!

*** Also PLEASE Start thinking about which scene(s) from Macbeth you and your group members would like to re-enact this weekend...and I will be giving your the criteria for performances on Monday! Also a reminder that Mrs. Crosby will be visiting our class on Monday to guide us through Acting 101 tips for you to have the best performances possible:) ****