A few points of business:
1. Pieces of work
ALL outstanding pieces of work must be submitted by Wednesday, 6 April. Check your bedrooms! In particular, there are a number of Merchant of Venice research pieces missing. Please also bring in your older jotters, as they contain important pieces of work for your folios...
Which leads me on to...
2. Folios!
All of you have had the opportunity to compile a full folio this year so far. We have completed no less than nine (wow!) 'folio-able' pieces, with two more on the way (Shylock's Journal and the Merchant of Venice critical essay) in the coming month. You will be choosing five of these pieces this May to redraft, label and formally place in your folio for consideration next January/February when we make the final decisions about your folios, including work completed June through December. This final folio is sent to the SQA in early 2012 for external marking.
3. Winners of the class 'top three' prizes will be announced Monday.
4. Reading Period
Our new reading period will take place every Thursday until we break for the summer--expect to do some work with your novels after the Easter Break. We'll also try to do some work with newspaper articles and other non-fiction texts.
Thursday 31 March 2011
Lord of the Flies Revision
And here's the sheet you will use to structure your revision of the novel:
Higher Lord of the Flies Quote work
Higher Work on Lord of the Flies
We've been working on Simon so far, and will finish up with him on Friday, all going well!
Today we also began working on the idea of the beast in the novel, using the sheet below:
Today we also began working on the idea of the beast in the novel, using the sheet below:
Wednesday 30 March 2011
S2 'Who am I?' Poems
Here's the first of our class poems about characters in The Phantom Tollbooth. Can you guess who it is?
Thursday 24 March 2011
higher
Hi everyone,
Reuben says bumdibomdipopplehuhiiiiiiiiiiiii
I've received a number of your essays now, and will be looking through them asap, and emailing you back. If you emailed, check your email later today or tonight, as I'm going through as many as I can whilst taking care of Reuben, whose idea of fun is a bit different. Everyone cross your fingers for a long toddler nap so I can get some work done on your essays!
Keep up the good work!
Reuben says bumdibomdipopplehuhiiiiiiiiiiiii
I've received a number of your essays now, and will be looking through them asap, and emailing you back. If you emailed, check your email later today or tonight, as I'm going through as many as I can whilst taking care of Reuben, whose idea of fun is a bit different. Everyone cross your fingers for a long toddler nap so I can get some work done on your essays!
Keep up the good work!
Wednesday 23 March 2011
What's on at the moment?
S1: Underground to Canada- The story of Julilly and Liza, two courageous girls fleeing the harsh life of slavery.
S2: The Phantom Tollbooth- A great read (of course!), charting the adventures of Milo, a bored little boy, through the Tollbooth and on to the Kingdom of Wisdom.
S3: Pre-prelims (Reading and Writing), before returning to The Merchant of Venice, Act 4, scene 1.
S4: Talk Preparation: either 'Heroes' or one issue dealt with in Freedom Writers.
H: Writing folios! Due 25th March: one discursive piece (argue/persuade) and one creative piece (personal reflective/short story).
AH: Chaucer: The Nun's Priest's Tale
S2: The Phantom Tollbooth- A great read (of course!), charting the adventures of Milo, a bored little boy, through the Tollbooth and on to the Kingdom of Wisdom.
S3: Pre-prelims (Reading and Writing), before returning to The Merchant of Venice, Act 4, scene 1.
S4: Talk Preparation: either 'Heroes' or one issue dealt with in Freedom Writers.
H: Writing folios! Due 25th March: one discursive piece (argue/persuade) and one creative piece (personal reflective/short story).
AH: Chaucer: The Nun's Priest's Tale
On this day in history... March 21st
Here is an interesting site. It provides a snapshot of some of the important events around the world which happened on March 21st. It's an American site, so there's a bit of an emphasis on events in the US at times. Some examples, listed by year:
1349 - 3,000 Jews were killed in Black Death riots in Efurt Germany. (perhaps of interest to S3?)
1556 - Thomas Cranmer, the Archbishop of Canterbury, was burned at the stake at Oxford after retracting the last of seven recantations that same day.
1851 - Emperor Tu Duc ordered that Christian priests be put to death.
1908 - A passenger was carried in a bi-plane for the first time by Henri Farman of France.
1918 - During World War I, the Germans launched the Somme Offensive.
1934 - A fire destroyed Hakodate, Japan, killing about 1,500.
1945 - During World War II, Allied bombers began four days of raids over Germany.
1980 - U.S. President Jimmy Carter announced to the U.S. Olympic Team that they would not participate in the 1980 Summer Games in Moscow as a boycott against Soviet intervention in Afghanistan.
1994 - Wayne Gretzky tied Gordie Howe's NHL record of 801 goals.
1349 - 3,000 Jews were killed in Black Death riots in Efurt Germany. (perhaps of interest to S3?)
1556 - Thomas Cranmer, the Archbishop of Canterbury, was burned at the stake at Oxford after retracting the last of seven recantations that same day.
1851 - Emperor Tu Duc ordered that Christian priests be put to death.
1908 - A passenger was carried in a bi-plane for the first time by Henri Farman of France.
1918 - During World War I, the Germans launched the Somme Offensive.
1934 - A fire destroyed Hakodate, Japan, killing about 1,500.
1945 - During World War II, Allied bombers began four days of raids over Germany.
1980 - U.S. President Jimmy Carter announced to the U.S. Olympic Team that they would not participate in the 1980 Summer Games in Moscow as a boycott against Soviet intervention in Afghanistan.
1994 - Wayne Gretzky tied Gordie Howe's NHL record of 801 goals.
Tuesday 8 March 2011
It's International Women's Day
A few informative links (there's an incredible amount available on the web, as usual... have a look round for yourselves! These are in no way the 'cream of the crop', nor do they represent my own point(s) of view, so caveat emptor, as usual):
International Women's Day 2011 Official Site
To celebrate International Women's Day, here is an extract on feminism from the Dictionary of Critical Theory, edited by Ian Buchanan. Please note that links in this extract are to the dictionary entries in Oxford Dictionaries Online.
Guardian article: International Women's Day reminds us why feminism must not lose its biteThe feminist movement is constantly changing, but it is an unfinished revolution. There is a long way yet to go
Janet Street Porter weighs in in the Daily Mail with Why don't celebs fight for women being ignored here in Britain?
International Women's Day 2011 Official Site
To celebrate International Women's Day, here is an extract on feminism from the Dictionary of Critical Theory, edited by Ian Buchanan. Please note that links in this extract are to the dictionary entries in Oxford Dictionaries Online.
Guardian article: International Women's Day reminds us why feminism must not lose its biteThe feminist movement is constantly changing, but it is an unfinished revolution. There is a long way yet to go
Janet Street Porter weighs in in the Daily Mail with Why don't celebs fight for women being ignored here in Britain?
S3 'Other side of the ducat...' Task
S3, your Bassanio/Jessica task is now on the S3 page.
Due date TBA--we will likely continue working on this in class time for the moment.
Due date TBA--we will likely continue working on this in class time for the moment.
Tuesday 1 March 2011
Higher reminder: NAB on Thursday!
Your Textual Analysis NAB is on Thursday.
Duncan will be doing the essay section of the Prelim.
Good luck--you'll all be fine! We have covered the skills you need to succeed in the texts we have studied this year so far.
Duncan will be doing the essay section of the Prelim.
Good luck--you'll all be fine! We have covered the skills you need to succeed in the texts we have studied this year so far.
Merchant of Venice, Act 3, scene 1 Questions
Exploring 3.1
1. In this scene, Shylock's very first words give the impression of a man pushed beyond the limits. Earlier in the play (2.8), Salarino and Solanio have shown they have no sympathy for him. They call him things like 'villain', 'dog', and 'devil'.
How do you feel about Shylock's double loss? Use lines which show the following for your evidence: hurt, rage, complete loneliness.
Answer in PEE paragraphs where possible.
2. Do you think he cares more about losing the ducats or his daughter? Why? Which does he mention first?
3. Shylock is powerless to get either his daughter or his money back. Antonio, however, is in his power. Find his first mention of revenge.
4. Look at Shylock's speech on page 77 (lines 42 to 57). Here Shylock talks about how Jews are people too, that they are made in the same way as Christians. Do you find any sympathy for him at this point in the play? Is he right in his conclusion?
5. This scene has been described as the turning point of the play. How far do you agree with this? Why?
1. In this scene, Shylock's very first words give the impression of a man pushed beyond the limits. Earlier in the play (2.8), Salarino and Solanio have shown they have no sympathy for him. They call him things like 'villain', 'dog', and 'devil'.
How do you feel about Shylock's double loss? Use lines which show the following for your evidence: hurt, rage, complete loneliness.
Answer in PEE paragraphs where possible.
2. Do you think he cares more about losing the ducats or his daughter? Why? Which does he mention first?
3. Shylock is powerless to get either his daughter or his money back. Antonio, however, is in his power. Find his first mention of revenge.
4. Look at Shylock's speech on page 77 (lines 42 to 57). Here Shylock talks about how Jews are people too, that they are made in the same way as Christians. Do you find any sympathy for him at this point in the play? Is he right in his conclusion?
5. This scene has been described as the turning point of the play. How far do you agree with this? Why?
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