ERWC period 1

Be sure to finish your SOAPS for your independent Article of the Week. Post your summary on your blog!  Review sections of King Lear, and bring the four square assignment that was done in class with you tomorrow.

English Ten Period 3

Please remember to bring a fully charged Chromebook for the second part of our Essay.
2. Be sure to bring your reading journals: three of them!

English Ten Period 3

Please respond to the following questions: 1. What does it mean to learn? 2. What are some ways that you learn something for school?  Finally, what are the best ways to learn new ideas?
Write your responses in sentences or bulleted form.

English Ten Period 3

Good Morning. Your class assignment for Friday, March 4th is to respond:
Do you feel Cassius makes a strong case to Brutus, or his Cassius argument mainly based on fallacies? Discuss your feelings using textual support and knowledge of the fallacies we have learned. Your academic response should be at least 2 paragraphs.

ERWC Period 1 March 4

Dear Period 1 ERWC Students,
Immediately begin working on translating the three major speech acts of the Fool to King Lear. You need to: paraphrase the Fools humor and wit. What does he say when he begins, "Have more than thou owes't; speak less than thou know'st...etc? What does he mean with the egg metaphor? The snail metaphor? Your translation/summary should be at least 2-3 full paragraphs. Be ready to discuss and have a possible RQ on Monday!

ERWC Period 1

1. Continue your draft of the poem Nikki Rosa by Nikki Giovanni, writing from the point of view of any single character from King Lear. Be prepared to share at least a portion of your poem. Neatly handwrite or type your poem.
2. Be sure to have three reading journals based on your novel (or any text, if you have finished your novel).
3. Please respond to the following study questions: 1. What political upheaval reaches the castle of Gloucester? 2. Why does Edmund injure himself and draw blood? 3. How does Gloucester react when he learns about Edgar's alleged intentions to attach and murder him? What does he say? How does the conversation between Gloucester and Edmund, following Edgar's escape, signal a reversal of the relationship that Edgar and Edmund have with their father? How does Gloucester's expression, "my old heart is crack'd, is crack'd" illustrate the paralled between Gloucester and Lear when it comes to old age and their relatioships with their children?

English Ten Period 3

Carefully re-read Act I scenes 1-2 of Julius Caesar. We will have a reading quiz on the Who? What? When? Where and Why of the beginning of the play tomorrow! 
2. Complete your Character Bio-Poem of Cassius using the format that follows: Character Bio Poem Format