On Thursday, May 10, we'll begin our final project for the semester. Bring everything with you -- all your books and notes.

We'll present our Hamlet Storyboards in the following order (names drawn from a bowl):
(1) Rory, (2) Frank, (3) Nader, (4) Leah, (5) Todd, (6) Taylor, (7) Michael, (8) Kinley, (9) Ashley, (10) Brooks, (11) Nick Stiles, (12) Nick Casso, (13) Lauren, (14) Catherine, (15) Ian, (16) Molly, (17) Will, (18) Clay, (19) Preston, (20) Bevan

At home, you'll draft your Hamlet Memorandum/Essay and post to the Discussion Board ONCE EACH DAY. These posts will result in one test grade, so do NOT miss a day's posting.

Essay Prompt: Download file

Each day's post should show progress (at least a paragraph per day), with the final few posts focusing on style guidelines revisions and proofreading for Big Six Errors.

Style Guidelines: Download file

Tuesday, April 24 (Day A)
Hamlet Film Adaptation Projects
Homework:
Storyboard Slide Show due Friday. Storyboard Checklist
Gertrude and Claudius extra credit due by Thursday.

Wednesday, April 25 (Day B)
Drop Day

Thursday, April 26 (Day C)
Hamlet Film Adaptation Projects
Homework:
Storyboard Slide Show due Friday. Storyboard Checklist

Friday, April 27 (Day D)
Hamlet Film Adaptation Projects - Essay Prep
Homework:
Prepare to defend your interpretation in an in-class essay on Monday.

Tuesday, April 10 (Day C)
Scene Summary Presentations (3.4 and Act 4), view "How all occasions do inform against me"
Homework:
Begin reading John Updike's Gertrude and Claudius (pp. 3-31).

Wednesday, April 11 (Day D)
Scene Summary Presentations (Act 5)
Homework:
Read John Updike's Gertrude and Claudius (pp. 31-55).

Thursday, April 12 (Day E)
Action! 15-Minute Hamlet
Homework:
Read John Updike's Gertrude and Claudius (pp. 55-78).

Friday, April 13 (Day F)
Action! 15-Minute Hamlet
Homework:
Read John Updike's Gertrude and Claudius (pp. 79-128).
Also, choose the scene you'll use for your film adaptation project: 1.2, 1.5, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 4.5, 5.1, 5.2

next week

Monday, April 16 (Day A)
Copy the etext of your chosen scene into a Word doc and begin adding comments, hyperlinks, screen tips for definitions, and highlighting. Etext Instructions: Download file
You'll find the etext at this site.
Homework:
Read John Updike's Gertrude and Claudius (pp. 129-162).
Continue working on your etext.

Tuesday, April 17 (Day B)
Drop Day

Wednesday, April 18 (Day C)
Work on the Etext
Homework:
Read John Updike's Gertrude and Claudius (pp. 163-187).
Continue working on your etext. Etext Instructions: Download file

Thursday, April 19 (Day D)
Work on the Etext
Homework:
Read John Updike's Gertrude and Claudius (pp. 187-212).
Continue working on your etext. Etext Instructions: Download file
Quiz tomorrow on Hamlet and Gertrude and Claudius

Friday, April 20 (Day E)
Quiz and Etext
Homework:
Etext due Monday. Etext Instructions: Download file

Tuesday, March 27 (Day A)
In class: Actors' interpretations of Hamlet's character
Homework: Work on your scene summary (due Monday, April 2nd).

Wednesday, March 28 (Day B)
Drop Day

Thursday, March 29 (Day C)
In class: Ms. Hunt presents 1.1 and 1.2
Homework: Work on your scene summary (due Monday, April 2nd).

Friday, March 30 (Day D)
In class: Scene summaries
Homework: Work on your scene summary (due Monday, April 2nd).

Tuesday, March 20 (Day B)
Drop Day

Wednesday, March 21 (Day C)
In-Class Essay Test - Nine Stories
Homework:
Read Hamlet's "To be or not to be" soliloquy on p. 53 (Act 3, scene 1).

Thursday, March 22 (Day D)
Begin Hamlet in Presentation Hall
Homework:
1. Read Act 1 in Hamlet (pp. 1-28) by Monday.

Friday, March 23 (Day E)
Hamlet in Presentation Hall
Homework:
1. Read Act 1 in Hamlet (pp. 1-28) by Monday.

Tuesday, March 6
US Conference Day

Wednesday, March 7 (D Day)
Coffeehouse - Begin Nine Stories Discussions
Homework:
1. Read over the stories to prepare for tomorrow's discussion.
2. Watch one of the following films involving a character in existential crisis:
A Room with a View, The Hours, Four Days in September, Thelma and Louise, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Moonstruck, Bend It Like Beckham, Norma Rae

Thursday, March 8 (E Day)
Nine Stories Discussions
Homework:
1. Read over the stories to prepare for tomorrow's discussion.
2. Watch one of the following films involving a character in existential crisis:
A Room with a View, The Hours, Four Days in September, Thelma and Louise, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Moonstruck, Bend It Like Beckham, Norma Rae

Friday, March 9 (F Day)
Nine Stories Discussions
Homework:
Watch one of the following films involving a character in existential crisis:
A Room with a View, The Hours, Four Days in September, Thelma and Louise, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Moonstruck, Bend It Like Beckham, Norma Rae

Monday, February 26 (Day D)
In class: Theme Song Essay (due Thursday)
Homework: Read "Down at the Dinghy" (from Salinger's Nine Stories). Complete a worksheet for the story: Download file

Tuesday, February 27 (Day E)
In class: Theme Song Essay (due Thursday)
Homework: Read "Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut" (from Salinger's Nine Stories). Complete a worksheet for the story: Download file

Wednesday, February 28 (Day F)
In class: Theme Song Essay (due Thursday)
Homework: Read "The Laughing Man" (from Salinger's Nine Stories). Complete a worksheet for the story: Download file

Thursday, March 1 (Day A)
In class: Theme Song Essay due at end of class period (If absent, this must be emailed by 4:00pm.)
Homework: Read "For Esme--With Love and Squalor" (from Salinger's Nine Stories). Complete a worksheet for the story: Download file

Friday, March 2 (Day B)
Drop Day

Monday, February 19
Teacher Workday

Tuesday, February 20 (Day F)
In class: The A-Words of Existentialism: Download file
Homework:
Complete the "The Wall" handout: Download file

Wednesday, February 21 (Day A)
In class: Groups report on the A-Word status of Luke, Sisyphus, and Pablo
Homework:
Select a theme song for Cool Hand Luke, the TV series! Bring the song lyrics (printed) to class on Friday, along with a (printed) jotlist that outlines your reasons for choosing that particular song.

Thursday, February 22 (Day B)
Drop Day

Friday, February 23 (Day C)
In class: Theme Song Essay Test
Homework: Read "De Daumier-Smith's Blue Period" (from Salinger's Nine Stories).

Monday, February 12 (Day A)
In class: Writers Workshop (Microfiction)
Homework:
1. Post your impressions of your selected film on the "Choice Film" Discussion Board thread by midnight tonight.
2. The Microfiction piece is due on Wednesday, February 14. Come to class on Wednesday with a printed copy to hand in. The piece will be considered late if you are not prepared at the start of class.
3. If you choose to revise/edit your Feed journal for an improved grade, schedule a conference this week with Ms. Hunt. Due date: Friday, February 16

Tuesday, February 13 (Day B)
Drop Day

Wednesday, February 14 (Day C)
In class: Begin watching Cool Hand Luke
Homework:
1. Copy and paste the final draft of your Microfiction piece onto the Discussion Board by midnight.
2. If you choose to revise/edit your Feed journal for an improved grade, schedule a conference this week with Ms. Hunt. Due date: Friday, February 16

Thursday, February 15 (Day D)
In class: Cool Hand Luke
Homework:
1. Read "The Myth of Sisyphus" by Albert Camus (from the documents folder you copied off Instruction).
2. If you choose to revise/edit your Feed journal for an improved grade, schedule a conference this week with Ms. Hunt. Due date: Friday, February 16 (tomorrow)

Friday, February 16 (Day E)
In class: Cool Hand Luke (also hand in revised Feed journals)
Homework:
1. Complete the "Myth of Sisyphus" questions: Download file
2. Read "The Wall" by Jean Paul Sartre (from the documents folder you copied off Instruction).

Monday, February 5 (Day B)
Drop Day

Tuesday, February 6 (Day C)
In class: What does it mean to be a human being in the 21st century? We'll share our topics/parallels and discuss "A Way Out of Wonderland" and "Postmodernism" (POMO) from the electronic documents you copied off the Instruction drive.
Homework for the week:
1. Brainstorm, draft, and perfect your microfiction piece. We'll start drafting in class on Wednesday, February 7, and the piece is due on Wednesday, February 14.
2. If you choose to revise/edit your Feed journal for an improved grade, schedule a conference this week with Ms. Hunt. Due date: Friday, February 16
3. Watch one of the choice films (but it has to be a movie you haven't seen before) and post your impressions of the film on the "Choice Film" Discussion Board thread. Due date: Monday, February 12
Choice films: Garden State, Office Space, Gattaca, Soylent Green, Logan's Run, Munich, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Wednesday, February 7 (Day D)
In class: Coffeehouse and Writers Workshop (Microfiction)
Homework for the week:
1. Brainstorm, draft, and perfect your microfiction piece. We'll start drafting in class on Wednesday, February 7, and the piece is due on Wednesday, February 14.
2. If you choose to revise/edit your Feed journal for an improved grade, schedule a conference this week with Ms. Hunt. Due date: Friday, February 16
3. Watch one of the choice films (but it has to be a movie you haven't seen before) and post your impressions of the film on the "Choice Film" Discussion Board thread. Due date: Monday, February 12
Choice films: Garden State, Office Space, Gattaca, Soylent Green, Logan's Run, Munich, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Thursday, February 8 (Day E)
In class: Writers Workshop (Microfiction)
Homework for the week:
1. Brainstorm, draft, and perfect your microfiction piece. We'll start drafting in class on Wednesday, February 7, and the piece is due on Wednesday, February 14.
2. If you choose to revise/edit your Feed journal for an improved grade, schedule a conference this week with Ms. Hunt. Due date: Friday, February 16
3. Watch one of the choice films (but it has to be a movie you haven't seen before) and post your impressions of the film on the "Choice Film" Discussion Board thread. Due date: Monday, February 12
Choice films: Garden State, Office Space, Gattaca, Soylent Green, Logan's Run, Munich, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Friday, February 9 (Day F)
In class: Writers Workshop (Microfiction)
Homework for the week:
1. Brainstorm, draft, and perfect your microfiction piece. We'll start drafting in class on Wednesday, February 7, and the piece is due on Wednesday, February 14.
2. If you choose to revise/edit your Feed journal for an improved grade, schedule a conference this week with Ms. Hunt. Due date: Friday, February 16
3. Watch one of the choice films (but it has to be a movie you haven't seen before) and post your impressions of the film on the "Choice Film" Discussion Board thread. Due date: Monday, February 12
Choice films: Garden State, Office Space, Gattaca, Soylent Green, Logan's Run, Munich, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Monday, January 29 (Day C)
In class: Revising and editing the Feed journal. Download file
Homework:
1. Post twice to the Discussion Board (Blade Runner topic) by Wednesday's class.
2. We'll share our contemporary parallels in class tomorrow (Tuesday). Be prepared with "evidence" (copy of an article or web page or photo, etc.) of how the topic features in life today.
3. Tonight, write a detailed entry on the Discussion Board explaining the similarities and differences as the topic plays out in our contemporary world and the world of the novel.

Tuesday, January 30 (Day D)
In class: Revising and editing the Feed journal.
Homework:
1. Include at least five quotations from the novel in your journal entry. Revise and edit to make sure the quotations are woven into the body of your sentences and to make sure the citations are written and punctuated correctly.
2. Revise and edit to eliminate past tense verbs in your discussion of the novel in your journal entry.
3. Use the Edit/Find/Replace mechanism in MS Word to highlight and eliminate the off-limits words. Watch this video tutorial to learn the steps for using this handy revision tool.

quote
fact
opinion
hopefully
“meaning that”
versus (vs.)
constantly
amongst
one (for all people)
you
entire
definitely
often times
for example/example
for instance
very

Wednesday, January 31 (Day E)
In class: Revising and editing the Feed journal.
Homework:
1. Using the Edit/Find/Replace mechanism in MS Word, highlight all forms of "to be" and "to have" in the journal entry. You may include only three forms of each verb in your piece. Revise and edit to conform to these guidelines.
2. By Friday, update your entry on the Discussion Board explaining the similarities and differences as the topic plays out in our contemporary world and the world of the novel. Make sure you talk about the novel and also about our lives today. Also, explain the "physical evidence" you're going to share in class to demonstrate how the topic functions today. Bring this in on Friday to share with the group.

Thursday, February 1 (Day F)
In class: Revising and editing the Feed journal.
Homework: Journal entries are due at the start of class tomorrow (Friday).

Friday, February 2 (Day A)
In class: What does it mean to be a human being in the 21st century? (We'll share our topics/parallels.)
Homework:
Read "A Way Out of Wonderland" and "Postmodernism" (POMO) from the electronic documents you copied off the Instruction drive.

Monday, January 22 (Day D)
In class: Begin drafting the Feed journal. Download file
Homework:
1. Read to p. 244 in Feed.
2. Draft the first paragraph of your journal entry.
3. Try posting again to the Discussion Board.
4. We'll share our contemporary parallels in class on Monday, January 29. Be prepared with "evidence" of how the topic features in life today, and write a detailed paragraph explaining the similarities and differences as the topic plays out in our contemporary world and the world of the novel.

Tuesday, January 23 (Day E)
In class: Watch Blade Runner in the Presentation Hall.
Homework:
1. Read to p. 263 in Feed.
2. Draft the second paragraph of your journal entry.
3. We'll share our contemporary parallels in class on Monday, January 29. Be prepared with "evidence" of how the topic features in life today, and write a detailed paragraph explaining the similarities and differences as the topic plays out in our contemporary world and the world of the novel.

Wednesday, January 24 (Day F)
In class: Watch Blade Runner in the Presentation Hall.
Homework:
1. Read to p. 285 in Feed.
2. Draft the third paragraph of your journal entry.
3. We'll share our contemporary parallels in class on Monday, January 29. Be prepared with "evidence" of how the topic features in life today, and write a detailed paragraph explaining the similarities and differences as the topic plays out in our contemporary world and the world of the novel.

Thursday, January 25 (Day A)
In class: Watch Blade Runner in the Presentation Hall.
1. Read to p. 300 in Feed (the end of the novel).
2. Finish the rough draft of your journal entry.
3. We'll share our contemporary parallels in class on Monday, January 29. Be prepared with "evidence" of how the topic features in life today, and write a detailed paragraph explaining the similarities and differences as the topic plays out in our contemporary world and the world of the novel.

Friday, January 26 (Day B)
Drop Day
Homework:
See Thursday night's homework (above).

Monday, January 15 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday)
Homework:
From Friday: Read to p. 94 in Feed.

Tuesday, January 16 (Day F)
In class: Feed (read, annotate, discuss)
Homework:
Read to p. 138 in Feed.

Wednesday, January 17 (Day A)
In class: Feed (research topics to identify contemporary parallels)
Homework:
Read to p. 182 in Feed.

Thursday, January 18 (Day B)
Drop Day

Friday, January 19 (Day C)
In class: Feed (Discussion Board)
Homework:
1. Read to p. 228 in Feed.
2. Post at least three times to the Feed topic on the Discussion Board.
2. We'll share our contemporary parallels in class on Monday, January 29. Be prepared with "evidence" of how the topic features in life today, and write a detailed paragraph explaining the similarities and differences as the topic plays out in our contemporary world and the world of the novel.

Monday, January 8 (Day A)
In class: The Book of Questions and Life in the 21st Century
Homework:
1. Print the Film Permission Slip and have it signed by a parent/guardian.
Download file
2. Read the "Course Overview" and "Classroom Expectations" pages and the Late Work Policy-Avoiding Plagiarism Guidelines with your parents. Print the LWP-APG and have it signed by a parent/guardian.
Download file
3. Bring all the class texts to class on Wednesday (Feed, Nine Stories, Hamlet, Gertrude and Claudius).

Tuesday, January 9 (Day B)
Drop Day

Wednesday, January 10 (Day C)
In class: Begin reading M. T. Anderson's Feed (and complete the following tasks):
1. Register for the Discussion Board. You’ll find instructions on the Discussion Board link at the right.
2. Copy the EggsDocs folder from the Instruction Drive onto your laptop (into your My Documents folder).
3. Add the "MC_Ricoh" printer to your laptop's printer list. Instructions
4. Using a Sharpie, label all class texts with your first and last names on the top spine.
Homework:
Read to page 28 in Feed.

Thursday, January 11 (Day D)
In class: Our first coffeehouse: Life in Feed and life today-charting the similarities
Homework:
Read to page 49 in Feed.

Friday, January 12 (Day E)
In class: Feed (discuss and draw topics to research contemporary parallels)
Homework:
1. Read to page 94 in Feed.
2. Draw a topic from Feed and start looking for an example of a contemporary parallel. You have a week to come up with a good example.