Macbeth

Today we finished reading act I of Macbeth and completed the following worksheet: Macbeth Act I, scene 7 This is another scene featuring interaction between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. For each of the items below you must find a line that represents it. Lines 1-28 Macbeth contemplates the reasons why it is a terrible thing to kill Duncan. Lines 39-49 Lady Macbeth mocks Macbeth for being afraid and weak. Lines 53-67 -Lady Macbeth mocks her husband again. -She explains how determined she is. (what is her example?) Lines 69-82 Lady Macbeth reassures him that everything will go smoothly as long as he is dedicated to it. Please remember to get your permission slips signed for the film.

Macbeth

Today we began reading and analyzing Macbeth. We completed Act I, scene 1 and began scene 2.

Today we finished the introductory notes on Macbeth.

Macbeth

Today we continued taking notes and discussing topics related to Macbeth.

Macbeth

Today the class completed the audio project we began yesterday. The file is located in the upper right hand corner of the page.

Macbeth

We are working on an introductory project for Macbeth.

The Fly

Today we began viewing the 1986 film, The Fly. We will be discussing the thematic connections to Frankenstein and The Fifth Child.

The Fifth Child open-ended responses

Students completed the following task yesterday: For each of the following you must respond in several well-developed paragraphs, and provide apt and specific references to the text: 1. Carolyn Kizer, in her 1988 book review of the novel, says that Lessing has created a "nightmare of social collapse." How might one see this novel as a commentary on society instead of just a horror story of what happens to one family? Today, students selected one of the following topics to respond to: 2. Gothic Elements: Women in distress. As an appeal to the pathos and sympathy of the reader, the female characters often face events that leave them fainting, terrified, screaming, and/or sobbing. A lonely, pensive, and oppressed heroine is often the central figure of the novel, so her sufferings are even more pronounced and the focus of attention. The women suffer because they are often abandoned. The novel focuses on Harriet’s thoughts and actions, and we are left to make assumptions about David. Do you feel that Harriet and David are sharing the responsibilities equally? Consider their pursuit of happiness, their obligations as parents, and their duty to each other to maintain a marriage. 3. Frankenstein/The Fifth Child Select two themes that the novels share and explain their treatment. What does each novel reveal about the themes present in them? What do they have in common? Provide specific examples from the text.