Thursday, May 24th

Students who STILL need to take the Scansion Quiz:

Section 3:
none

Section 4:
Daniel Choi (C2 - 015 /conference room)
Andrew
Juan
Brian Oh (C3 - 015)

Note: June 3rd, A5 (section 4) will meet in room 109 for class instead of 015 for final IGCSE examinations. Thank you for your flexibility.

Wednesday, May 22nd

Agenda: 

Today we had a class discussion regarding the worksheet on Benedick and Beatrice on Love.

Question you should be prepared to answer for your final: What is striking, ironic, comedic, romantic about Beatrice/Benedick's perspectives on relationships throughout the course of the play, Much Ado About Nothing. Be sure to make close and detailed reference to the text. Also, why does the aspect Beatrice/Benedick's perspective have an affect you?

Completed worksheet with two colors of pen (one for the work completed at home, one for the extra notes you have taken in class) for points.

Homework: 

Statistically, you are bombarded with 5,000 ads a day. Take a picture of one that you find the most striking. Bring a hard copy of it on Friday.

Students who have yet to take the Scansion Quiz:

Section 3:
Craig (A2)
Daniel Lee
Tommie (A2)

Section 4:
Daniel Choi
Andrew
Joanna
Juan
Brian Oh
Hyunna

Students who need to turn in a completed Benedick and Beatrice on Love worksheet: 

Section 3: 
Joachim 
Brian Lee
William Paek
Brian Rhee

Wednesday, May 15th

Agenda

1. We talked about how to use "Shakespearean Language", rewriting our own sentences using the following rules: 

From http://www.talklikeshakespeare.org/

How to Talk Like Shakespeare

1. Instead of you, say thou or thee (and instead of y’all, say ye).
2. Rhymed couplets are all the rage.
3. Men are Sirrah, ladies are Mistress, and your friends are all called Cousin.
4. Instead of cursing, try calling your tormenters jackanapes or canker-blossoms orpoisonous bunch-back’d toads.
5. Don’t waste time saying "it," just use the letter "t" (’tis, t’will, I’ll do’t).
6. Verse for lovers, prose for ruffians, songs for clowns.
7. When in doubt, add the letters "eth" to the end of verbs (he runneth, he trippeth, hefalleth).
8. To add weight to your opinions, try starting them with methinks, mayhaps, in sooth orwherefore.
9. When wooing ladies: try comparing her to a summer’s day. If that fails, say "Get thee to a nunnery!"
10. When wooing lads: try dressing up like a man. If that fails, throw him in the Tower, banish his friends and claim the throne.

http://reference.yourdictionary.com/translation/shakespeare-translator.html

Shakespeare's Pronouns

Elizabethan English used a different pronoun set than we’re used to.

The first person—I, me, my, mine—remains basically the same.

The second person singular (you, your, yours) is translated to:

• “Thou” for “you” (nominative)
• “Thee” for “you” (objective)
• “Thy” for “your” (genitive)
• “Thine” for “yours” (possessive)

Other Shakespearean Vocab can be found here.

Homework: 

1. Write a comment below referring to your plans this summer of 50-75 words using Shakespearean language.  

Much Ado About Nothing Full Text

2. Read Act 2 Scene 1 lines 160 to 257 (2.1.160-257) of Much Ado About Nothing. 

  

Monday, May 13th

Agenda:

Final Wrap-up discussion on "Love-song".

Poem Full Text 

Homework:

Read the summaries on Much Ado About Nothing found on the following two websites:

Shakespearenet
playShakespeare

By your own design, create a character web, organizing the characters by relationships. Also give a brief description of distinguishing character traits, actions in the play or agenda for each character. 20 points. You will be graded by reference to the story and neatness. Reference should be accurate, often, and indicate the Act in which the action in reference takes place.

DUE MAY 17th via email. Digital design and hand-drawn are both acceptable formats. However, if you hand draw your submission, scan it as a PDF and send it to my email address. youngen.lee@seoulforeign.org

For ideas on how to create a web, here's one example:

http://jacobenglish11.wikispaces.com/Encounters+and+Foundations+to+1800

Tuesday, May 7th

Agenda: 

Students took a quiz about scansion based on a video posted in previous blog post.

The following students still need to take the quiz due to absences:

Section 3:
Craig
Joachim
Michael
William
Brian Rhee
Daniel Lee
Sean
Sarah Kim
Irissa
Ryan
Tommie

Section 4:
Daniel Choi
Andrew
Joanna
Juan
Brian Oh
Hyunna

2. We began our discussion on The Love-song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T.S. Eliot

Homework: 

Re-read the poem. Mark the repetition and make a comment on your copy of the poem regarding the possible use of it.

Mrs. Lee's Schedule from May 6th - May 16th

Students,

Due to the IB exams taken in the basement of the HS, all of my classes have been rescheduled to other various locations for the next two weeks. Refer to the schedule below to see where class is, giving particular attention to the room changes as we may not meet in the same room each day. If you have questions, please let me know via face-to-face or via email.

Monday F-day	Tuesday A-day	Wednesday B-day	Thursday C-day	Friday D-day
F1 – Study Hall (300B) F2 – IGCSE.1 (302) F3 – Prep F4 Study Hall (300A) F5 – IGCSE.2 (library)	A1 – Gr. 10 -3 (103) A2 – Yearbook (Library) A3 – IGCSE.3 (Library) A4 Prep A5 – Gr. 10 .4 (109)	B1 – Prep B2 – IGCSE.1 (library) B3 – Prep B4 Study Hall (300A) B5 – IGCSE.2 (library)	C1 – Gr. 10 -3 (103) C2 – Prep C3 – IGCSE.3 (library) C4 Prep C5 – Gr. 10.4 (306)	D1 – Study Hall (304) D2 – IGCSE.1 (library) D3 – Prep D4 - Prep D5 – IGCSE.2 (library)
Monday E-day	Tuesday F-day	Wednesday A-day	Thursday B-day	Friday
C1 – Gr. 10 -3 (107) C2 – Prep C3 – IGCSE.3 (library) C4 Prep C5 – Gr. 10.4 (303)	F1 – Study Hall (300B) F2 – IGCSE.1 (302) F3 – Prep F4 Study Hall (300A) F5 – IGCSE.2 (library)	A1 – Gr. 10 -3 (103) A2 – Yearbook (Library) A3 – IGCSE.3 (Library) A4 Prep A5 – Gr. 10 English (109)	B1 – Prep B2 – IGCSE.1 (library) B3 – Prep B4 Study Hall (300A) B5 – IGCSE.2 (library)	Buddha’s Bday no school

Friday, May 3, 2013

Agenda:

Finish Poetry Stations. Finalize discussion on To a Poor Old Women by William Carlos Williams.

Homework:

1. There will be a quiz on Scansion on Tuesday based on the video in the previous post below. You can attempt a practice exam on the online quiz by going to the link HERE. 

2. Find a poetry book to keep in your back pocket and read during this very short unit. Post a poem you like from the selection below in the comments. Identify the rhyme scheme, rhythm and meter if there is one, and comment on the form of the poem.

3. Attempt to write a thesis based on the prompt in the previous post and three topic sentences. Have a hard copy ready to add to your notes regarding To a Poor Old Women by William Carlos Williams.