Monday, February 16, 2009
Power and Greed: In-class Response
•Do you think that power and greed dominate our society today? Why or Why not? Use at least one example from your life to explain your response.
• Do you think that power and greed dominate Macbeth’s life? Why or Why Not? Once again, use at least one example from the play (explain it; you do not have to quote it) to explain your response.
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Friday, February 13, 2009
ACT III Thoughts
Please respond to these questions with a comment to this post. Thanks and enjoy your long weekend!
1. How did working in your Acting Companies go for Act II?
2. What were your general comments about the Acting Companies? Did you like working in that group or not? Why?
3. What is one thing that went well in your Acting Companies?
4. What is one thing that could have gone better in your Acting Companies?
5. What is one thing that we (Mrs. Leclaire and Mr. Ruggles) can do to improve your Acting Companies?
6. Would you want to work in your Acting Companies again for Act III?
7. What type of activities do you want to do with Act III? Do you want to have them read aloud like Act I, acted out like Act II, somewhere in the middle, or something completly different?
8. General thoughts about Macbeth...ideas to try, how's it going, are you understanding it, do you like the week-long homework aspect, other thoughts?
1. How did working in your Acting Companies go for Act II?
2. What were your general comments about the Acting Companies? Did you like working in that group or not? Why?
3. What is one thing that went well in your Acting Companies?
4. What is one thing that could have gone better in your Acting Companies?
5. What is one thing that we (Mrs. Leclaire and Mr. Ruggles) can do to improve your Acting Companies?
6. Would you want to work in your Acting Companies again for Act III?
7. What type of activities do you want to do with Act III? Do you want to have them read aloud like Act I, acted out like Act II, somewhere in the middle, or something completly different?
8. General thoughts about Macbeth...ideas to try, how's it going, are you understanding it, do you like the week-long homework aspect, other thoughts?
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
What Would You Do?
Considering the events from Macbeth Act One so far picture yourself as Macbeth. Your wife wants you to fulfill the prophesy of the three witches, but you are a little hesitant. What would you do and why? Write a PARAGRAPH (5+ sentences: Topic Sentence, Thoughts, Reasoning, Concluding Statement). Post a comment to this post to respond.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Bravery
Today in 1.3 we looked at bravery. What are the qualities of bravery? How do you define bravery? Respond to this post with a well written paragraph.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Chance, Choice, and Tragedy
Please find a fairly recent article (within the past year) that describes a tragedy that a person or group of people have faced.
First, please offer a brief summary of your article (3-5 sentences).
Second, comment on whether or not you think this person had control over this tragedy--did this happen by choice or by chance? Explain your thinking.
Third, please read over the comments on this post and respond to the following question:
Which is the greater tragedy--one that happens because of a bad choice, or the one that happens by random chance? Explain your thinking.
Add your thoughts by adding a comment to this post.
First, please offer a brief summary of your article (3-5 sentences).
Second, comment on whether or not you think this person had control over this tragedy--did this happen by choice or by chance? Explain your thinking.
Third, please read over the comments on this post and respond to the following question:
Which is the greater tragedy--one that happens because of a bad choice, or the one that happens by random chance? Explain your thinking.
Add your thoughts by adding a comment to this post.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Sentence Variety Exercise
Leave a comment in which you write this sentence with as many sentence openings as you can -
YOU CANNOT ADD OR SUBTRACT ANY WORDS. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE AT LEAST FIVE DIFFERENT SENTENCES WITH DIFFERENT OPENINGS BY SIMPLY REARRANGING:
YOU CANNOT ADD OR SUBTRACT ANY WORDS. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE AT LEAST FIVE DIFFERENT SENTENCES WITH DIFFERENT OPENINGS BY SIMPLY REARRANGING:
He was quickly and happily crossing the street eating a hamburger
when the bus came out of nowhere and ran over him.
when the bus came out of nowhere and ran over him.
Friday, December 12, 2008
Meet Mr. Ruggles
Next semester, you will have a student teacher for the first half of the semester. His name is Mr. Ruggles, and he'd like to know a little about you before he joins our class in January. Please take your time and respond to his questions thoughtfully and honestly (and remember to show off your writing and grammar skills).
1. I (Mr. Ruggles) have never lived in Colorado. What is your favorite thing about Colorado?
2. What do you like about English 10?
3. How do you learn best? In what concrete, specific ways?
4. What sorts of activities in the classroom have been really meaningful to you?
5. What sorts of activities outside of the classroom have been really meaningful to you?
6. What are you passionate about?
7. What sorts of things will you be participating in or doing second semester (Either inside or outside of AHS)?
8. Next semester we will be looking at the Shakespeare play “Macbeth.” What do you know about this play or about Shakespeare in general?
9. We will also be looking at Memoirs. What do you think a memoir is? Have you ever written one before?
10. What is one thing I (Mr. Ruggles) should know about this class?
11. If you were teaching the class, what is one thing you would change?
12. What is one thing you want to accomplish on the first day of class second semester?
13. What are you really motivated by (besides your parent/guardian and receiving good grades)?
14. What is one thing you want to know about me (Mr. Ruggles)?
15. Finally, what one character in a movie or a book are you most like at this point in your life? Why?
1. I (Mr. Ruggles) have never lived in Colorado. What is your favorite thing about Colorado?
2. What do you like about English 10?
3. How do you learn best? In what concrete, specific ways?
4. What sorts of activities in the classroom have been really meaningful to you?
5. What sorts of activities outside of the classroom have been really meaningful to you?
6. What are you passionate about?
7. What sorts of things will you be participating in or doing second semester (Either inside or outside of AHS)?
8. Next semester we will be looking at the Shakespeare play “Macbeth.” What do you know about this play or about Shakespeare in general?
9. We will also be looking at Memoirs. What do you think a memoir is? Have you ever written one before?
10. What is one thing I (Mr. Ruggles) should know about this class?
11. If you were teaching the class, what is one thing you would change?
12. What is one thing you want to accomplish on the first day of class second semester?
13. What are you really motivated by (besides your parent/guardian and receiving good grades)?
14. What is one thing you want to know about me (Mr. Ruggles)?
15. Finally, what one character in a movie or a book are you most like at this point in your life? Why?
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