Category: Rhet-Comp 102 / ENG 8A DC
Rhetoric & Comp – Wednesday, March 8th
Indie Read
STUDY/WATCH: Hamlet 2000 directed by Michael Almereyda starring Ethan Hawke (scene 8 – 14)
DEADLINE: Group Rhetorical Analysis – Hamlet Film Scene Study (a collaborative project due March 20th)
PAST DUE: Memory Book Shorts (3 of them) most recent was due 3/6
Rhetoric & Comp – Tuesday, March 7th
Indie Read (Hour 8 – finish last 5 min. of Zeffirelli Hamlet & discuss w/ WRITE CLUB group)
STUDY/WATCH: Hamlet 2000 directed by Michael Almereyda starring Ethan Hawke (scene 1 – 8)
DEADLINE: Group Rhetorical Analysis – Hamlet Film Scene Study (a collaborative project due March 20th)
PAST DUE: Memory Book Shorts (3 of them) most recent was due 3/6
Rhetoric & Comp – Friday, March 3rd
WATCH: Hamlet 1990 directed by Franco Zeffirelli starring Mel Gibson (scenes 25 – end)
Quickwrite #24: Hamlet Battle – Branagh vs. Zeffirelli – your thoughts/comparisons/opinions
HOUR 8 ONLY: Warrior Time special meet – more Hamlet (& QW on own)
DEADLINES:
- Next Memory Book Short (3rd) window closes Monday 3/6
- Group Rhetorical Analysis – Hamlet Film Scene Study (a collaborative project due March 20th)
Rhetoric & Comp – Thursday, March 2nd
Voter Registration
WATCH: Hamlet 1990 directed by Franco Zeffirelli starring Mel Gibson (scenes 14 – 25)
HOUR 8 ONLY: Quickwrite #23 – thoughts on Zeffirelli’s Hamlet so far (do this on your own – set a timer for 4 minutes of thinking)
DEADLINES:
- Next Memory Book Short (3rd) window closes Monday 3/6
- Group Rhetorical Analysis – Hamlet Film Scene Study (a collaborative project due March 20th)
Rhetoric & Comp – Wednesday, March 1st
Quickwrite #23: 1st Impressions – Zeffirelli’s Hamlet
WATCH: Hamlet 1990 directed by Franco Zeffirelli starring Mel Gibson (scenes 5 – 14)
DEADLINES:
- Next Memory Book Short (3rd) window closes Monday 3/6
- Group Rhetorical Analysis – Hamlet Film Scene Study (a collaborative project due March 20th)
Rhetoric & Comp – Tuesday, February 28th
Indie Read
STUDY: Tutorial SWIC Database access – specifically JSTOR searches & preview of rhetoric of film sites
Link here ▶️ https://www.swic.edu/students/services/library/
WATCH: Hamlet 1990 directed by Franco Zeffirelli starring Mel Gibson (scenes 1 – 5)
DEADLINES:
- Next Memory Book Short (3rd) window closes Monday 3/6
- Group Rhetorical Analysis – Hamlet Film Scene Study (a collaborative project due March 20th)
Rhetoric & Comp – Monday, February 27th
Read Aloud – Look Hamlet by Barbro Lindgren & Anna Höglund
Indie Read
Quickwrite #22: Favorite parts/scenes in Hamlet (Kenneth Branagh version)
STUDY/NOTES: Conducting Academic Research (make a note page – rewatch video below)
SHARE/DISCUSS: Thoughts from Quickwrite #22 with your WRITE CLUB group. Look for overlap and potential in ideas that you could look at as we watch the next film – Hamlet 1990 directed by Franco Zeffirelli starring Mel Gibson.
DEADLINES:
- Next Memory Book Short (3rd) window closes Monday 3/6
- Group Rhetorical Analysis – Hamlet Film Scene Study (a collaborative project due March 20th)
Rhetoric & Comp – Friday, February 24th
Book Trailers & Indie Read w/ check-in
SHARE: Senior Sonnets 🙂
STUDY/READ: Shakespeare in Film – “Why do Shakespeare’s plays make such popular films?” by Kevin Jackson & supplement “Shakespeare and Film: Strange Bedfellows” by Michael Anderegg
NEW ASSIGNMENT: Group Rhetorical Analysis – Hamlet Film Scene Study (a collaborative project due March 20th)
UPCOMING: Next Memory Book Short (3rd) window closes Monday 3/6
Rhetoric & Comp – Thursday, February 23rd
Book Talk & Indie Read
Quickwrite #21: The Rules (from Jason Reynolds’ Long Way Down) – Does Hamlet follow the rules?
STUDY/NOTES: Hamlet & the Rhetorical Situation – Shakespeare’s 1605 play & 1996 Branagh’s film
CREATE/WRITE TIME: Continue & finalize sonnets with WRITE CLUB!! Present them to your classmates TOMORROW
PAST DUE: Memory Book Shorts (1st & 2nd) were due no later than end of day Sunday 2/12 & Monday 2/20 respectively (see directions on the Memory Book Info sheet)
Rhetoric & Comp – Wednesday, February 22nd
Indie Read
STUDY: Crash Course Hamlet parts 1 & 2
CREATE/WRITE TIME: Continue & finalize sonnets with WRITE CLUB!! Present them to your classmates TOMORROW 😉
PAST DUE: Memory Book Shorts (1st & 2nd) were due no later than end of day Sunday 2/12 & Monday 2/20 respectively (see directions on the Memory Book Info sheet)
UPCOMING: A look at the rhetorical situation of Hamlet & Shakespeare as film.