Category: Rhet-Comp 102 / ENG 8A DC

Rhetoric & Comp – Monday, February 25th

Book talk & Indie read.  Study Hamlet in film by viewing 4 versions of the “to be or not to be” soliloquy.  Quickwrite #25:  make notes on each & then reflect & compare.

Gibson / Zeffirelli 1991

Branagh / Branagh 1996

Hawke / Almereyda 2000

Tennant / Doran 2009

Deadline:  Notebooks collected Tuesday, February 26th  TOMORROW!

Upcoming:  Writing about Hamlet!!

Rhetoric & Comp – Thursday, February 14th

Indie read.  Quickwrite #21:  Love ❤ Letter – to and from Teen TV Stereotypes.  Read/watch Hamlet Act III scenes 3 & 4 Act IV scenes 1 – 3.

FLIPGRID!!!  Past Deadline:  Submit an audio of your CCR via flipgrid.  Login with flipcode 251rc102 and your school @gcsd9.net email.  THIS DEADLINE has passed, but many of you still need to submit AUDIO.  Please do so ASAP!

Ongoing Hamlet assignment:  Each day we read/watch, do what you need to do to have an idea of what’s going on (e.g. reread, check sparknotes, get a no-fear version, ask, etc.).

Rhetoric & Comp – Wednesday, February 13th

Book talk & Indie read.  Quickwrite #20:  Is Hamlet mad?  Explain yourself.  Read/watch Hamlet Act III scenes 1 & 2.

Past Deadline:  Submit an audio of your CCR via flipgrid.  Login with flipcode 251rc102 and your school @gcsd9.net email.  THIS DEADLINE has passed, but many of you still need to submit AUDIO.  Please do so ASAP!

Ongoing Hamlet assignment:  Each day we read/watch, do what you need to do to have an idea of what’s going on (e.g. reread, check sparknotes, get a no-fear version, ask, etc.).