Friday, October 31st

 No school - staff professional development day!

Thursday, October 30th

1. Hamlet - Read and discuss Act 3, scene 4 (2:12:23)
    ***Complete and submit Annotating and Questioning the Text

2. Journal #11 - Act 3 Summary

Objective: Students will analyze and compare the film adaptation and the play version of Hamlet.

Wednesday, October 29th

1. Hamlet - "To be, or not to be..." (25 minutes)

   ***Finish and submit soliloquy analysis

2. Hamlet - Read and discuss Act 3, scene 3 (2:06:11)
    *** Annotating and Questioning the Text

Objective: Students will analyze Hamlet's "To be, or not to be" soliloquy.

Tuesday, October 28th

1. Journal #10- Ophelia

2. Hamlet - Act 3, scenes 2 1:44:49

    *** Annotating and Questioning the Text

3. Hamlet - "To be, or not to be..."

    ***Shakespeare and Iambic Pentameter

    ***Video clips: Kenneth Branagh / David Tennant / Franco Zeffirelli

    ***Small groups - begin soliloquy analysis

Objective: Students will analyze Hamlet's "To be, or not to be" soliloquy.

Friday, October 24th

1. Journal #9 - Claudius

2. Hamlet

    ***Read and discuss Act 3, scene 1 (1:32:27)

    *** Annotating and Questioning the Text

Objective: Students will reflect on Claudius' character and use textual evidence to support their views.

Thursday, October 23rd

1. Hamlet - Act 1 and 2 quiz

2. Complete and submit Hamlet - "Oh, what a rogue and peasant slave am I!" Analysis (in Classroom)

Objective: Students will analyze "Oh what a rogue...".

***Cuesta Promise Day - lots of absences

Wednesday, October 22nd

1. Hamlet

    *** Continue to read and discuss Act 2, Scene 2 (start at line 86) - 1:01:46

2. Journal #8 - Act 2 Summary

3. Introduce Hamlet - "Oh, what a rogue and peasant slave am I!" Analysis (in Classroom)

Objective: Students will write a strong summary of Act 2 of Hamlet.

Tuesday, October 21st

1. Mrs. MacIntosh is here - Financial Aid check-in

2. Hamlet

    *** Read and discuss Act 2, scene 1 (51:24)

3. Journal #7 - Polonius

4. Hamlet

   ***Begin Act 2, scene 2 (0:57:39) - read through line 86

5. ***Update "Where I am..." chart and Update Digital Portfolios 

   ***Add Community Activism page

Objective: Students will reflect on Polonius' character and use textual evidence to support their views.

Friday, October 17th

1. Hamlet - Four Corner Debate

Objective: Students will utilize reliable sources and sound evidence to support their stance in a debate.

Thursday, October 16th

1. Watch and discuss Act 1 of Hamlet (film - start - 34:30)

2. Finalize Hamlet - Four Corner Debate

    ***Debate will take place on Friday, October 17th.

Objective: Students will utilize reliable sources and sound evidence to support their stance in a debate.

Wednesday, October 15th

1. Journal #6 - Act 1 Summary

2. Work on Hamlet - Four Corner Debate

    ***Debate will take place on Friday, October 17th.

Objective: Students will utilize reliable sources and sound evidence to support their stance in a debate.

Tuesday, October 14th

1. Hamlet

    ***Character map

    *** Read and discuss Act 1, scenes 4 & 5 (35:00 / 39:46)

    *** Complete discussion questions

2. Introduce Hamlet - Four Corner Debate 

    ***Debate will take place on Friday, October 17th.

Objective: Students will understand why Hamlet wants to avenge his father's death.

Friday, October 10th

1. Journal #5 - Tragedy

2. Hamlet

    *** Read and discuss Act I, Scene 1 - 1:35 and Scene 2 - 12:44

    *** Complete discussion questions

Objective: Students will get comfortable hearing and using Shakespearean language.

Thursday, October 9th

1. Library
    ***Check out Hamlet books

2. Introduction to Hamlet (Act I)
    ***Pre-reading questions and vocabulary
    ***Review Act I vocabulary
   
Objective: Students will prepare to read Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Wednesday, October 8th

1. Community Activism Project Presentations

    - Cemetery Clean-up

    - Elderly Care (2)
    - Mental Health Awareness

2. Work on late/ missing work for the Community Activism unit

***Any and all late work for our Community Activism unit is due no later than Friday, October 10th, before midnight!  After this time, late work for this unit will not be accepted (this includes the paper).

Objective: Students will research and report on a social issue/movement that is important to them.

Tuesday, October 7th

1. Community Activism Project Presentations

    - Shiloh’s Animal Rescue
    - Feminine Hygiene Products
    - CAPSLO
    - Morro Bay in Bloom

2. Work on late/ missing work for Community Activism unit

***Any and all late work for our Community Activism unit is due no later than Friday, October 10th, before midnight!  After this time, late work for this unit will not be accepted (this includes the paper).

Objective: Students will research and report on a social issue/movement that is important to them.

Friday, October 3rd

1. Finalize Community Activism Paper
    ***Individual paper is due: tonight before midnight!

Objective: Students will research and report on a social issue/movement that is important to them.

Thursday, October 2nd

1. Community Activism Project Presentations

   - MB National Estuary Program
    - Garden House
    - South Bay Community Center - Homelessness

***Individual paper is due: Friday, October 3rd, before midnight!

Objective: Students will research and report on a social issue/movement that is important to them.

Wednesday, October 1st

1. Community Activism Project Presentations

    - Eco SLO

    - LO Water Treatment

    - Wood’s Humane Society

***Individual paper is due: Friday, October 3rd, before midnight!

Objective: Students will research and report on a social issue/movement that is important to them.