Vocabulary and Shakespeare Resources

Writing Prompt:  Read "The Sniper" over the weekend in preparation for an in-class writing on Monday, April 7.  Please meet in computer lab #438  on Monday and Tuesday (April 7 & 8).


Vocabulary Quiz:  Unit 6 on April 9, 2014.




Shakespeare Resources:


Online text:
http://shakespeare.mit.edu/romeo_juliet/

Study guide:
http://www.shakespeare-online.com/plays/romeoscenes.html

SHAKESPEARE UNIT & PRO/CON ESSAY INFORMATION

SHAKESPEARE SCAVENGER HUNT


We will meet in the computer lab (room 438) on Monday and Tuesday (3/24 and 3/25).  Complete the handout provided in class by using the websites listed below.  The websites are listed in the order of how they appear on the handout. 


www.bardweb.net  (Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
http://www.pangloss.com/seidel/shake_rule.html (Section 7)
www.renfaire.com/Costume/index.html (Section 8)
http://elizabethan.org (Section 9)
http://www.william-shakespeare.info/elizabethan-theatre-facts.htm (Section 10)




PRO/CON Essay:This formal essay will be in MLA format and will maintain a formal tone throughout.  A Works Cited page is required.  The essay will be turned in to turnitin.com.  The due date for the final paper will be Wednesday, March 26 by 11:59 PM.  A penalty of a letter grade lower for each day the paper is late. You must provide quotes for both "DNA as Destiny" and Oedipus the King. If you do not have any quotes for Minority Report, you must then provide specific examples.


Works Cited Information for PRO/CON Paper:
DVD/Film - Minority Report directed by Steven Spielberg for DreamWorks in Universal City, California (original release date is 2002 and it came out on DVD in 2003). 
Magazine  - The magazine article "DNA as Destiny" was written by David Ewing Duncan.  It first appeared in Wired magazine November of 2002. 
Anthology - Sophocles is the author of Oedipus the King (keep the original date of print blank).  This work appears on pages 433-471 in the following Anthology:  Literature World Masterpieces which was published in 1995 in Englewood Cliffs by Prentice Hall Publishing Company. 

March 2014

Reminder:
Due Tuesday, March 18: Complete the Magical Realism handout for homework. 
Due Wednesday, March 19:  Complete the front side of the personal legend handout provided in class on Tuesday.
Due Wednesday, March 26 by 11:59 PM: The essay for Oedipus, "DNA as Destiny," and Minority Report.

The Alchemist Webquest

The Alchemist Webquest Websites

Answer the questions on the handout by using the websites listed below.  I do not want you doing a google search. You are not allowed to copy and paste information into a Word Document.  Instead, take handwritten notes (in your own words) on the handout or on white-lined notebook paper.  I have also provided the questions found on the handout below these links.  Therefore, no excuses as to why you have not been able to complete the webquest. Please stay focused.  If you do not completed the webquest today, we do have the lab again for tomorrow. 

http://www.crystalinks.com/alchemyindex.html  (Check out the index of this website)

http://www.crystalinks.com/alchemy.html   (Background information on alchemy)

http://www.crystalinks.com/philosopherstone.html  (Philosopher’s Stone information)

http://www.crystalinks.com/alchemists.html   (Famous Alchemists)

http://www.alchemylab.com/directory.htm  (Check out the index of this website-famous alchemists, emerald tablet, etc.)

http://www.alchemylab.com/what_is_alchemy.htm  (More information on alchemy-connections)

http://www.alchemylab.com/AJ1-1.htm   (More information on alchemy)

http://www.necronomi.com/magic/hermeticism/ALCHEMY1.txt  (More information on alchemy)

http://www.levity.com/alchemy/alchem-a.html  (Alchemy laboratories in art)

http://www.levity.com/alchemy/alchlab.html (Alchemy laboratory picture)

 Questions:

I.             Define the Craft (What is Alchemy?  What does an alchemist do?)

II.           Making Connections (Alchemy is a subject, a field of study.  List and discuss two other subjects to which alchemy is related or similar.)

III.          Describe an Alchemist’s Laboratory (What things can be found in the laboratory based off of pictures and paintings you see on the Internet?)

IV.         Famous Alchemists (List two famous alchemists and what they have done.)

V.           Philosopher’s Stone (What is the Philosopher’s stone?  The Philosopher’s Stone has been mentioned in novels, comics, films, and even video games – Can you think of any specific examples?)

VI.         Personal Legend Connection

After doing all other parts of the webquest, answer the following questions in complete sentences: 

What does Alchemy have to do with finding one’s personal legend?

Why would Paulo Coelho call a book about following one’s dream The Alchemist? 

March Assignments

The Alchemist Assignments:
Part I reading due on Monday, March 10
Notes for Part I due on Monday, March 10
Practice AP Multiple Choice Questions due on Monday, March 10


Pages 51-112 due on Thursday, March 13
Pages 112-end due on Monday, March 17


PRO/CON Essay:
You will receive the requirements for the Pro/Con Essay during the week of March 10.  This essay will include examples from Minority Report, "DNA as Destiny," The Alchemist, and Oedipus the King. This formal essay will be in MLA format and will maintain a formal tone throughout.  A Works Cited page is required.  The essay will be turned in to turnitin.com.  The due date for the final paper will be Wednesday, March 26 by 11:59 PM.  A penalty of a letter grade lower for each day the paper is late.


Works Cited Information for PRO/CON Paper:
DVD/Film - The Minority Report directed by Steven Spielberg for DreamWorks in Universal City, California (original release date is 2002 and it came out on DVD in 2003). 
Magazine  - The magazine article "DNA as Destiny" was written by David Ewing Duncan.  It first appeared in Wired magazine November of 2002. 
Anthology - Sophocles is the author of Oedipus the King (keep the original date of print blank).  This work appears on pages 433-471 in the following Anthology:  Literature World Masterpieces which was published in 1995 in Englewood Cliffs by Prentice Hall Publishing Company. 




Vocabulary Test (note change in date):  Unit 5 Vocabulary test will be on Thursday, March 13.