Renaissance

3/19/2014

Macbeth's Motivation due today.

3/17/2014

1.Type Conclusion 1.Print to library 1.BOTH Introduction &Conclusion 1.Separate pieces of paper (pages) with heading 2.Template & Email on Wiki-Space 3.Save drafts of intro./con. (put in folder) 4.Body paragraphs due Wednesday. 1.Turn in final copy & draft (take with you today)

3/14/2014

1.Complete Group/Peer Review & Revision 2.Type Introduction 1.Save on MRS. MOORE’S USB or email her paragraph 2.Print to library 3.Template:

Email:moorem@cmsd.k12.pa.us

MLA Reference (OWL)

3/13/2014

•The conclusion is the resolution of a paper. –Connect body paragraphs/evidence –Apply real world/universal connection –Restate not REPEAT premise of paper

__How can the character Macbeth be used as an example?__ __What is the lesson?__ __How can this be related to real life literally and thematically?__

__Draft the conclusion__

__3/12/14__

__•Literary criticism is the study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature.__

__Draft body paragraph.__



__3/11/2014__

__•A thesis is a statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved.__



__Draft introduction.__

__3/10/2014__

__•Motivation: The reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way.__

__Finish pre-writing outline.__

__Macbeth__

__3/7/2014__

__•Macbeth is known as a cursed play. It is considered bad luck to say the title in a theater. Instead, it is called “The Scottish Play”.__

__3/6/2014__

__•The thanes turned into earls signifying a hierarchy like that in England. It was more structured and less clannish.__



__3/5/2014__

__Please complete the Act V review activity.__

__3/4/2014__

__•Legend has Fleance marrying a Welsh princess (Malcolm’s daughter) hence beginning the line of kings prophesized by the witches.__

__1. Please complete "Police Report" on the back of the "Soliloquy" activity.__ __2. Please submit quotes for the class review. One is from Act V, and one is from Acts I-V.__ __3. Please work on the review crossword puzzle.__



__3/3/3014__

__•Power: (2) possession of control, authority, or influence over others.__ __•The origin is the Middle English (Anglo-French) word pouer meaning to be able.__

__Please analyze and reflect on Macbeth's soliloquy.__



__Please finish Act V.7-8.__

__2/28/2014__

__•Somnambulism or noctambulism: an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (as walking) are performed__ __–Somnus: sleep__ __–Nox: night__ __–Ambul: walk__

__Please finish Act V.4-6.__

__2/27/2014__

__•Power is the central theme of the play; all the symbols connect to it.__ __•Speaking of symbols, the supernatural sisters are never actually called witches in the original play.__



__No Fear Macbeth Act V__

__2/26/2014__

__•The name Macbeth translates to:__ __–Son of life__ __–Son of elect__ __•The titles in the play reflect real locations. Fife, Glamis, and Cawdor are villages in Scotland.__



__2/25/2014__

__•The powerful Macduff lord and clan supported Malcolm as king 10 years after Macbeth was crowned.__ __•Macbeth really did kill the wife and children of Macduff while he was away.__



__2/24/2014__

__•There are many symbols in Macbeth including: blood, sleep or dreams, birds, supernatural events, babies or children, weather or natural events, darkness or night, and clothing.__

__Finish Act IV.2-3. Answer questions. Watch clip of Act IV.2. See below.__

__2/21/2014__

__•The three sisters or three witches were also called the wayward sisters.__ __–Wayward: difficult to control or predict because of unusual or perverse behavior.__



__No Fear Macbeth Act IV__

__PBS Macbeth (2010)__

__2/20/2014__ __•In a historical document (Holinshed's Chronicles), Banquo is an accomplice to Macbeth in the murder of the king.__ __•This was probably changed because King James thought he was a descendant Banquo.__

__Finish reading Act III.3-6 and answer corresponding questions. See below.__

__2/19/2014__

__•History: The sons of Duncan did leave Scotland after his death, but they were children (under 10) when he died. Therefore, Malcolm was not eligible to be king at that time.__

__TITLES__ __•Macbeth: King__ __•Lady Macbeth: Queen__ __•Hecate: Goddess of Witchcraft__

__1. Quiz on Acts I-II__ __2. Read Act III Scenes 1-2 and answer questions.__



__No Fear Macbeth Act III__

__2/18/2014__



__2/17/2014__



__2/13/2014__ __•The real King Duncan was killed in a battle against Macbeth.__ __•This battle was initiated by the Scottish people (a petition to the lords) because of Duncan’s poor ruling.__

__TITLES__ __•Fleance: Banquo’s son__ __•Macduff: Thane of Fife__ __•Donalbain: Younger son of Duncan__

__Finish reading Act II and answer corresponding questions.__

__Macbeth (2010)__

__Quiz on Acts I-II next week.__

__2/12/2014__ __•Shakespeare wrote Macbeth for James I.__ __•James I wrote a book about witches, witchcraft and the supernatural.__

__TITLES__

__•Malcolm: Prince of Cumberland__



__No Fear Macbeth Act II__

__2/11/2014__ __•Lady Macbeth is also related to King Duncan.__ __•She has one son from a previous marriage and none with Macbeth.__

__Finish reading Act I and answer corresponding questions.__

__2/10/2014__

__•The “Weird Sisters” (1.1) relate to the Anglo-Saxon word “wyrd” meaning fate.__ __•Duncan (I.2) really was king in 1034 and had two sons: Malcolm and Donalbain.__

__TITLES (NOTES)__

__•Duncan: King of Scotland__ __•Malcolm: elder son of Duncan__ __•Lennox: thane (lord) of Scotland__ __•Ross: thane (lord) of Scotland__ __•Macbeth: Thane of Glamis, general in Duncan’s army__ __•Banquo: Thane of Lochaber, general in Duncan’s army__ __•Angus: thane (lord) of Scotland__



__No Fear Shakespeare__

__Scenes 1-3.__

__2/7/2014__

__1. NOUN the development of events beyond a person's control, regarded as determined by a supernatural power.__

__2. MYTHOLOGY the three Greek goddesses who preside over the birth and life of humans.__

__3. VERB be destined to happen, turn out, or act in a particular way.__



__Jimmy Neutron__

__**LIBRARY FOR GRADUATION PROJECT**__

__1/23/2014__ __•Shakespeare is the second most quoted author after biblical writers.__ __•Shakespeare has the most Google search results (website) followed by God and Elvis.__ __Renaissance Test: History, Theater, Shakespeare, Sonnets (50 points).__

__ Bonus Essay Contest!__

__1/22/2014__

__•Who’s potentially who in Shakespeare’s sonnets?__ __•Fair young man = patron of Shakespeare.__ __•Dark lady = maid of honor or lady at court.__

__•The rival poet’s possible identify remains a mystery.__



__1/21/2014__

__**SNOW DAY**__

__1/20/2014__

__•Even though Shakespeare’s sonnets are mainly about love, he violates many traditional rules.__

__•WS’s sonnets also contain themes such as: passage of time, beauty, and mortality.__

__Sonnets 116 & 130__

__1/17/2014__

__•Sonnet means “little song” from the Italian sonetto.__

__•The turn or shift is also known as the volta(Italian for turn).__

__1. Read Sonnets 71 & 73 (Pages 343-344).__ __2. Write one summary statement for each.__ __3. Answer questions 1-6 for each.__



__1/16/2013__

__Bell Ringer: Paraphrase Sonnet 18 (Page 338)__

__1.Read Sonnet 29 (Page 340).__ __2. Write a one sentence summary.__ __3. Answer questions 1-15 (Page 340) OR 1,2,3,8,10 from the electronic text.__

__1/15/2014__

__•The original order of the sonnets is unknown.__ __•It is believed that the sonnets were written when the theaters were closed due to plagues.__

__1. Read "Sonnets" on pages 338-339.__ __2. Complete the activity sheet on the back of "10 Reasons Shakespeare is a Fraud" reading guide.__ __3. Graduation Project Presentation Information__



__1/14/2014__

__•Most sonnets deal with love in some way and can be read as a narrative collection.__ __•The differences between Petrarchan/Italian sonnets and Shakespearean/English are structure and rhyme scheme.__

__1. Review Renaissance, Theater, Shakespeare.__ __2. Survey__



__1/13/2014__

__1. Read "Petrachan Sonnets" on page 191. Take notes on the bold terms.__ __2. Read "Whoso to Hunt" on page 188. Answer questions 1-6.__ __3. Read "Love That Doth Reign" and "The Long Love" on page 192. Answer questions 1-6.__



__1/9/2014__

__1. Finish the "10 Reasons Shakespeare was a Fraud" (1-10).__ __2. Finish defining the literary elements (1-5) for__ Macbeth__.

1/9/2014

•Shakespeare is credited with the “first use” of approximately 2,000 words and hundreds of expressions. •Examples from Macbeth include vulnerable and the be-all and the end-all.

Movie Trailer: Anonymous

Interview with Director



1/8/2014

•William Shakespeare’s plays have been translated into every major living language, have been performed more than those of any other playwright, and have never been out of print.

•[|Horrible Histories Globe and Shakespeare's Play]





1/6/2014

•Early Modern English (also known as Elizabethan) developed during the Renaissance.

•The differences between the language are relatively easy to interpret. For example: thou= you.



The Renaissance