Soon, we will be done the first quarter of this very strange school year.
Grade 8 Drama! Make sure you complete your journals! I am still concerned about audience behavior for some of you. That is an important component of your achievement in drama.
Journal: Which of the Aesop lessons should you try to learn? Tell a story about why you should learn that particular lesson. Make sure your journal is in the bin by Tuesday at the latest!
English 12:
We continue to work on the presentation of a scene from Act 4 or 5 in Hamlet. Use the handout I gave you as a checklist to make sure your group has covered everything. Make sure you have answered all the Hamlet questions and that your folder is ready to hand in on your last day.
Your poetry project is due on November 18 AT THE VERY LATEST!
These are the scenes we watched:
Laurence Olivier https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ks-NbCHUns
Paapa Essiedou https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dZMJM-LGzQ
Kenneth Branagh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jK8am5ur7Ck
Mel Gibson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vf2TpWsPvgI
In your folder, write about the similarities and differences in the four performances. Think of where the soliloquy is set, what the actor is wearing, how he deals with the bodkin (the knife), what words he emphasizes, what facial expressions he uses, how the soliloquy is filmed.
Which one is the best, in your opinion?
Answer this final question: What is Hamlet's fatal flaw? Discuss in your group and record the discussion (everyone should have an opinion). Make sure you have reasons for what you suggest.
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