Final Creative Writing Piece

Please post your final piece of creative writing to our class blog.
If you have not received an e-mail invitation from Blogger to join the blog, please e-mail me right away at schabtach@4j.lane.edu so I can make sure you have access!

GOOD LUCK TO IB CANDIDATES!

IB Candidates: Good luck on all your exams!
No homework. Study hard, eat well, drink plenty of water, and get some rest.

Homework Due Thur., April 22 (CHS-Alpha) / Fri., April 23 (SHS-Omega)

Read "Preparing for Paper 1/Unseen Commentary Test" packet. Prepare for unseen passage exam: review literary terms, practice stylistic analysis, think about strategies for organizing the essay...Unseen passage exam will be Monday 4/26 at Churchill and Tuesday 4/27 at Sheldon.

Homework Due Tues., April 20 (Alpha-CHS class) / Wed., April 21 (Omega-SHS class)

Prepare for short-answer test on Sula--re-read/review the novel!

Complete Reading Schedule for Sula--OMEGA/SHS CLASS

Sula Reading Schedule
(Schabtach’s
Omega Day Classes)
Dates listed are dates reading is due. Quizzes are possible any day reading is due!

For April 6:
Read pages 1-29

For April 8:
Read pages 30-66

For April 12:
Read pages 67-111

For April 14:
Read pages 112-149

For April 19:
Read pages 150-174

FINAL TEST ON SULA WILL BE APRIL 21

Complete Reading Schedule for Sula--ALPHA/CHS CLASS

Sula Reading Schedule
(Schabtach’s
Alpha Day Classes)
Dates listed are dates reading is due. Quizzes are possible any day reading is due!

For April 5:
Read pages 1-29

For April 7:
Read pages 30-66

For April 9:
Read pages 67-111

For April 13:
Read pages 112-149

For April 15:
Read pages 150-174

FINAL TEST ON SULA WILL BE APRIL 20

Homework Due Tues., March 2 (Alpha) / Wed., March 3 (Omega)

Work on final project for 1984--be prepared to present it on Tuesday/Wednesday.

Read pages 3-20 of Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress.

Final Projects

Final projects for 1984 are due Tuesday, March 2 at Churchill and Wednesday, March 3 at Sheldon.

Complete Reading Schedule for 1984

Complete reading schedule for 1984 (Omega/Sheldon days):

1984

Reading Schedule

(Omega Days)

Dates listed are dates reading is DUE. Quizzes are possible on any of these dates.

Due Thur., 2/4: Pages 1-29

Due Mon., 2/8: Pages 29-69

Due Wed., 2/10: Pages 69-104

Due Fri., 2/12: Pages 105-147

Due Wed., 2/17: Pages 147-185

Due Fri., 2/19: Pages 185-224

Due Tues., 2/23: Pages 225-260

Due Thur., 2/25: Pages 260-298

Complete Reading Schedule for 1984

Complete Reading Schedule for 1984 (Alpha/Churchill classes):

1984

Reading Schedule

(Alpha Days)

Dates listed are dates reading is DUE. Quizzes are possible on any of these dates.

Due Wed., 2/3: Pages 1-29

Due Fri., 2/5: Pages 29-69

Due Tues., 2/9: Pages 69-104

Due Thur., 2/11: Pages 105-147

Due Tues., 2/16: Pages 147-185

Due Thur., 2/18: Pages 185-224

Due Mon., 2/22: Pages 225-260

Due Wed., 2/24: Pages 260-298

Homework Due Wed., Feb. 3 (Churchill) / Thur., Feb. 4 (Sheldon)

Read pages 1-29 of 1984.

Homework Due Thur., Jan. 21 (Churchill) / Fri., Jan. 22 (Sheldon)

Re-read/study/review Hamlet, focusing especially on passages in the packet.

Homework Due Tues., Jan. 19 (Churchill) / Wed., Jan. 20 (Sheldon)

Read/study Act V of Hamlet

and study ALL passages in packet.

Homework Due Tues., Jan. 12 (CHS) / Wed., Jan. 13 (Sheldon)

Finish closet scene close reading worksheet.

Read as much of Act 4 as you can!

Homework Due Fri., Jan. 8 (Alpha-Churchill) / Mon., Jan. 11 (Omega-Sheldon)

Hamlet Homework: Closet Scene from Gertrude’s POV

1. Re-read the “closet scene” (Act 3, Scene 4).

After you read it, or as you read it, consider (you don’t need to write this down; just think!): What is going through Gertrude’s mind in this scene? How does she feel about what Hamlet says and does? (Guilty? Frightened? Confused? Worried?) Why does she respond as she does? What does she know, if anything, about Claudius’s murder of King Hamlet? Why does she say she sees “black and grained spots” in her soul? What does she think when Hamlet starts talking to the ghost? What does she think about Hamlet’s sanity? What does she think about Polonius’s death? etc.

2. Now do this creative writing assignment:

Rewrite this scene (using modern prose) from Gertrude’s perspective. Write Gertrude’s inner monologue--what she is thinking as this scene is happening--or have her retell the story in her own words. Make sure that your piece carefully follows the progression of the scene and shows the thought processes behind Gertrude’s words and behavior, as well as her reactions to and thoughts about Hamlet’s behavior. (One useful way to think about this might be to imagine that you are an actor preparing to play the role of Gertrude, and you have to work through the scene to figure out what’s going on in her head before you can play her convincingly.) Pay attention to the details of the scene, but use your imagination and play around with the character, too!

Assessment will be based on thoroughness, thoughtfulness, accuracy (detailed reflection of the scene), creativity, and quality of writing. 20 points possible. Please type this assignment or write it legibly in black or dark blue ink.

Homework Due Thur., Jan. 7 (Sheldon)

Re-read/review/study Act 3.

Homework Due Tues., Jan. 5 (Sheldon) / Wed., Jan. 6 (Churchill)

Finish reading Act 3 of Hamlet.