Hey there!  This morning in English 121, you handed in your classic novel study info, and we had a quick say about the Article of the Week from Monday.  Your scientific method assignment and this week's reflection are due tomorrow...when we will watch the final scene of Hamlet (starring Kenneth Branaugh, directed by Kenneth Branaugh, choreographed by Kenneth Branaugh...).  In our English 9 class, you did a little peer editing of your sonnets, WHICH ARE DUE TOMORROW.  We also read Act 1, scene 1 of The Merchant of Venice and completed a few basic questions for general understanding.  Good job!

Good Friday, people!  English 121ers, I hear some of you have been belly-aching about workload.  Well, that won't make any of it go away, so try working, instead.  I wouldn't assign more than I think you can handle.  That being said, thanks for handing in your reflections today.  The assignment you received in class, "Applying the Scientific Method to Hamlet" is due next Thursday.  Plug away at your independent novel study, also. English 9ers, thanks for having a say about the bigger themes in The Merchant of Venice, then taking a little tour through Venice to get a better idea of the setting.  On Monday, we'll take a quick look at one or two of Shakespeare's sonnets, so we can better identify the iambic pentameter and blank verse we identified this morning.

Hi!  Today in 121 English, we had a brief say about our Article of the Week, then we motored through a section of act 4.  I also gave you a pretty good heads-up about the bigger assignments that are looming over the next week or two.  Tomorrow, we'll watch dear Ophelia...In our English 9 class, we reviewed some of the note-making you did yesterday, then completed a text feature activity with The Merchant of Venice books, and begin a little re-adjusting of our moral compasses through some pre-reading items for you to consider.  We'll continue with that tomorrow, after you hand in the final copies of your research essays.

Helloooo!  This morning in English 121, you received your Article of the Week (time for some introspection...), and we plowed through the rest of Act 3.  Tomorrow, we'll have a couple of vistors to further familiarize us with EBSCO and everything ti has to offer.  Also, remember to keep plugging away at your classic novel choice.  In English 9, we handed back your edited first draft - remember that the fixed version is due on THURSDAY, and you won't be getting class time to work on it, right?  We then enjoyed the remainder of your presentations.  Tomorrow, we'll take a look at some of the more important features of the Globe Theatre, and how Shakespeare really knew how to keep his audience involved.  If time, we'll work on a text features activity with the Merchant of Venice texts.