12/21: Blizzard Bag Day #2!

Well, we’re having an ice storm on the first day of Winter ... and it’s a Blizzard Bag Day.  Here are the assignments:

D-Block Public Speaking:
One good story deserves another.  You’ve now heard great examples of character development, the use of multiple settings, conflict-fueled storytelling, show-don’t-tell details, time-slows-down tension-building techniques, and — sometimes — a larger lesson learned about what really matters in life.  Let’s do it all again: your assignment is to brainstorm another good idea for a story, write the script with all six storytelling elements, and prepare to share with your class when we return.

A1&A2 English 12AP:
1) Complete your official Poetry Out Loud poem memorization.  You’ll be expected to have it ready when we return in January.  Remember: for our class you MUST have a new poem for this year.  I’m not interested in giving you credit for the poem you learned last year.
2) Complete Act III in Hamlet and respond to the following “Prove It!” statements.  For each statement, provide textual support, comments, and analysis to demonstrate its validity.
          1. III.i. — The Queen approves of Ophelia.
          2. III.i  — Ophelia expresses pity and empathy for Hamlet.
          3. III.ii. — Hamlet is sending mixed-messages to Ophelia.
          4. III.ii  — Hamlet knows Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are working against him.
          5. III.iii — Claudius has mixed feelings about his crimes.
          6. III.iv — Gertrude doesn’t know about the murder.
          7. III.iv. — Gertrude believes Hamlet.