English Literature 12

Hi everyone,
Just wanted to say thank you to everyone for another great class!
I really enjoyed hearing some of your thoughts on the poem today.
I also felt like Lit. class was like an oasis – sitting working on writing poems about something that is important to me (yes, I am doing the assignment too!) and listening [...]

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I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed class today. Not the quiz stuff…that was business.
Reading Byron’s “Apostrophe…” was like riding a big wave or going to church (insert appropriate simile here). It was amazing and outstanding and I really enjoyed hearing your summaries of each stanza!
The outcome of this sublime class: that essay [...]

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This post was also posted on the Team Blog…
Hi everyone…
Ever since we discussed the whole ‘pirate’ scene of Hamlet (IV.vi), and after reading Wango’s Act IV.vi post I have been wondering about this scene. It seems that in my head this scene has been replaced by the more popular film adaptation of having [...]

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A big thanks goes out to Rhea Borja of Education Week in Washington, D.C. for mentioning the literature blog in her articles entitled: “‘Blogs Catching On as Tool for Instruction”, and “Blog Basics”. Education Week is an American weekly publication that is circulated throughout the United States with a worldwide [...]

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We have completed experiencing Mel Gibson’s “Hamlet”. My hope is that this pre-viewing of the film will enable us to travel more smoothly through the text together. I have to admit that I have read “Hamlet” approx. five or six times, but each time I find more areas to explore. It is exciting stuff!
Reading for [...]

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Hi everyone,
Just a reminder that your essay outlines are due at the beginning of class on Tuesday.
We will be finishing up Mel Gibson’s Hamlet on Tuesday and then beginning to go through the text.
I have been doing a lot of thinking about the log/blog project, and we will discuss that on Tuesday as [...]

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Ok everyone,
I have been hearing some complaints re blogging in the classroom lately.
I just wanted to challenge you with the following:
A six year old blogging… No kidding. Six years old, using a blog because he wants to.
Check it out, I like the post about aliens.
So, if he can do it, we should [...]

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Thank you everyone for attending and participating in today’s class. I enjoyed the discussion around Wyatt’s poem and your input on marking blog entries, etc.
Mr. Reid shared with me at the end of class how much he enjoyed sitting in on it. He said he really enjoyed hearing your thoughts and seeing you wrestle with [...]

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