Friday 4/9/10 in Class

Sit in medieval roles.

Look at Old English links

Edit Essays for content:
-Facts
-Medieval Speech

Old English Translations

Try these two links to medievalize your history essays.

http://www.ibequeaththee.com/oldenglish.html

http://www.oldenglishtranslator.co.uk/

Medieval Editing

Don't forget to revise your Medieval Biographies by tomorrow. Bring me a printed copy, and we will look at them once more with our focus being content (details about your role and attempts at medieval speech). Over the weekend you will complete a final draft incorporating your improvements, your illuminated paper, and Mr. Bishop's requirements.

Grammar 6.1

Please complete all of Grammar 6.1 by 4/9/10

MSND Final Activity (Due 4/8/2010)

Name: ___________________
Rix, Period______
Date: ___________________
HOMEWORK TUESDAY
In Act 5, Shakespeare uses literary devices to create humor in the play within a play.
Find examples from the play for each of the following:
Ridiculous metaphor! “lily lips” (5.1.33)
Too much alliteration!
Actors out of character!
Using the wrong word or name!
Too much repetition of a word or phrase!
What did you think of the play within a play? Did it make you laugh? Explain why or
why not.
Explain one of the themes of
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
.
After reading and studying this play, would you watch a performance of it? Why or
why not?
WEDNESDAY
Choose a setting and time period for a film of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Explain
why you chose that setting.
Choose 4 characters and cast actors for them in your film. Explain why you chose
that actor to play the part.
Character Actor Why?
3 Clips in 3 Films of
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Find some interpretations/adaptations of the setting or characters in the 3 clips of
Act 5, scene 1.
1. Midsummer Night’s Dream (1999)
Characters:
Setting:
2. Shakespeare Retold: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2005)
Characters:
Setting:
3. Get Over It (2001)
Characters:
Setting:

Preposition QW #5

Quick Write #5

Directions:

*Please write out the following sentences.

*Please label all the parts of speech in each sentence.

*After each sentence write whether the preposition is a preposition or a preposition acting as an ADVERB.

(HINT: Prepositions will be followed by a noun or a pronoun. Prepositions acting as adverbs will NOT be followed by a noun or pronoun…they will be describing the verb!)

A N V Prep

Example: The boy went inside. ADV

1. Before school, brush your teeth. __________

2. I biked to school. __________

3. I’ve written that sentence before! __________

4. He sneezed loudly during the play. __________

5. She looked over there. __________

Preposition QW #4

Quick Write #4

Directions:

• Please write out the following sentences.
• Please circle the prepositional phrase

(Remember a prepositional phrase needs at least a preposition and a noun/pronoun)

• Please underline the object of the preposition

(HINT: The object of the preposition is the noun or pronoun which comes AFTER the preposition).

1. Tammy left her shoes at the pool in her locker.

2. He was running through the hall to his class.

3. Someone put olives with mold on them in my garden salad.

4. Were you sneaking around the corner?

5. Allie gave her bracelet with a cat charm to her.

Preposition QW #3

Quick write #3

Directions: *Please write out the following sentences

*Please fill in the blanks with your own appropriate prepositional phrases

(Remember prepositional phrases contain at least a preposition and a noun)

To view a list of prepositions if you get stuck, check out page in your grammar books.

1. Carson ran_______________(where/ location)________________.

2. _________(when/time)_________, Belle ate cereal.

3. I drove ____________(where/location)____________.

4. Allison hung the picture ____________(where/location)________.

5. He left the show ________________(when/ time)________.

MSND Vocab List 3 (Test Date: 4/5/2010)

enamored

rebuke

cranny

abide

confederacy

glimmering

enthralled

cur

sojourned

consecrated

English 7 Agenda 4/5/2010-4/9/2010

English 7

Monday

MSND Act 3:2 guides due

MSND Vocab Test 3

Preposition Quick Write 3

Start reading MSND 5:1

HW: Additional Act 4:1 scene guide (if Act 3:2 guide not turned in)

Tuesday

Preposition Quick Write 4

Finish reading MSND 5:1

HW: MSND Final Activity worksheet side 1 and Student Teacher Permission slip (just period 1)

Some time in the next couple of weeks, Sara Sharpton, the student teacher working with the first period seventh graders will need to video herself teaching them a lesson.

Wednesday

Preposition Quick Write 5

Grade Vocabulary Tests
HW: MSND Final activity side 2 (attached)

Thursday

Drafting and Editing Medieval Essays

This is an assignment from Mr Bishop and we are collaborating over these two days to produce the best possible essays.

HW: Start Grammar 6:1

Friday

No Vocab test

Drafting and Editing Medieval Essays

HW: Finish Grammar 6:1