5/23/16

• 2nd Semester Exam Study Guide
• Exam is Wed. 5/25/16
• Re-watch Shakespeare Life & Works videos on YouTube or Google Docs.

• Hamlet
• In-class notes on Act V, scene 2
• If you want to watch the end of the Hamlet video, you can go here.

• MULTIMEDIA BONUS!
• The Simpsons do Hamlet (sign into your school Google account)
• ThugNotes for Hamlet

• ALERT: How to save all of your documents from WISD Google account before they delete it this summer.

• Upcoming Events:

5/19/16

• Six Weeks Grades will be uploaded tomorrow at 4 pm. Your grades are complete in the system now. The only remaining grade is the semester exam.

• 2nd Semester Exam Study Guide
• Exam is Wed. 5/25/16
• Re-watch Shakespeare Life & Works videos on YouTube or Google Docs.

• Hamlet
• In-class notes on Act V, scene 1. 
• HW due Mon. 5/23/16: Read Act V, scene 2 (the end of the play).
• If you want to watch the end of the Hamlet video, you can go here.

• ALERT: How to save all of your documents from WISD Google account before they delete it this summer.

• Upcoming Events:

5/17/16

• Hamlet
• In-class notes on Act IV, scenes 5-7. Make sure you have notes on these elements.
• HW due Thurs. 5/19/16: Read as much of Act V as possible (at least scene 1)

• 2nd Semester Exam Study Guide
• Exam is Wed. 5/25/16

• Upcoming Events:

5/13/16

Nominate an East teacher for "Senior Honorary Teacher 2016" HERE. Deadline is Wed. 5/18/16.

• Semester Exam will be on Wednesday, May 25

• Hamlet: 
• QUIZ: Act IV, scenes 1-4  (LAST QUIZ OF THE YEAR!) Make up ASAP if you were absent.
• Notes / discussion on Act IV, scenes 1-4, especially falling action elements.
• HW for Tues. 5/17/16.: 
• Read and annotate Act 4, scenes 5-7 (the rest of Act IV). 
• Here is the study guide for Act IV.

• Scholarships: If you earned a scholarship-- congratulations! Now it's time to thank your benefactor(s). It is rude to take the money and run, so write thoughtful notes. The College & Career Center has thank you notes and the addresses. Here are some sites to help you:
• U.S. News and World Reports How-To Write a Scholarship Thank You
• Fresno State Scholarship Office
• collegescholarships.org
• Download some templates here

Here's a link to the growing slideshow of pics from the making of Senior Wall 2016. Feel free to download images you want for yourself :)

5/11/16

Nominate an East teacher for "Senior Honorary Teacher 2016" HERE. Deadline: Wed. 5/18/16

• Hamlet: 
• Notes / discussion on Act III, scenes 3-4, especially turning point elements.
• Viewing of film version of Acts II & III. You can watch it here (35:53 - 1:26:13).
• HW for Fri. 5/13/16.: 
• Read and annotate Act 4, scenes 1-4. There will most likely be a quiz.
• Here is the study guide for Act IV.

• Scholarships: If you earned a scholarship-- congratulations! Now it's time to thank your benefactor(s). It is rude to take the money and run, so write thoughtful notes. The College & Career Center has thank you notes and the addresses. Here are some sites to help you:
• U.S. News and World Reports How-To Write a Scholarship Thank You
• Fresno State Scholarship Office
• collegescholarships.org
• Download some templates here

Here's a link to the growing slideshow of pics from the making of Senior Wall 2016. Feel free to download images you want for yourself :)

5/9/16

HONOR GRADS: You have until Thurs. 5/12/16 to complete your information for the Honor Banquet Booklet. Here is the link. 

• Hamlet: 
• In-class assignment: Review of III, 1-2. If you were absent, complete the 5 statements, then explain how each can be proven / disproven using the text of III, 1-2. Turn in for a grade.
• HW for Wed. 5/11/16.: 
• Read and annotate Act III, scene 3 & 4 (to the end of Act III)
• Here is the study guide for Act III.

• Scholarships: If you earned a scholarship-- congratulations! Now it's time to thank your benefactor(s). It is rude to take the money and run, so write thoughtful notes. The College & Career Center has thank you notes and the addresses. Here are some sites to help you:
• U.S. News and World Reports How-To Write a Scholarship Thank You
• Fresno State Scholarship Office
• collegescholarships.org
• Download some templates here

Here's a link to the growing slideshow of pics from the making of Senior Wall 2016. Feel free to download images you want for yourself :)

5/5/16

Here's a link to the growing slideshow of pics from the making of Senior Wall 2016. Feel free to download images you want for yourself :)

• Hamlet: 
• In-class writing assignment. If you were absent, see me for a time to make this up ASAP.
• HW for Mon. 5/9/16.: 
• Read and annotate Act III, scene 2. This includes the "play within a play" scene.
• Here is the study guide for Act III.

• Scholarships: If you earned a scholarship-- congratulations! Now it's time to thank your benefactor(s). It is rude to take the money and run, so write thoughtful notes. Here are some sites to help you:
• U.S. News and World Reports How-To Write a Scholarship Thank You
• Fresno State Scholarship Office
• collegescholarships.org
• Download some templates here

5/3/16

Here's a link to the growing slideshow of pics from the making of Senior Wall 2016. Feel free to download images you want for yourself :)

• Hamlet: 
• Q&A on the end of Act II.
• HW for Thurs. 5/5/16.: 
• Make sure your notes are complete for Act II, scene 2. We will write in class.
• Read and annotate Act III, scene 1. This includes the "To be or not to be" soliloquy. You can read it online or come by and get a copy of the act from me.
• Here is the study guide for Act III.

• AP Exam STUDY HUBS on available on Google Classroom
• Literature review videos using Thug Notes
• Literary terms online flashcard sets

• AP Free Response
• Keep studying your literature review chart.
• Here are the past questions from the AP Open Free Response section we have been practicing.

• AP Multiple Choice
• The grade from the practice test has been entered for the 6th six weeks. If you want to improve your score, you can come for 10-minute, 1-passage practices after school over the next few weeks before the exam. For each practice where you score >50%, I will add 10 points to the original test score in the grade book. You can practice up to 100% for the grade book and beyond that for extra practice if you like. Offer expires on May 3.
• Practice time starts at 4:00 pm on the following dates:
•  5/3/16-  Tuesday- Poetry
• Answers will be on Google Classroom the following day.