Weekly Classroom Newsletter
Weekly Tasks
This week we will conclude our Hamlet unit:
- Conclude reading Hamlet
- Watch some of the scenes from the 1996 Hamlet movie
- Discuss Hamlet in comparison to assigned excerpts from Donald Miller's "A Million Miles in a Thousand Years"
- Turn in journal responses and final Hamlet essay
If there is time, we will also introduce the poetry unit with "Introduction to Poetry" by Billy Collins
MIDTERMS ARE APPROACHING
You still have time to boost your grades before your parents are terrified by that C!
Event Information
Midterms
If you are concerned about your midterm grades, contact me at: kjohnson15@mail.bw.edu
When?
Friday, Mar 25, 2016, 12:00 AM
Where?
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Knowing what's happening in the world
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2016/03/release-of-qatari-poet-long-overdue-good-news/
"It is absurd that he had to spend more than four years behind bars, when his poetry was simply the peaceful expression of his conscientiously held beliefs."
Changing the World, One Word at a Time! | The Queen Latifah Show
Check out this video exploring some of the issues of America discussed through poetry. For extra credit, write a journal response to the video. Share your favorite quote. Include a description of what your own spoken word poem would include.
DINO OF THE DAY
The carnotaurus.
Name literally means meat-eating bull
Poetry Foundation
Use this link to explore works of great poets.