Twelfth Night - Week 4 reading

Hi everyone-


This week's readings:

Main text-

• Act 3, Scene 4 - Act 4, Scene 2; p143-162
• Introduction, p34-36

Study Guide-

• Act 3&4 summary/analysis, p44-49
• Characters: p60-61, 66-67
• Contexts & Critical Debates, p79-82

We will be discussing in class this week what you're getting out of the above.
I will be focusing on notes from:

• Characters
• Contexts & Debates
• Intro pages

Have fun!


- T. Marcus

Twelfth Night - Week 3 reading

Hi everyone,

This week's readings:

Main text-

• Act 3 Scene 1 - Act 3 Scene 3, p 107-119
• Intro, p27-34

Study Guide-

• Act / Scene summary, p37-43
• Characters, 56-59 & 62-65

Have fun!

- T. Marcus

Essay - just in case..

Hi everyone,


I added this onto the previous blog post, but in case you haven't read it yet:

Your new essay is an 'open text' essay:

Rosedale asks, 'Why should I mind saying that I want to get into society?'
In light of this comment, discuss Wharton's presentation of social ambition in the novel.

Hope that's all clear.  :)


- T. Marcus

Shakespeare, Act 2 readings

Hi everyone-


Sorry, thought I'd already published this one.  Hm.

SO, this week's reading:

Main Text-

• Act 2- pg 81-107
• Introduction- pg 15-25

Study Guide-

• Themes- pg 68-74
• Writing essay responses- pg 90-91

UPDATE-
Your new essay is an 'open text' essay:

Rosedale asks, 'Why should I mind saying that I want to get into society?'
In light of this comment, discuss Wharton's presentation of social ambition in the novel.


There!  Enjoy.


- T. Marcus

Shakespeare, part 1: Twelfth Night

Hi everyone,


Well done again on getting through The House of Mirth!  Make use of those teacher notes, and good luck deciphering the Book One notes.  I will pray for you.  :)

NOW.  Shakespeare!  This week's readings:

Play-

• Intro, pgs 6-15
• Act 1, pgs 56-81

Study guide-

• Act 1 summary / analysis, pgs 12-23

I'll always let you know what you need to be reading for the week.  Stay ahead of me so if there's anything that confuses you, you can bring it up in class!

Tomorrow I'll release the readings for NEXT week.

Enjoy!


- T. Marcus

John Milton - Evening in Paradise (from Paradise Lost)

As stated in class, this is from Book IV, and as I found in this link, is lines 598 - 632.  Yikes.

Focus on IMAGERY.  This is the key for the entire poem.

Themes to look at are the power, importance, and reward of Sleep.  There is a potential mirror to works being the way to heaven (i.e. sleep/rest is the reward for earthly labour).

Mr. Sir and Sparknotes both have interesting things to say.  For Mr. Sir, particularly note paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Context section.

Enjoy.  :)


- T. Marcus

Welcome back to Term Two!

Hi everyone,


I hope you're all fully rested and ready to go!

Remember to do planning on your essays TONIGHT.  We will be discussing it in class tomorrow.

Again, my apologies for the No Post During Term Holidays.  Fortunately, I'm sure you were all diligent enough to get things done as requested.  :)

We have 4 weeks left of the novel-

Use the Cliffsnotes to make sure you understand the basic plot structure, characters, and themes
Use TheBestNotes for further detail
Make sure you're tracking the different settings

By now you should know the various character foils.  Now figure out WHY they're so different!  What is it that sets them apart?  In what way is Lily a foil for herself?  (To begin answering that last one, consider the influence of her mother)

Enjoy.


- T. Marcus