Week of October 10

Things are picking up for us, I believe. However, I do have a bit of a rant/request for Group TWO (Group 1, skip down to the schedule)... I thought more after you all left about today's class and your utter lack of participation. I really don't think it's that you don't understand. In fact, I think if you put effort into it, you probably understand the play as well as I do because you are that smart. But when I ask what is happening in the text, you hardly even look at your books. You gaze into space or back at me. I kind of think what is happening is just laziness and I think we have to get better with this. Take the time, make the effort, to DIG. Part of being in AP is being willing to scratch and pick and DIG at literature to find that meaning that others just surface skim and miss completely. I could tell you exactly what I want you to know but that doesn't help ANYBODY. I am trying to teach you to close read and work and try to find those meanings because that is what they will want you to do in college. I also think that hearing me drone on in explanation is SO MUCH more boring than you trying to piece together the puzzle and participating in a discussion of the text! So for your sake, for mine, for the sake of everything good, please try a little harder next week... I know that you can do it because I'VE TAUGHT EVERY ONE OF YOU BEFORE NOW! (except Victoria) Don't let your sophomore selves outshine your seniors selves... PLEASE... Please... please... OK? You know I love you, but I need more out of you. We good?

Monday, 10.8
Hamlet Act III

Tuesday, 10.9
Hamlet Act III and IV (I hope)

Wednesday, 10.10
Hamlet IV

Thursday, 10.11
1-MC Grading
2-TT

Friday, 10.12
Hamlet IV
Passage ID