Congratulations Slam-ers!

Congratulations to the Carney poets who competed in the Coquitlam Public Library Poetry Slam! All the poets should be congratulated for their courageous presentation and high quality creations.  Thank you to all their supporters for being such an appreciative audience.

Kudos to the Carney poets who "owned the podium" and placed in all four top slots!

3rd Runner Up: Erin M
2nd Runner Up: Patricia B
1st Runner Up: Alex J
1st Place: Marjorie R

Class Minutes - Friday April 29th

1. Prayer
2. Act IV Questions

• Time to work
• Review with Ms. Meakes
• Answers posted on Moodle

3. Read Act V

• Started in class
• Finish for homework

Homework: Finish reading act V. Quiz next class on Act IV and the plot of act V

**Note: Monday is the last chance to write the Pathetic Fallacy Paragraph.

Class Minutes for Wed April 27th

1. Prayer
2. Act III Quiz
3. Act IV Scene i

• Dramatic Reading
• Text to Film Comparison
• Apparitions Chart

4. Act IV Notes (see Moodle)

Class Minutes for Thursday April 21st

1. Prayer

2. Review III. iv-vi
Some key points:

• Macbeth and Lady Macbeth's relationship is changing dramatically. Their roles have reversed. Thus, when Lady M attempts to control Macbeth's raving during their feast and insults his manhood, he ignores her.  She ends up throwing a "fit" and ending the party. 
• Scene iv contains many downfalls for Macbeth: he gets the news that Fleance has escaped; the ghost of Banquo usurps his throne; Macduff spurns his invitation to the dinner; he is perceived as crazy by his guests.
• Scene v is short and not very interesting. Basically, we are reminded that the witches are evil (they obey Hecate) and we learn that they are going to cause Macbeth's ultimate failure by making him feel invincible.
• Scene vi opens with Lennox giving a sarcastic speech about Macbeth's innocence. Lennox knows that Macbeth is guilty of the recent murders of Banquo and Duncan.  How can Lennox see through Macbeth so easily while Banquo was only slightly suspicious at the beginning of the act? What does that indicate about Banquo? 
• In scene vi, we also learn that Macduff and Malcolm are in England, raising an army against Macbeth. 

3. Act III Review: Questions and Key Quotes

-Time given to work on these; answers will be posted on moodle. Some answers reviewed in class. 

-Preparation for the quiz. 

-Quiz: On Act III, 25 marks: 10 matching characters with actions, 10 t/f, 5 short answer

Homework: Read IV.i-iii; study for the Act III quiz.

Class Minutes for Tuesday April 19th

1. Prayer

2. Sociogram: extension to Thursday

3. Act III Framing Questions

1. How has Macbeth's attitude towards murder changed (compare the murder of Duncan to the murder of Banquo).  For answers to this question, see the pdf posed on moodle.  Through Macbeth's progression towards evil from the murder of Duncan to the murder of Banquo, Shakespeare suggests that evil begets greater evil.
2. Who is the third murderer?  For the answer to this question, read the essay on page 136 in your text.

4. Review of Act III scenes i- iii
We took notes on the plot and the key ideas/quotes from these scenes. The PDF has been posted on moodle.

5. Themes in Macbeth
Fill in the blank notes. We filled them out and then reviewed them as a class. See moodle for the document.

6. Act III scene iv
1-3: set up the scene
1-4: set up and listened to the scene

Homework: 1. Finish the sociogram (if you haven't).  2. Read III. iv-vi

Class Minutes for Friday April 15th 2011

1. Prayer

2. Act I and II Quiz

3. Review of key concepts:

• The Great Chain of Being
• Pathetic Fallacy
• Microcosm
• Hubris

** We took board notes on this, so if you missed class, you should try to copy the notes from someone.

4. Review of Text-to-Text Comparison between Lord of the Flies and Macbeth
5. Sample Sociogram (see Moodle) based on Lord of the Flies.

Homework: Read III.i-iii

Class Minutes for Wednesday April 13th

1. Prayer

2. Act 1 & 2 Notes
Students were asked to complete the quote identification, text-framing (fill in the blank), and motif sections of the notes to the best of their ability. We reviewed the answers as a class.

3. Literary Devices
Ms. Meakes reviewed the answers to the homework on paradox and dramatic irony.

4. Text -to - Text Comparison
Compare Macbeth to Lord of the Flies on the topics of Pathetic Fallacy, Hubris, and Microcosm using the text to text organizer. Ms Meakes gave out literary terms notes to help with this assignment. (She only has them in hard copy, so if you missed the class, pick up the notes from room 110) This should be finished for homework. 

5. Sociogram Sample
Ms Meakes started a sample sociogram about Lord of the Flies to help explain the sociogram assignment, which is due on Tuesday.  Please note that you should only include events/relationships up to the end of Act II.  There is a list of characters for you to include on the assignment sheet. Both the sample and the assignment sheet are on moodle.

Homework: Complete Text-to-Text comparison and study for the Act 1 and 2 quiz which is on Friday.