KHS English 10

For Period 3 Only

2009-05-21T09:22:00.002-04:00

Shakespeare Exam Question. . .

From your experience watching both Henry V and Richard III, what comparisons can you make about the character of the two British KIngs? In what ways are they alike? In what ways do they differ? Evaluate their characters, then explain who has the makings of a true leader. Please post your response as a comment by Wednesday, May 27.

For Period 5 Only

2009-05-19T11:11:00.004-04:00

Read over this passage and explain what Orsino and Viola [Cesario] are arguing about. Which one do you agree with and why? Post your comments by Friday, May 22.

DUKE ORSINO

Let all the rest give place. [CURIO and Attendants retire] Once more, Cesario, Get thee to yond same sovereign cruelty: Tell her, my love, more noble than the world, Prizes not quantity of dirty lands; The parts that fortune hath bestow'd upon her, Tell her, I hold as giddily as fortune; But 'tis that miracle and queen of gems That nature pranks her in attracts my soul.

VIOLA

But if she cannot love you, sir?

DUKE ORSINO

I cannot be so answer'd.

VIOLA

Sooth, but you must. Say that some lady, as perhaps there is, Hath for your love a great a pang of heart As you have for Olivia: you cannot love her; You tell her so; must she not then be answer'd?

DUKE ORSINO

There is no woman's sides Can bide the beating of so strong a passion As love doth give my heart; no woman's heart So big, to hold so much; they lack retention Alas, their love may be call'd appetite, No motion of the liver, but the palate, That suffer surfeit, cloyment and revolt; But mine is all as hungry as the sea, And can digest as much: make no compare Between that love a woman can bear me And that I owe Olivia.

VIOLA

Ay, but I know--

DUKE ORSINO

What dost thou know?

VIOLA

Too well what love women to men may owe: In faith, they are as true of heart as we. My father had a daughter loved a man, As it might be, perhaps, were I a woman, I should your lordship.

DUKE ORSINO

And what's her history?

VIOLA

A blank, my lord. She never told her love, But let concealment, like a worm i' the bud, Feed on her damask cheek: she pined in thought, And with a green and yellow melancholy She sat like patience on a monument, Smiling at grief. Was not this love indeed? We men may say more, swear more: but indeed Our shows are more than will; for still we prove Much in our vows, but little in our love.

DUKE ORSINO

But died thy sister of her love, my boy?

VIOLA

I am all the daughters of my father's house, And all the brothers too: and yet I know not. Sir, shall I to this lady?

DUKE ORSINO

Ay, that's the theme. To her in haste; give her this jewel; say, My love can give no place, bide no denay. [Exeunt]

For Period 2 Only

2009-05-18T08:45:00.003-04:00

What is the take-away for Strictly Ballroom? What can this film teach us about how to live our lives? Post your response by Wednesday, May 20, 2009.

Qualities of a King

2009-05-11T14:08:00.003-04:00

From what we have seen so far, what does Shakespeare tell us about what it means to be a king? To be a "good" king? Using the new King Henry as your model, describe the qualities of an ideal king and explain why each is important. Please review the evaluation guidelines and post your comments by Thursday, May 14, 2009.

Short Stories: The Products!!!

2009-04-29T10:28:00.002-04:00

Wow! We're done. Our plots have run their course. Our conflicts have played themselves out. Our characters now live happily ever after! Or not. What do you think? Whose stories most impacted you? For this post, respond to your fellow students' writing. Refer to the evaluation criteria on the Wiki and post your comments by Friday, May 1, 2009.

Short Stories: The Process!!

2009-04-15T10:31:00.001-04:00

What is the best part of your short story? What part has caused you the most frustration? Please be thorough in your response and post your comments by Monday, April 20, 2009.

Short Stories!!

2009-03-25T08:16:00.002-04:00

Let's use this post to propose ideas for the short stories we intend to write. For example, what genre will you be writing in? Adventure, fantasy, sci-fi, crime, comedy, romance? How about characters? POV? Setting? Brainstorm your ideas here, posting your comments by Friday, March 27. Remember to refer to the evaluation criteria on our Wikispace.

Your mission . . .

2009-03-06T11:31:00.002-05:00

Go to Wordle and make a Wordle of your own. Use at least 25 words!!! Then post your Wordle on the class Wiki. Do this before Friday, March 13, 2009!!!!

Look at our Wordle!!!

2009-03-06T11:12:00.003-05:00

[www.wordle.net]

Out of your comfort zone!

2009-03-05T08:12:00.002-05:00

In two short weeks, we will see the end of Quarter 3. Can you believe it? I know I can't. What I'd like to see next is for us to take leave of our comfort zones and do something that will challenge us to be more than we are. Let's use this post to brainstorm. What can we do next that will make us better thinkers, better writers, better consumers of information? Remember we do have those "pesky" Language Arts Standards to deal with. Please post your comments by Tuesday, March 10, 2009.

What have we learned?

2009-02-20T09:28:00.001-05:00

Well, here we are---halfway through our major research project. Use this post to discuss what you have learned so far about the research process, your research question, or yourself as a student.

Essential Question Research Project

2009-02-09T14:53:00.001-05:00

Click on the link to our Wiki to access project documents.

Inauguration Day 2009!

2009-01-21T08:33:00.000-05:00

What personal significance does the inauguration of President Barack Obama have for you?

Eyewitness Report: You Are There!!!

2009-01-09T14:26:00.000-05:00

Choose a disaster that you have read about, studied, or heard about in the news and put yourself in the middle of it. What would you do? How would you feel? Would you emerge as the hero or run for the hills? Please post your comments by Wednesday, January 14, 2009, and remember---your must interact with your fellow bloggers. Respond to each other!!!

What's this have to do with anything???

2008-12-12T10:40:00.000-05:00

Click here to view a New York Times review of the film It's a Wonderful Life. In what ways might the story told here connect to The Metamorphosis? Look for similarities and differences. Please post your comments by Wednesday, December 17, 2008. Remember to interact with other students’ comments!

National Day of Listening

2008-12-03T12:37:00.001-05:00

Wow---the National Day of Listening recordings are fantastic!!! I’ll try to link to some or embed them as soon I can. In the meantime, if you haven’t interviewed anyone yet---let’s get to it. Interviews are due in class before Christmas vacation.

What have we learned?

2008-12-03T09:51:00.001-05:00

We’ve talked about The Metamorphosis as containing elements of a beast fable or parable, both storytelling mechanisms designed to illustrate a moral lesson.
What lesson[s] does The Metamorphosis have for you? What have we learned? Please post your comments by Monday, December 8, 2008.

One morning, as Gregor Samsa was waking up from anxious dreams . . .

2008-11-21T12:05:00.000-05:00

I’ve read that in the original German [Kafka’s language], the word for what Gregor metamorphosed into is ungeziefer, which roughly means “’an unclean animal not suited for sacrifice.’”

---which brings up the whole idea of sacrifice. What does it mean to sacrifice? To be sacrificed? In what ways is Gregor sacrificed? And by whom?

Please post your comments by Wednesday, November 26.

2008 Blog Begins---Finally

2008-11-12T09:18:00.000-05:00

Consider this . . .

What makes us human? If Kafka's Metamorphosis is a story about dehumanization, let's think about what it is that makes us human in the first place. Please post your comments by Friday, November 21.