June 12 2019 Elizabeth Vesialou Blogger 7-25

June 12 2019
Elizabeth Vesialou Blogger 7-25


Aim: How does the wedding scene demonstrate character strength and weakness?

Do Now: Reflect on the video projects.

Today we reflected on the video project to talk about what we liked about the project and what we wish would have been different. Some comments included that being able to express yourself and show creativity was a better way to have a final. Students liked that even if they are not good test takers, they were able to show their knowledge through a project. Others would have wanted to have the option to write an essay instead, or, even take a test. Other reflections involved wanting to do something alone, not group work, or the video minimum to be five minutes instead of seven.

Ms. Fusaro explained why she did the project. She said that in today's job market, creativity and communication are the two most important skills to have and she knew that we were being tested in the traditional sense in other classrooms and wanted to do something different. Ms. Fusaro also told us that she was impressed with our videos and the products we came up with and loved seeing students, that don't normally participate, shine in the videos.

After this discussion, we started reading scene one of act four in Much Ado About Nothing. This was the scene of Claudio's and Hero's wedding. We discussed Claudio's outburst and how shocking it was for that century.

Greg Sarn Blogger 7-24

Today is the second day we are presenting our commercials during class. The commercials show us trying to sell a useless product, while making it seem like the consumer needs it. We need to use 3 persuasive techniques.

The first video is presented by group - We’re gonna do just about nothing:
- The product they are trying to sell is The stay up alarm
- It goes off 3 times every hour randomly for every hour of the day.
- The volume is 120 decibels, which is the equivalent of a rock convert.
- Used 3 kinds of persuasive techniques

The second video is presented by group - Gossip girls ( and Ronald):
- The product they are trying to sell is the soulless shoe
- This shoe has absolutely no souls
- It also has very promising note taking abilities
- Has great reviews by veterans

The third video is presented by group - Schematic Honor:
- The product they are trying to sell is an app that tells you if the photo you took is a cat or not
- The app scans the photo you take and compares it to photos of cats from around the wold to determine if it is a cat or not
- Desinged to help those with a kind of disease referred to as face blindness, which makes it hard for them to tell the difference between dogs and cats.

June 10, 2019 | Haylie Payne

June 10, 2019

Today we are watching our english projects in class.
For the project, each group made a video trying to sell a useless product. The videos had to be 7-10 minutes long, no shorter or longer. We also had to use elements in our videos such as logo, pathos, and egos.

Each group had a different product, and we got to watch three of the videos in class today. We were also able to give feedback to the groups’ videos. In the videos that we watched, the products included a personal robot, someone that will eat for you, and a kitchen ware set which deteriorated as it was used.

Most of the feedback for the videos were positive, such as saying that the videos were attention grabbing and funny. Each of the videos used persuasive techniques as well as loud sounds and jump cuts, which was pointed out by a classmate.

Ronald Huang 5-17-19

During our Do Now, we were told to pair people up based on their character and explain why they would fit together when we pair them up.

After our Do Now, we read Act 2, Scene 1, lines 181 to the end of the scene. The scene basically talks about how Don Pedro woos Hero, and will reveal himself afterward so that Claudio can court her. Don John however, wants to ruin this plan by telling Claudio that Don Pedro actually plans to court her for himself. Beatrice also mentions that she herself will never have a husband, and Don Pedro then offers to be hers, but she declines, saying that he will always be away, and that he will be too valuable for her.

We then talk about characterization, which shows us how the characters develop over time throughout the scenes and across the entire act. Words that could be used to describe characterization could be: Courage, Shy, etc.

Jade Lombardo 7-21 5/24/19

Aim- What can be understood about culture and society from Benedick’s transformations?

DN- Reviewing Figurative Language

“Bait the hook well; this fish will bite”-Claudio (II.iii.116-117)

Explain how Shakespear uses figurative language(specifically metaphor) to move the plot and to create indirect characterization.

-This shows how dramatic Benedick is, one example is how he called Beatrice a harpy
-Uses fishing metaphors to describe people
-Uses Comedy, and increases comedic factor while having imagery

Watch Movie

Read III.ii.1-72

Respond to questions 1-4 in packet

Kelly Lin 7-20 5/23/19

Aim: How and why does Shakespeare sue nature metaphorically?

DONOW: (TURN AND TALK)
Define “metaphor.” Why would an author employ metaphor in his/her writing?
- They make language and life more interesting!!!
“You can’t catch Pokémon on raining days”

READ ALOUD
Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Noting
III.I
(Watch the Film)

From left to right scheming ladies: Ursula (Jade), Hero (Sarah), Margaret (Teresa)

Enlightened Beatrice (Thami)

Ignorant Benedick about to be schemed

INDEPENDENT WORK
As we read, keep note of every nature reference and its purpose in your notebook.
Fishing metaphor- “The pleasant’s’t angling is to see the fish / Cut withher golden oars the sliver stream / And greedily devour the treacherous bait.”(III.I.27-9)

Celina Lin 7-19 May 22nd, 2019

Aim: How can we analyze the use of observation as deception in the rising action of the play?

Do Now: Read Balthasar's song about relationships, which can be found in II.iii.64-79. Try and deduce what it actually is saying. How appropriate is this song considering it's being sung while Don Pedro plots love for Benedick? How would the audience have reacted? Are there any modern songs which portray the same tone and mood?

 Continued from Do Now: The poem talks about the unfaithfulness of men and that men were deceivers of all time.

Read Aloud and Group Work
II.iii

1. What does Benedick believe about the transformation of men who are in love?

2. Describe his perfect woman. Why is this comical? What parallels of character are distinctly obvious?

3. How do Don Pedro, Claudio, and Leonato describe how Beatrice holds her affections?

4. What makes Benedick believe what the men are saying?

5. What is the distinct irony between Benedick's first monologue and his last ( in this scene)?

6. What specific skills and rhetorical devices are the Prince, Claudio, and Leonato using to trick Benedick? Give examples!

- We finished Act 2 Scene 3 but we didn't get up to the questions yet.