Blog 14: The Macbeths

Act I, scenes vi & vii; Act II, scenes i & ii - The Macbeths

Pretend that you are a marriage counselor and that the Macbeths have sought your advice.

1. What problems do you think they have in their relationship,and what solutions do you propose?

2. Write out a list of steps they could take to prevent any more marriage problems.

[5 Points, Two short paragraphs, Posted by 12.22.09]

Blog 13: Why Shakespeare & Why Macbeth

1. React to the documentary, Why Shakespeare?, from class. What surprised you the most/ least in the actors' discussions? State one lingering question about Shakespeare you have [this can be done without use of the documentary].


2. Shakespeare: Life, Times, and Works. Research these three areas of Shakespeare's life. Use shakespeare.palomar.edu to help you. Three paragraph requirement.


3. Construct a list of the characters in Shakespeare's Macbeth. Be sure to include a short description for each character.


[posted by 12.16.09, beginning of class period, 15 points]

Blog 12: Magnet Poetry

Use a creative word scramble/ magnet word website [see below] to put together your own poem! Challenge yourself to use three poetic devices, such as metaphor, imagery, etc., in its construction. This poem should be at least ten lines in length, and you should feel free to add additional words, appropriate for school writing, to the mix! Retype your finished product into a blog posting on your own blog.

Have fun creating your magnet poetry!!!! Students will be asked to share their work in Monday's class. [10 points, posted by the end of class period, 12.11.09]

Suggested sites:

Kidz Scramble Word Magnet Online

Shadow Poetry

Magnet Poetry - You must click on an icon to open the portal.