Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Weeks 5/6 Blog

The work:

The past two weeks we started off revising our college essays. We looked at a few chosen examples of good body paragraphs and opening lines from fellow students’ essays (ME). We have been discussing Shakespeare’s life, terms, and his play Henry IV (BG). We got farther into Henry IV, we saw the story change as the rebellion against Henry begins to take swing (PC). We have been given a couple reading comprehension quizzes and a bunch of new vocabulary words having to do with drama (MM). Throughout the course of the two weeks many scenes from the play were acted out in class, making the lines more understandable (AJ).

The workers:

Anthony: “Who knew a smile could cause so much sadness?” (JB)

Todd: “If a word did not fit then Shakespeare would make up his own words.” (MM)

Connor: “The sun and son revolve.” (MM)

Patrick: “Falstaff provides comedy throughout the play.” (AJ)

Manny: “…so much to keep the reader going.” (AD)

Kevin: “His birthdate is unknown, the only record is his baptism.”

David: “…release the prisoner.”

Nicholson: “…they will go against the king.”

Words to live by:

-Never use a long word where a short word will do. ~George Orwell

-My reformation, glitt’ring over my fault, shall show more goodly and attract more eyes. ~Prince Hal

-If manhood be not forgot upon the face of the earth, than am I a shotten herring. ~Falstaff

-They come like sacrifices in their trim. ~Hotspur