Tuesday, October 16, 2007

WRITING CENTER T-SHIRT MONEY DUE TO MRS. NICOLL BEFORE FIRST PERIOD TODAY.

APees: Hamlet, Act I, scene ii analysis--allusions, apostrophes, and metaphors in both major speeches (Claudius and Hamlet.) Questions: Why aren't the Danish people that upset about Claudius and Gertrude apparently thumbing their noses at tradition and expectation? Why is Hamlet so glum? Why is he considering the ultimate solution to what might prove to be temporary questions?

Gifted English II: Return graded papers from the past week, including the underwhelming vocabulary quizzes from last week, and review for the Vocab Mastery Test on Thursday. Also, I'm passing the list of test locations to each of you to confirm where you will tomorrow morning for the PSAT. You have each been signed up for this test, and it is evaluating potential. Get a good night's sleep Tuesday evening and eat a nutritionally balanced breakfast--and then go in and take this seriously. We are going to be introducing the satirical literature unit today and going over some of the language and syntax issues that relate to satire.

After school, I am counting votes for Teacher of the Year in room 224, which shouldn't take too long, after which I will be helping some students with grammar and such in my room until around 4. I have another meeting at 4:15 and will be on campus until around five. Just FYI.