Friday, November 30, 2007

APees: R and G Are Dead again; reading journal expectations.

Gifted English II: Continuation of the Tudor Dynasty Story. (See below.)

NOTE: Tonight--Boynton Beach to take on a playoff team! Good luck, Boone Braves!

Helpful Notes for Sophys (especially those who have to miss the session sixth period due to the band):

To remember the six wives of Henry VIII: A rhymed couplet!

Divorced, beheaded, died
Divorced, beheaded, survived.

What a nice guy.

The three dominant forms of entertainment for the Elizabethan time period:

*ballet (kidding)
*public executions
*cruelty to animals--cockfighting and bear-baiting
*theater! (so theater had to keep up with the bloodthirstiness)

Lineage:

*Henry VIII
*Edward VI
*Mary I
*Elizabeth I
*James I

*Shakespeare published under both Elizabeth and James's reigns

*James was really only known for two contributions to the artistic world--his sponsorship of the King's Men (1603) and the organization of a committee of learned scholars who would ultimately publish the King James Bible, which is used in some churches to this day.