so, um…we didn’t have class today. HOWEVER, we all sweat off thirty pounds during senior awards. i took a nap on my yearbook. it was fun.

i love you all! be safe and dry this weekend!

since there are some awesome projects going on in class, i photographed some. here’s the link to the ones i have so far.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=76812&id=700439431&l=faedde6fed

we started our presentations over our novels today. everyone did so well! for those that are wise enough to have one, i’m putting up some facebook pictures of some of the projects. check those out. this is the second to last blog. oh, the sadness.

a little don quioxte culture for you

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Guwtc7fHwy0&feature=related

now, we’re all very mature. HOWEVER, if you have tender ears, DO NOT view this video. WARNING! HERCULES STRENGTH LANGUAGE! this video is just to provide some “comic relief” to the blogosphere.

http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=dane+cook+sneeze&hl=en&emb=0&aq=0#

today we got our hammie papers back, and we returned them to mrs.murphy via the theme folder. it was pretty much a free day to work on whatever needed to be done. your projects are due tomorrow! chop chop!

make sure you all know what your making for our brunch tomorrow. i would insert the name here…but i forgot.

i know it’s redundant, but it’s hilarious

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2Jzkop04P4&feature=related

we finished up the brilliant Abridged Shakespearetoday. after watching the show in its entirty, i really want to see their Bible show. lol. don’t forget to think about your food of choice for next monday! we’re turning in our literary books tomorrow which means that we’re almost finished! woo!

hope you all are working on your projects! one more day

neat recipe ideas

http://familycrafts.about.com/od/creativesnacks/Creative_Snack_Ideas.htm

something to look forward to

http://www.tnvacation.com/

Today in class, we officially finished Hamlet by turning in our crossword puzzles and essays. After that, Mrs.Murphy played the Abriged Shakespeare for us.

As we’re getting closer and closer to the end of the year, we’re all getting tired. Hang in there just a little longer, guys!

Below are some links to some some stuff. Yes, I know that, that last line was very uncreative.

Reduced Shakespeare Company

http://www.reducedshakespeare.com/shakespeare.php

Shakespeare’s Fishing Company…like Bubba Gump’s but not.

http://www.shakespeare-fishing.com/

A little ode to the next couple of weeks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbNEOJMGFAo

Don’t forget to be working on your independant novel projects! Procrastination, though exciting, is not the answer.

http://www.ehow.com/how_2026864_not-procrastinate.html

Choose from the following list of authors for your elective novel. They are all classic novelists. Look at the different books they have to offer and select the novel that looks the most interesting to you because you will have to read it and do extensive work with it. Please be advised that your novel must be at least two hundred and fifty pages in length. Your book needs to be located and checked out or purchased by Friday, May 1 at the latest. If you have a suggestion for another author other than the ones on this list, you can ask me to approve the author and title before you check it out.

Richard Wright           E.B. White               Edith Wharton

Jules Verne               Alice Walker         George Orwell                         

Scott O’ Dell            Margret Mitchell            Arthur Miller

Herman Melville        Lois Lowry              F. Scott Fitzgerald           

George Eliot              Ralph Ellison              Charles Dickens           

Daniel Defoe            Stephen Crane                        Mark Twain

Jonathan Swift           J.R.R Tolkien             Robert Stephenson

John Steinbeck         Jack London                        C.S. Lewis

John Knowles          Rudyard Kipling            Ernest Hemmingway   

Thomas Hardy               Alex Haley               William Goulding

Geoffry Chaucer             Willa Cather              Emily Bronte

           Charlotte Bronte         Ray Braybury            Jane Austen

Loisa May Alcott       Mary Shelley                   J.D. Salinger

William Armstrong      Lewis Carroll              Alexandre Dumas

Let me know if you’re having trouble deciding on one. This link might be helpful in helping you pick a novel you might like.

http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/booklists/?id=classics

Hola amigas (and Ethan), Mrs. Murphy said to read Act III scenes II and III for our day off. If you have trouble understanding the dialogue, here is a site where there is modern translation beside the text. http://www.enotes.com/hamlet-text

And guess what I found! William Shakespeare’s Facebook! http://www.angelfire.com/art2/antwerplettuce/hamlet.html

See you guys on Thursday!

Hey guys. =]

 Congratulations to those who made next year’s Honors English! There wasn’t really much done in class today, due to the whole scheduling/registration thing. However, we did get Bellwork and some reading done. [Act II, Scene 2.]

Since your homework for tonight is to read the super long Act II, Scene II, and we’ll being having a test soon, here are some SparkNotes!!

ACT I

http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/hamlet/section1.html

http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/hamlet/section2.rhtml

http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/hamlet/section3.rhtml

http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/hamlet/section4.rhtml  {This is Act I,scene 5, and Act II, scene 1]

ACT II [Scene 2]

http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/hamlet/section5.rhtml

Well, I hope these aide you all in our quiz, and in the reading of the 17 pages tonight. =)

Hey guys!! Okay, so I really hope this works, but I’m a little unsure about it…o.O. 

Today in class we read Act I, Scenes III, IV, and V. Don’t forget to read Act II, Scene I tonight.

 By the way, it took me forever to find something to put on here, so I hope you guys like it.

The first one’s pretty odd, just fair warning. The second one is longer and it has Mel Gibson in it. Ha.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DfKi5L8H9c

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNVS59BF-vo

That’s about it. Hope you guys like it!! =D

Well, there’s a been a contingency in the plan to read Hamlet. We’ll make it there, though!

Since we’ve covered tragic heroes more extensively, here’s a list of tragic heroes in popular culture. Maybe you’ll find one in your favorite tv show! ;D

Also, if you want to prepare for all that Shakespearean english, let cartoons help! Link

And of course, a little test prep.  

Be sure to take notes on the subjects we covered on tuesday when we beging reading tomorrow.

ALL THIS SUSPENSE! NOW I’M SO EXCITED TO READ HAMLET!  Mrs. Murphy, was this your plan all along?