Sec 3: MSND Act 2 Scene 2

In-class:
- Discussion on Act 2 Scene 2 (pages 99 - 101)

• Lysander's proclamations of love to Helena

Homework:
- Significant quote (2.2.155-156): write in a paragraph what theme(s) does the quote touch on, the reference it makes, and discuss the significance of the serpent.

Sec 3: MSND Act 2 Scene 2

In-class:
- Discussion on Act 2 Scene 2 (pages 89 - 99)

• Significance of the lullaby
• Oberson's characterization
• Lysander and Hermia's characterization
• Helena's characterization

Sec 3: MSND Act 2 Scene 1 & Scene 2

In-class:
- Preview of 'O' levels Paper 2 (MSND)
- Act 2 Scene 1: finished up discussion on Demetrius and Helena
- Act 2 Scene 2: introduced the theme of Sleep and Dreams, as well as Reality vs. Illusion and Reason vs. Irrationality

Sec 3: MSND Act 2 Scene 1

In-class:
- Review of Oberon & Titania's relationship
- Discussion on Demetrius and Helena

Homework:

- Please study ALL materials from the start of Act 1 Scene 1 till Wed's class (Jul 7)

- Passage Base Question (PBQ) test on MONDAY JULY 12th, 2010

Sec 3: MSND Act 2 Scene 1

In-class:
- Discussion on Oberon and Titania's relationship
- Significant quotes and questions

Homework:
- Review Act 1 Scene 1 to Act 2 Scene 2
- Holiday assignments (irony essay & MSND worksheet)

PBQ TEST on JULY 12 (Monday)
Note that PBQ test which originally was scheduled on July 7 (Wed) has now been re-scheduled to July 12 (Monday). Please review all the scenes that have been covered since the start of MSND.

Sec 3: MSND Act I Scene i (Review)

In-class:
- Went through handout on 'Hermia's options'
- Discussion on characters different viewpoints on love and marriage
- Review on Helena's soliloquy

Homework:
- Handout on significant quotes

Sec 3: MSND Act I Scene i (Egeus and Hermia)

In-class:
- Students reviewed all the different types of love as seen in A1S1
- In-depth discussion on Egeus and Hermia

Homework:
- Cupid's arrow & A Promo!
- PBQ Helena's soliloquy
- Hermia's options exercise


TEST on WEDNESDAY 28 April, 2010

Sec 3: MSND Act I Scene i (Theseus & Hippolyta)

In-class:
- Re-cap on last week's lesson regarding the four main characters and review on literary devices
- Students introduced to the theme of love in MSND
- In-depth discussion on Theseus and Hippolyta's type of love


Homework:
- Helena's soliloquy due April 21, 2010 (Wednesday)
- Cupid's arrow & A Promo! exercises due April 21, 2010 (Wednesday)
- Hermia's options worksheet due April 26, 2010 (Monday)

Sec 3: MSND Act I Scene i (4 main characters)

In-class:
- Students given time to complete fill-in-the-blanks exercise on plot summary for Act I Scene i
- Discussion on the different types of love seen between the four main characters
- Lysander and Hermia: a 'perfect', yet difficult and challenging type of love
- Helene and Demetrius: an unrequited and obsessive love
- Discussion on what Helena's soliloquy reveals

Homework:
- Helena's soliloquy due 21 April, 2010 (WEDNESDAY)

Sec 3: BBC A Midsummer's Night Dream (Part II)

In-class:
- Students shared what songs they chose for different types of love
- Re-capped the previous viewing of BBC's MSND
- Students watched BBC's MSND (stopped at Act 3 Scene 2)
- Students completed supplementary questions for the movie

Homework:
- Finish reading MSND
- MSND Jigsaw QUIZ on Monday (12 April, 2010)

You'll be given either quotes or scenarios from MSND and be able to know which Act and Scene they are from.

Examples
1) "The course of true love never did run smooth" - Which Act and Scene is this from?
2) The climax of the play: the four main characters are in conflict with one another. - Which Act and Scene is this from?

Sec 3: BBC A Midsummer's Night Dream

In-class:
- Students watched BBC's MSND (stopped at Act 2 Scene 2)
- Students completed supplementary questions for the movie
- Students were encouraged to consider what are the differences between the movie and the play, and what techniques did the director employ to deal with these changes

Homework:
- Finding a love song to represent...
A) A perfect love
B) An unrequited love
C) An unappreciated or obsessive love
D) Any other types of love (Be creative!)

Theme song for MSND chosen by me is Lady Gaga's Bad Romance, what's your's?

Sec 3: An Introduction to A Midsummer's Night Dream

In-class:
- Students watched several trailers of MSND as an introduction to the play
- Students given time in class to read MSND



Homework:
- Finish reading MSND
- Creative homework: please choose one to complete
A) Pick a quote from pages 58 - 59 (under KEY QUOTES) and represent it with an illustration. Include who says it, and which Act, Scene and Line it's from.

B) Bring a picture of a hollywood actor / actress to represent one of the four main characters in MSND (e.g. Jeanette Aw for Hermia, Dai Yang Tian for Lysander, etc)

C) Bring pictures to represent Athens, the forest, or the fairy world

Sec 3: An Introduction to William Shakespeare

In-class:
- Introduced who's William Shakespeare
- Students given time in class to complete corrections for Act 1 Scene 1 Quiz

Homework:
- Complete handout on Act 1 Scene 2

Sec 3: MSND quiz & SAN review

In-class:
- Students sat for MSND quiz (15 marks)
- SAN review

Homework:
- Study for test on IRONY
- TEST on Wednesday 24 March, 2010

Sec 3: Irony

In-class:
- Irony handout was distributed
- Irony as a literary device was introduced
- Situation irony and verbal irony were highlighted to be the most important types of irony in Literature
- Students listened to "Ironic" by Alanis Morrisette: task was to identify appropriate "Situational" and "Verbal" ironies in the song


Homework:
- MU: read pages 110 - 119
- Task 1: Complete IRONY(2) worksheet
- Task 2: pg 115 - 116 complete questions #1 & #3
- Task 3: pg 118 complete all questions

EXTRA LESSON on IRONY either on Friday (12 March, 2010) or Tuesday (23 March, 2010).

Please make it a point to attend either Friday or Tuesday's class as there will be a TEST on Wednesday (24 March, 2010).

Sec 3: Test Review (SAN)

Dear girls:

As promised, here are the slides from the ppt =)
They are image files, so please click on them to enlarge if the words are too small.

Sec 3: Tragedy

In-class:
- Wrapped up Tragedy in Of Mice and Men
- Went through individual test (SAN) answers

Homework:
- Complete IRONY (1) worksheet: give your OWN examples of one situational irony and one verbal irony (you may copy the example given for dramatic irony)
- MU: read pages 114 - 117 (The Teacher by Catherine Lim)


As promised, I'll be posting some of the ppt slides that had extensive materials to be copied. However, I left the ppt file in school so I'll only post it up on Tuesday. I appologize for the delay!

Sec 3: Test (SAN)

Homework:
- Please re-read the passage and choose one question to complete (it can be typed if you wish)
- You should give yourself 25 - 30min to complete the question
- Find the dictionary definition of "feeling" and give me 5 examples (e.g. anger)
- Dateline: Monday (8 March, 2010) at 7:55am

If you do not meet the dateline, you'll have to stay back on Monday after school. There will be NO GRACE period.

Sec 3: Comedy & Tragedy

In class:
- Finished up discussion of MU questions #1 - #3 (p101 - 102)
- Went through answers from MM Exercise 16A (A Dog's Life)
- Started discussion on tragedy
- Students watched video segments of Of Mice and Men (barn scene)
- Students read Chapter 6 of Of Mice and Men

Homework:
- What is your impression of George in Chapter 6?
- Read MM pages 186 - 189 (Tragedy)
- Complete MM Exercise 16B questions #2 - #3

Sec 3: Humour

In-class:
- Watched a short clip (FRIENDS)
- Discussion of the effects and use of humour in Literature
- MU 94 - 95: Discussion of Of Mice & Men
- MU 101 - 102: Students completed questions #1 & #3 in class

Homework:
- Read MM Chapter 16 (181 - 186)
- Complete Ex 16A #2 & #3