"Ask not what your English teacher can do for you; as what you can do for your English teacher."
Bad joke...and example of antimetabole. Today in class, I explained the Shakespeare Speeches / Rhetoric Project (PDF). You decided on partners / speeches:
Then, we listened to / watched / analyzed Kennedy's Inaugural Address (1961) using a lovely graphic organizer (PDF), which we'll finish next class. We focused on learning microscopic skills, which we'll continue to analyze throughout the rest of the year.
Bad joke...and example of antimetabole. Today in class, I explained the Shakespeare Speeches / Rhetoric Project (PDF). You decided on partners / speeches:
- Falstaff's Honor Speeches in Henry IV Part I: Tyler Himes and Mark Bugada
- King Henry V's St. Crispin's Day Speech in Henry V: Mr. Eble
- Brutus Eulogizing Caesar / Covering his Butt in Julius Caesar: Kyle "Caesar" Zimmerman and Quincy Williams
- Mark Antony "Friends, Romans, Countrymen"-ing him in return: Kole Shade
- King Claudius Deceiving in Hamlet: Jamie Rieger and Stuart Morton
- Iago Convincing Othello to Commit Murder: Evan Verrilli and Danny Bruns
- Lady Macbeth "Unsexing" Herself to Convince Macbeth to Kill Duncan: Tory Worobetz and Fritz Josephson
- Kate / Petruchio's First Meeting in The Taming of the Shrew: Will Smallwood and Nick Schlueter.
Then, we listened to / watched / analyzed Kennedy's Inaugural Address (1961) using a lovely graphic organizer (PDF), which we'll finish next class. We focused on learning microscopic skills, which we'll continue to analyze throughout the rest of the year.