november 16

JOURNAL TOPIC:
Some holidays are worth celebrating every day.  Feeling grateful makes us happier, healthier, and more productive, so why not celebrate Thanksgiving today?  Think of something/someone for whom you are truly grateful, and use today's journal time to give thanks.

AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Hamlet
3. For the win-- er, I mean, break, please post the following before we return 11/26:

POSTS:
1. Summarize what we have read so far (title: HAMLET SUMMARY ACTS I & II).  Note: doing this well will require no less than three paragraphs.
2. Make (a minimum of three) connections between what we've read in the play and your own lived experience of modern America.  Think about the people/characters, places, events, cultures, politics, and values we've discussed. (title: HAMLET & ME)
3. Memorize Hamlet's "To be or not to be..." soliloquy (ACT III Scene I).  You may post your recital to your blog (title: TO BE OR NOT TO BE), or you may choose to regale us with your wisdom in person after Thanksgiving.


ALSO:
It's time to take our classroom community/conversation online.  Please visit at least three of your classmates' blogs and comment to at least one of their posts.  (That means we should be able to see three of your comments.)  If you visit a blog with lots of comments, see if you can find one that has less and start the conversation.  It's always nice to receive comments :)