Agenda-
Homeroom
Class: Pre-AP Sophomore English
Free Time
Class: AP Senior English
Prep Time
I did the 32 second Macbeth with the sophomores again today. It went over even better the second time around. It went so well in fact that Ms. Doughty and I decided to look for something similar to do with the seniors who are starting Hamlet soon. At first the seniors were not cool with this idea. They did not want to get up, they did not want to fall on the ground when they died and they did not want to act it out. But then we started timing them. That was when the race to beat the clock began and they started to enjoy the activity. They were laughing, they were trying to say their lines as fast as they could and they were picking on each other when they messed up. Poor Hanson got to Horatio and he had this huge long line at the end that he kept messing up so all of the students were picking on him for slowing them down. And poor Shawna had Ophelia who also had a long line. They were definitely pumped up for Hamlet by the end of it. They were able to figure out a lot of plot details and it gave us a chance to give them some more background information that will help them read the play. I am curious to see how they do with the play now that they have seen the whole thing in a slightly condensed format. Even though there was a lot more reluctance from the seniors I think that was just because they are older, it was later in the day, they were hungry and they were tired. I am hoping Mondays group will be fun.
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