If you are going to be absent during the NATO days (Friday and Monday), you should make sure you keep up with your reading of TWELFTH NIGHT, as we will be moving forward. You should FINISH ACT 2 and ACT 3 over the weekend -- and be ready for quizzes and tests on those acts early next week. THOUGH THE ABSENCES WILL BE EXCUSED, YOU WILL NOT BE GIVEN EXTRA TIME FOR ASSIGNMENTS THAT WILL BE GIVEN NEXT WEEK, OR BEFORE TAKING QUIZZES AND TESTS!!!!
Remember to ANALYZE the text while you're reading, as we have been doing together as a class. It is not just enough to know the "plot," but you should also be able to discuss and apply your "Shakespeare Terms" as you go along. Break down each speech and make sure you know what it means. Pay particular attention to things that were listed on the sheets you received at the beginning of the unit, and other items we've discussed such as:
1.) Plot devices
2.) Theatrical conventions
3.) Character development (How do they grow? Change?)
4.) Theme of "(animal/base) nature vs. polite society"
5.) Theme of fate/destiny ("the stars") vs. choice ("free will")
6.) The uses of low humor and high humor.
7.) The uses of poetry and prose ... why and when are each used?
Make sure you are reading to UNDERSTAND the material, not just get a basic plot structure. Use all of the tools on the "Sparks Notes" and "No Fear Shakespeare" web pages to help you along.
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