2022 English 10

We are going to work on Poetry Out Loud for 15 -20 minutes and then review Macbeth. Please make sure you are caught up on your study questions and the grades are going into the grade book.  

 Today, we are going to have a memorization quiz for "Poetry Out Loud", then we will review Act IV, and finally discuss your study questions.

   Look up new vocabulary words (these will be on blog), write a detailed summary of Act IV, and work on Poetry Out Loud (quiz on Monday). Watch review videos. NEW VOCABULARY 1)     Surmised 2)     Bounteous 3)     Consort 4)     Corporal 5)     Prate 6)     Dauntless 7)     Chastise 8)     Chalice 9)     Undivulged 10) Surfeit   Make sure you watch this video:    

 Finish reading Act 4 and answer the study questions. Act 4 4.1 1) What are the four visions that Macbeth sees? 2) Which visions does he misread or misunderstand and why? 3) What news does Lennox bring Macbeth? 4) What does Macbeth decide from Lennox’s news? 5) How might this scene be a possible climax for the play? 4.2 1) Why does Shakespeare include a scene with Lady Macduff and her son? 2) What is important about this scene? 3) List one motif or symbol from this scene? 4.3 1) Why has Macduff come to England? 2) What is Malcolm’s fear in lines 10-19? 3) Who does the lamb represent in these lines? 4) What is significant in the lines “Angles are bright still, though the brightest fell./Though all things foul would wear the brows of grace,/ yet grace must still look so.” 5) What is significant in the line, “Bleed, bleed, pour country!” 6) What does Malcolm call Macbeth? What list of adjectives does he use? 7) How has Malcolm changed since Act II? 8) Wha...

 Read Act 4 Scene 2, answer study questions and watch the videos on the blog.     Act 4 4.1 1) What are the four visions that Macbeth sees? 2) Which visions does he misread or misunderstand and why? 3) What news does Lennox bring Macbeth? 4) What does Macbeth decide from Lennox’s news? 5) How might this scene be a possible climax for the play? 4.2 1) Why does Shakespeare include a scene with Lady Macduff and her son? 2) What is important about this scene? 3) List one motif or symbol from this scene? 4.3 1) Why has Macduff come to England? 2) What is Malcolm’s fear in lines 10-19? 3) Who does the lamb represent in these lines? 4) What is significant in the lines “Angles are bright still, though the brightest fell./Though all things foul would wear the brows of grace,/ yet grace must still look so.” 5) What is significant in the line, “Bleed, bleed, pour country!” 6) What does Malcolm call Macbeth? What list of adjectives does he use? 7) How has...

Today, you have a quiz on Act 1- 3. When you finish work on study questions. Most of you are behind on your study questions.  ACT I Scene 1: 1) The play opens with thunder and lightning as the three witches enter.  What does this tell us about the mood of the play?  What do the witches symbolize beyond just superstition?  Do you really believe that they are witches? 2) What doe the witches mean when they say, “Fair is foul, and foul is fair”?  What does this tell you about what is likely to go on during the play? 3) How can a battle be “Lost and won”?  What foreshadow might this set-up?  What is the real battle in this play? 4) Graymalkin and Paddock are familiars (a cat and a toad).  What does this suggest about the action of the play?  What might they symbolize? Scene ii 1) What does the bloody man report? 2) Why is Macdonwald a worthy rebel? 3) What similes o...

Read Act 4 Scene 1, answer study questions and watch the videos on the blog.     Act 4 4.1 1) What are the four visions that Macbeth sees? 2) Which visions does he misread or misunderstand and why? 3) What news does Lennox bring Macbeth? 4) What does Macbeth decide from Lennox’s news? 5) How might this scene be a possible climax for the play? 4.2 1) Why does Shakespeare include a scene with Lady Macduff and her son? 2) What is important about this scene? 3) List one motif or symbol from this scene? 4.3 1) Why has Macduff come to England? 2) What is Malcolm’s fear in lines 10-19? 3) Who does the lamb represent in these lines? 4) What is significant in the lines “Angles are bright still, though the brightest fell./Though all things foul would wear the brows of grace,/ yet grace must still look so.” 5) What is significant in the line, “Bleed, bleed, pour country!” 6) What does Malcolm call Macbeth? What list of adjectives does he use...

  You have a vocabulary quiz to take. It is located under this document. Afterwards, they need to work on the study questions for Acts 1-3. All the questions (Act 1 -3) are below. ACT I Scene 1: 1) The play opens with thunder and lightning as the three witches enter.  What does this tell us about the mood of the play?  What do the witches symbolize beyond just superstition?  Do you really believe that they are witches? 2) What doe the witches mean when they say, “Fair is foul, and foul is fair”?  What does this tell you about what is likely to go on during the play? 3) How can a battle be “Lost and won”?  What foreshadow might this set-up?  What is the real battle in this play? 4) Graymalkin and Paddock are familiars (a cat and a toad).  What does this suggest about the action of the play?  What might they symbolize? Scene ii 1) What does the bloody man report? 2) Why is Macdonwald a worthy rebel? 3) ...

 Today we are going to review vocabulary for tomorrow's quiz and then finish Act III. Here are the study questions. ACT 3 Study Questions Scene 1 1) What is Banquo’s opening soliloquy about? Please translate it line by line. 2) Why does Macbeth wish Banquo dead (name at least 2 reasons)—look at his speech in lines 50-76? 3) What is significant about the following quote, “For them the gracious Duncan I have murder;/ Put rancors in the vessel of my peace/ only for them,” 4) How does Macbeth convince the murders? Scene 2 1) What is significant about the quote, “We have scotched the snake not killed it./ She’ll close and be herself, whilst our poor malice/ remains in danger of the former tooth.” What does Macbeth mean? 2) Why does Macbeth tell his wife, “Be innocent of the knowledge dearest chuck,/ till thou applaud the deed.”? 3) What is significant in the quote, “Come, seeling night, Scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day,/ and with bloody and invisible hand/ cancel...

 Today we will look at Act 3 scenes 3 and 4. First, I will give you some time to work on the study questions for scenes 1 & 2. Or to work on memorization of "Poetry Out Loud" ACT 3 Study Questions Scene 1 1) What is Banquo’s opening soliloquy about? Please translate it line by line. 2) Why does Macbeth wish Banquo dead (name at least 2 reasons)—look at his speech in lines 50-76? 3) What is significant about the following quote, “For them the gracious Duncan I have murder;/ Put rancors in the vessel of my peace/ only for them,” 4) How does Macbeth convince the murders? Scene 2 1) What is significant about the quote, “We have scotched the snake not killed it./ She’ll close and be herself, whilst our poor malice/ remains in danger of the former tooth.” What does Macbeth mean? 2) Why does Macbeth tell his wife, “Be innocent of the knowledge dearest chuck,/ till thou applaud the deed.”? 3) What is significant in the quote, “Come, seeling night, Scarf up the t...

 Today, I'll give you about 10 minutes to work on vocabulary or Poetry Out Loud. Remember you have a quiz on Friday.  We will also read Act III Scene 1 and 2.

 We will have students recite they poems out loud and then get into Act 2 scenes 2&3.  Study Questions are below:  MACBETH: ACT II Questions Scene i 1) Who says the following: “Their candles are all out. Take thee that too. A heavy summons lies like lead upon me, and yet I would not sleep. Merciful powers, restrain in me the cursed thoughts that nature gives away in repose.” What is significant about the quote? How has the atmosphere of the castle been changed? 2) Why does Banquo mention his dream of the Weird Sisters? Hint: Ironically this is his last dream. 3) What does Macbeth say he and Banquo will talk about later in private? 4) Reread lines 42-70. Briefly summarize what Macbeth is saying in this soliloquy. 5) How does the illusion of the dagger play into the mindset of either witchcraft or Macbeth losing it. Scene ii 1) What does Lady Macbeth mean when she says, “That which hath made them drunk hath made me bold”? 2) Symbolically what doe...

 Today, we are going to listen to Calvin and Evelyn's poems. We will then review Act I and read Act II scenes 1&2.

  Today we are going to review vocabulary words, and finish reading Act 1. Questions for scenes 5 1. After Lady Macbeth reads the letter, what does she tell us is her opinion of Macbeth, and how does she plan to help him? 2. What is Lady Macbeth’s “prayer” to the spirits after she learns Duncan is missing? 3. What advice does Lady Macbeth give Macbeth when he arrives home?  Scene 6 1. What do the Marlets represent? 2. Why has Duncan come to Macbeth's castle?  Scene 7 1. Summarize Macbeth's soliloquy. What is he struggling with? 2. What is Lady Macbeth's plan.

 Today we are going to spend about 10 minutes working on Poetry Out Loud and then we are going to write sentences with the first two words of your vocabulary and look at scenes 4-5 of Act 1. Homework: Finish Study Questions.  Scene iv 1) What is Malcolm’s description of Cawdor’s execution? 2) What is the King’s response to this description? 3) Who does the King name as his successor?  How does Macbeth react to this information? 4)  “Stars hide your fires!  Let not light see my black and deep desires.  The eye wink at the hand; yet let that be, which the eye fears, when it is done, to see.”  Who speaks this quote and what is the significance of it? Questions for scenes 5 1. After Lady Macbeth reads the letter, what does she tell us is her opinion of Macbeth, and how does she plan to help him? 2. What is Lady Macbeth’s “prayer” to the spirits after she learns Duncan is missing? 3. What advice does Lady Macbeth give Macbeth ...

 Today - you need to spend 15-20 minutes working on memorization of your poem for Poetry Out Loud. Then, we need to look at the study questions to Act 1 Scene 1 (it's really short) answer the questions below and look up your vocabulary words. Last, watch the video near the bottom of this page. There are also objectives and unit learning goal below the video.   Scene 1: 1) The play opens with thunder and lightning as the three witches enter.  What does this tell us about the mood of the play?  What do the witches symbolize beyond just superstition?  Do you really believe that they are witches? 2) What doe the witches mean when they say, “Fair is foul, and foul is fair”?  What does this tell you about what is likely to go on during the play? 3) How can a battle be “Lost and won”?  What foreshadow might this set-up?  What is the real battle in this play? 4) Graymalkin and Paddock are familiars (a cat and a toad).  Wha...