The A-Day British Lit class watched a video on Thursday of the Reduced Shakespeare Company's interpretation of the Bard's comedies. Here it is for them (in case they need the refresher).
Remember: the assignment is to compare this to what we've seen in Twelfth Night and 10 Things I Hate About You / Taming of the Shrew.
*** NOTE FOR FRIDAY'S B-DAY CLASS: You do not have to do this assignment... yet. You'll probably end up watching this video after Chinese New Year break, and then you can do it. Just chill out for now! ***
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Thursday, January 12, 2012
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Who gives homework on the first day back? THIS GUY. Write 3 things about 10 Things
Welcome back, TAPA! Hope your Christmas break was as awesome as mine was. Coolest thing I did over my vacation in Boracay was hang out with these little guys:
So, now that we're all here, we need to get right back to work. Usually, in British Literature, Second Quarter is focused entirely on Shakespeare, and then when we get to the Third Quarter, we move on to other things. However, we only got the chance to read MacBeth and watch Hamlet, and that's really unfair to you, because you really should spend some time with the Bard's comedies. Therefore, we're going to go through three straight comedies: Taming of the Shrew, Twelfth Night, and Much Ado About Nothing.
Here's the twist: for the first comedy, we're going to watch a 1993 adaptation called 10 Things I Hate About You. In class, we'll get through about one hour, but there will be a bit of time afterwards you'll have to finish up on your own. Therefore, your three assignments are to:
Part 8:
Part 9:
Part 10:
Part 11:
So, now that we're all here, we need to get right back to work. Usually, in British Literature, Second Quarter is focused entirely on Shakespeare, and then when we get to the Third Quarter, we move on to other things. However, we only got the chance to read MacBeth and watch Hamlet, and that's really unfair to you, because you really should spend some time with the Bard's comedies. Therefore, we're going to go through three straight comedies: Taming of the Shrew, Twelfth Night, and Much Ado About Nothing.
Here's the twist: for the first comedy, we're going to watch a 1993 adaptation called 10 Things I Hate About You. In class, we'll get through about one hour, but there will be a bit of time afterwards you'll have to finish up on your own. Therefore, your three assignments are to:
- Finish the film. The
clips below are the 9th, 10th, and 11th parts of the film. Finish 'em.
- Read the Lambs' Tales of Shakespeare summary of TotS. In 1807, siblings Charles and Mary Lamb wrote shortened, children-appropriate versions of some of Shakespeare's most famous plays. You can find the summary of Taming of the Shrew here. Read it.
- Write a three-paragraph summary of three specific modernizations in 10 Things. Post it to your blog, by next class!
Part 8:
Part 9:
Part 10:
Part 11:
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