Wednesday, June 16, 2010
ONLINE DISCUSSION: JUNE HOLIDAYS
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
2010 JUNE HOLIDAY PREPARATION FOR TERM 3
By now you would have received an SMS from me regarding the above.
Please make your way to the school portal, download and/or print out the instructions for the work that you will need to do. There is work for both Pure Lit and Elective Lit students.
For Pure Lit students, please follow the timeline given as there will be one piece of work that warrants submission in Week 3.
If you are unable to view or print the insructions, please approach your friends to print out the instructions for you.
Enjoy the holidays! :)
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
3JT: INTRODUCTION FOR HANDOUT COMPLETION
The lesson that I missed this week was supposed to have been on simple exam skills such as formatting paragraphs for your personal response, including evidence into your answers and incorporating direct quotes into your responses.
Here, I have replicated the contents of the Powerpoint slides that I was to have used in class, but in word format. Please follow through the entire post and carry out the activities step by step.
You will need:
1. A Midsummer Night’s Dream playbook
2. Handouts on ‘Personal Response’ & ‘Paragraphs’
Before you watch the clips below, please read the relevant pages of exam skills from your playbook. Refer to your play book:
•Pg: 270-272 (Essay question)
•Pg: 279-282 (Text based question)
Read these sections and clarify your doubts if any.
You may email pertinent questions to: cchmsnd3@yahoo.com.sg
Please view the relevant clips to complete the handouts that were given out to you.
Corresponding section of handout: Introducing the play
1. Introduction to A Midsummer Night's Dream
When you are done with the clip, use information from the clip and what you know to introduce the play in your handout.
Introduce the general plot of A Midsummer Night’s Dream without mentioning characters by name etc.
Remember that:
• Questions on plot require a thorough knowledge of how the play unfolds.
• Question typically phrased as: ‘Give an account of…’
• Supporting evidence need to be given from various parts of the play.
• Example of ‘plot’ questions: pg 276-277
2. Introducing the setting of A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Watch the clip below:
Use the space provided in your handout and introduce the Athenian woods as a setting for the play.
Comment on the events that occur in the woods and what you think the woods represent as a location in the play.
You may also look at the picture below and recall what the forest, as a setting, represents in the play.
Remember that:
• Questions on setting require knowledge of the significance of Athens and the Athenian woods.
• Question typically phrased as: ‘Compare and contrast…’
• Supporting evidence need to be given from various parts of the play.
• Example of ‘setting’ questions: pg 279.
3. Introducing the characters of A Midsummer Night’s Dream
In the space provided on your handout, introduce PUCK as a character in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Use the following sentence starter: ‘When Puck says “…”, he reveals the fact that…’
Remember that:
- Questions on character demands an intimate knowledge of the various characters.
- Supporting evidence need to be given from various parts of the play.
- Example of ‘character’ questions: pg 277-278
4. Introducing the themes of A Midsummer Night’s Dream
After you have watched the clip, use the space provided in your handout to discuss ONE of the themes of the play.
Remember that:
• Questions on themes require knowledge of the issues discussed within the play.
• Supporting evidence need to be given from various parts of the play.
• Example of ‘theme’ questions: pg 278-279
Please direct all queries to: cchmsnd3@yahoo.com.sg
Enjoy your weekend, everyone! :)
Saturday, April 3, 2010
SHAKESPEARE'S 'A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM' (TANSLATION)
Ttitle of book: Shakespeare on the double!
Translated by: Mary Ellen Snodgrass.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
ACT 3 SCENE 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLG-bsA521U
Enjoy! :)
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
TASK 2: WEEK 4
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2. To what extent is Helena's decision to betray Hermia's trust understandable and excusable?
Deadline for comments: Friday, 05 Feb 2010, 5pm
Monday, January 18, 2010
WEEK 3 (TASK 1)
Please read the task below and post your responses using the comments function. Your response should be:
- Concise
- Coherent
In Act 1 Scene 1, Duke Theseus tells Hermia to comply with her father's wishes, saying
'To you your father should be as a god.'
In your opinion, is Theseus right? Why or why not?