Friday, November 27, 2009

tragic hero

We chose to do a video because it is easier for our peers to relate to rather than reading some stuff out. Some people learn better visually so therefore we reached out to those people and made it easy to learn act 5. We were influenced by act 5 and by the video we saw in class, it showed us that we can make macbeth fun and modern, and we tried to make it funny as well. The presentation was no more challenging and no easier than any other presentation, it was just regular. I find myself writing on my blog more, because it seems more private and i feel more comfortable writing there.If im writing something really deep, i dont really want others to read it.

Friday, November 13, 2009

YOu still have time....

You said you were missing one entry. I believe it was connecting an EQ to the movie and reflecting on the connection-check class blog for details. You still have time. I will be back on again in the am.
MRs. C

what i have learned today

I have learned today that this project takes alot of effort and hard work if we want a good grade. We are doing a video porject and hope to mkae it entertaining, informative, and fun. This is workig because we all know eachother well and we work well together, therefore we get a should get a good product when its done

metacognition journal.

1. The in class activities have improved my learning and understanding of macbeth. The discussions we have are really helpful and they help me get a different perspective on what i think.
2. Blogging is a really different and a unique approach to learning, and I think its a really good idea. If im on my computer talking to friends, i can do my homework at the same time. This method in my opinion is just adjusting to the times. We are in a time of technology, and this shows how we are adjusting. The class activity that helped me understand macbeth was where we took a passage and translated it into modern english and explained what it meant.
3. My growth as a learner has been positive, and a specific example is the postcard. Before blogging and learning about this stuff, I could not have done a response as in depth and thoughtful as the postcard, but now that I've grown as a learner, i can write things like that. My goal for next term is to keep blogging and keep having fun and get an A!
4. One of my strengths in my opinion is bringing 100% to each class and each assignment. The one thing i want to improve on is getting all the assignments done however. I have missed one assignment and i would like to improve on that. A challenge is really understanding the story of macbeth, and a specific example is the passage we took from the story. It didn't make any sense at first, and it made macbeth really confusing, however once we took a deeper look at it, i better understood the story.

Monday, November 9, 2009

Marking myself

Ok so il answer the questions in order. Yes I realize what i can do now. Yes my blog has a title. I have a visual however it does not connect to Macbeth. I have completed the postcard. I have written the response about what is easier between the play and the movie. I've commented on Mitchs blog and he's commented on mine. Yes i have cut and pasted a passage and told you what i think of it. And yes I am amazed at what i can do with the blog. Out of 20, i would give myself 17, because of the fact that not everything i post is relevant to what we are doing in class, but i still think i've done a good job on the blog.

Friday, November 6, 2009

macbeth act 5

we are doing a video about act 5. We will act out the main parts of act 5. Everybody will equally share roles and responsibility, and celeste will handle the editing. We will make it more modern in language, as it will be easier to understand, but we will stay true to the story. Act 5 consists of Lady Macbeth becoming sick and unwell mentally, and the main scene is the battle between Macduff and Macbeth. Macduff beheads Macbeth, and Malcom becomes king. This is probably one of the more exciting scenes in the play, and we hope to show that excitement in our video. We all have read and understand act 5, and we also want to show our understanding of the act in our video.