Fall 2009-- Week Two

We had a great time on Wednesday, and I'm so excited to be mentoring in our YES class! Every week, you will receive an e-mail from me, telling you what the assignments are for next week.

A Parking Warning to Parents: If you are staying at the library during our class, you may want to park in the next door shopping center's parking lot. I understand that a few families got blessed with parking tickets on Wednesday. :-(


Here are this week's assignments, due next week, on September 23rd:

READING ASSIGNMENT:For next week, they should read the rest of Act I of Hamlet. We use the Cliff's Complete version, which is readily available on Amazon, and I understand that Hastings may also have it. This version is important, because we will also be discussing some of the commentary.

WRITING ASSIGNMENT:
Is it better to let others share our burdens? When you share them, do you make better decisions about them? Why or why not?

BONUS Question:
What does "mote in the eye" mean?

Race to Royalty:
Blythe W. read *4* plays last week, putting her well on her way to becoming Queen! Way to go, Blythe!!! We had several others read one or two, as well. I'd like to challenge all my students to catch up, and see how far on the "royal ladder" you can get this week! :-)

***PARENTS, PLEASE NOTE: There are many versions of Shakespeare's plays in movie form. PLEASE be careful and pre-screen the movie versions of the plays for your family. Usually the BBC version (with the exception of Hamlet, unfortunately) is fairly clean. ALL the works of Shakespeare have been filmed by the BBC and are available at Netflix. (Netflix.com) If you have a Netflix membership, they can even be watched for FREE online!

All of the play scripts are available for free online.

PRESENTATIONS:
We had some great presentations this week! Way to go, Monica, Brennan, and Hannah! Here are the presentations for next week. Remember, you can be as creative as you want to be! Each should last no longer than 10 minutes.

* Shelly W.-- "Roles of the Sexes"

(If your student has not signed up for a presentation yet, tell them to see me before or after class on Wednesday.)

If you have any questions or concerns, please e-mail me or comment below. Thanks for all your support-- I am enjoying having your children in our Y.E.S. class! :-)

Sincerely,
Mrs. Rachel Keppner, Mentor