Symbolic Choices in Act 1: January 18, 2019

Focus: What symbols are appearing in Act 1 of Macbeth?

Please turn in your banned book proposals and signatures.

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: On Tuesday, meet in the Forum and sit together.

1. Warming up with Friday Freewrite #2: Hands-On Parenting

Incorporating this week's mini lesson: Try revising one sentence from this week's or last week's writing to demonstrate parallel structure. Highlight that sentence.

Ex: The doorway is an ancient pathway to a quiet life, a fast freeway to an adventurous life, or a secret portal to an unknown life.

2. Reflecting on your weekly Focus & Participation and turning in your yellow sheets

3. Trying out a partner "quiz" on Act 1

4. Interpreting the film version of Macbeth

In your in-class work / warm-ups doc, please try out the following task:

• Find two symbolic choices made by the director.  Consider the actors, colors, objects, movements, and anything else that involved the director making a specific choice in turning this play into a film.

• Why do you think he made these choices?

• What did the film specifically help clarify for you?

HW:
1. For TUESDAY: Complete word traces for Act 1; PLEASE MAKE SURE IT'S IN YOUR SHARED MACBETH FOLDER AND THAT YOU HAVE TITLED IT "WORD TRACE."

2. For FRIDAY: Bring your banned book to class.

3. ONGOING: Start reading your banned book.