English I (Pre-AP): Shakespeare Small Groups

Tomorrow, June 4th, we'll be working in our small groups again. A reminder of your group and your reading assignment for tonight (and a link to the text) appear below.

Group 1, reading Act 4, Scene 5
Erick
Alma
D'Ontae

Group 2, reading Act 4, Scene 3
Alvaro
Deanna
Natalie
Jessica

Group 3, reading Act 4, Scene 2
Leslie
Marco
Govii
Rodolfo

Group 4, reading Act 4, Scene 1
Elizabeth
Tony
Jose

Free Audiobooks: Shakespeare's Tempest and a Mermaidish Story

Two audiobooks are available for free from SYNC this week (through June 5th).

The Tempest
by William Shakespeare
A storm rages. Prospero and his daughter watch from their desert island as a ship carrying the royal family is wrecked. Miraculously, all on board survive. Plotting, mistaken identities, and bewitching love follow as the travelers explore the strange place of spirits and monsters.

This is one of my favorite Shakespearean comedies (not necessarily ha-ha funny, but it doesn't end in a bloodbath like most Shakespearean tragedies or histories). Please check it out. (Follow along with the No Fear version here; download the text from Project Gutenberg here.)

Of Poseidon
by Anna Banks
Galen, prince of the Syrena [mermaids/mermen], is sent to land to find a girl he’s heard can communicate with fish and after several encounters with her Galen becomes convinced Emma holds the key to his kingdom.

To get either audiobook (or both!) start at the download page.

You'll need to install the OverDrive® Media Console™ first, but the page walks you through that. The audiobooks have download buttons below the green sync-head thing in the third column of the page.

Enjoy!

English Classes: Reading Reminders

Pre-AP English II: You need to have read through Chapter Four of Lord of the Flies by the time we come together tomorrow. (See this earlier blog post for a way to get the text of the novel free.)

English I (Pre-AP): You need to have read from Act 2, Scene 2, through Act 2, Scene 6 of Romeo and Juliet (Ms. Muñoz is going to talk to her students and see if some want to re-sell you their copies of the book. If you don't have a copy, start bringing $5 to school to pick up a copy as they come available).

English I (Pre-AP): No Fear Shakespeare/Romeo & Juliet — Not Quite a Solution

Online, at the No Fear Shakespeare website, you can read their edition of Romeo & Juliet for free.

If you have ordered a copy and are waiting for it to arrive AND you have dedicated internet access on your digital device, you may use the online version in class.

As you cannot annotate it, this will not work as a long-term solution, but it will get the job done until after the EOC test (when we'll work with the text more closely).