We have done quite a bit in class since my last post. We finished annotating, re-watching, and discussing Death of a Salesman. While I understand that this is a very important play and we have learned a lot during this unit, I have to be honest and say I am glad we are done with it, well besides the summary and analysis I have yet to finish. I feel like my class especially felt very differently about the book and could never really agree on much in the class, some people hated Willy, others loved him. I found the way Happy was portrayed to be hilarious while others hated him for his disregard for anyone else. I understand that point of view, but I feel like with such a depressing play, one must take advantage of the comedy in Happy's comments. I learned a great deal about plot and how complicated it is through this play, for which I am grateful.
We have started Hamlet since my last post! Though I am still working on reading my part allowed without getting tripped up by Shakespeare style of writing, I find myself enjoying it as well. It is more work, but I am glad I get to read a part in this play, I feel like it will help me get connected to the play and my character more, which is good. I remember now how much I hated Shakespeare before this, realizing now that I don't absolutely despise his writing is a breath of fresh air. I'm not very good at always understanding what he means though, which I want to work on because I feel like that would make analyzing the play so much easier. I'm really excited to keep reading this play because of how often it is used in modern plots. I feel like once I finally read the original story of Hamlet I will realize what a huge deal it really is. Very excited to keep reading it!
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ReplyDeleteYeah, I am pretty glad we are done with Willy, too. I am glad you like Hamlet though! Personally, the first few days of reading I was super overwhelmed over the language, but I got used to it. It's interesting that you said it helps you to read a part , because I am the SAME WAY! I read Grandma in AD and Polonius in Hamlet, and it helps me focus on the reading the relationships between the characters much better!
Erin Donahue
Good job with this, Marie! You're doing a really good job of thinking about what we're doing and how it's helping you with the class. The one thing I would suggest is to include things other than just the main plays we're reading, like multiple choice practice and paragraph practice. Other than that, keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteHi Marie,
ReplyDeleteI liked how you not only talked about what we did in class, but how that impacted you and what your opinion was. I am also happy that I am done with DOS because I was becoming increasingly annoyed with Willy. I agree with your statement about Shakespeare plays. Although it is a pain to have to read in Old English, as I get frequently lost having to translate various words, I think it will definitely help when it comes time to take the AP Exam. Nice work!