First and seventh periods went over act II scene 3. We looked in detail at the consequences of the theft. We’ll be finishing up the play tomorrow.

Second period completed the play today. We’re scheduled to start a new unit — on poetry — on Monday, with a small open-note, open-book test on the play Friday.

Fourth period finished up meter. Now students can explain with “iambic pentameter” means, as well as dactylic trimeter, anapestic dimeter, and other imaginary and real meters.

Homework

• First period and seventh periods: read II.4 of Diary of Anne Frank.
• Second period:
  • complete questions 1-4 on page 870;
  • read Anne Frank Remembered (906-911)
• Fourth period: make a first attempt at using iambic pentameter by writing a sonnet rough draft.