You have more faith in these students to actually do their reading and pay attention than I do.
Maybe I left out the part where I assigned roles to students and made them read it out loud in class. Or the part where I paused throughout class to translate from "Elizabethan" to "Student." Having a basic grasp of the language makes it WAY more enjoyable, I've found.
In fact, at the end of the school year, one of my final exam essay questions asks students which of the texts covered in class was one they didn't THINK they'd like, but wound up enjoying. The two most common answers: Othello and The Importance of Being Earnest. (Because Bill and Oscar RAWK.)
As for my paper: the notes are 90% transcribed, and I have ... probably just under two pages written. I wrote until I realized I hadn't transcribed yet, and stopped to do that.
*makes kissing noises* XD
LOL -- I probably wouldn't have bothered if I didn't like the prof. He's awesome. I'm thinking about auditing one of his classes in the fall. Heck, he does a Shakespeare Studies course I'd like to audit too -- especially since I've already TAKEN Shakespeare Studies (and therefore couldn't take it again for a grade).
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Re: You big lit-geek. <3 ^^
Date: 2005-04-11 03:38 pm (UTC)Maybe I left out the part where I assigned roles to students and made them read it out loud in class. Or the part where I paused throughout class to translate from "Elizabethan" to "Student." Having a basic grasp of the language makes it WAY more enjoyable, I've found.
In fact, at the end of the school year, one of my final exam essay questions asks students which of the texts covered in class was one they didn't THINK they'd like, but wound up enjoying. The two most common answers: Othello and The Importance of Being Earnest. (Because Bill and Oscar RAWK.)
As for my paper: the notes are 90% transcribed, and I have ... probably just under two pages written. I wrote until I realized I hadn't transcribed yet, and stopped to do that.
*makes kissing noises* XD
LOL -- I probably wouldn't have bothered if I didn't like the prof. He's awesome. I'm thinking about auditing one of his classes in the fall. Heck, he does a Shakespeare Studies course I'd like to audit too -- especially since I've already TAKEN Shakespeare Studies (and therefore couldn't take it again for a grade).