Self Assesment

Gaining Shakespeare Literacy:This semester I've been trying to expand my knowledge of Shakespeare's works. I read Merchant of Venice for the first time in this class. Through films and the play of Merchant of Venice I've be exposed to performances of the plays we've read in class. For example, I watched the kenneth Branagh version of Hamlet with some people from the class and then we watched the David Tennant(royal acting company) version. watching & comparing these to movies helped me see the possible ways to interpret Shakespeare's play differently. As for the Legacy of Shakespeare I've watched modern/pop culture adaptations to see the influence he's had in the world today. For example, The Shakespeare episode of Doctor Who and the Japanese interpretation of Hamlet (The Bad Sleep Well).


ex. Legacy http://petersonmarina232.blogspot.com/2012/02/hamlet-japanese-style.html

Performance http://petersonmarina232.blogspot.com/2012/01/merchant-of-venice-for-kids.html


Analyze Shakespeare Critically: Through class discussion, blogging and personal research I've increased my ability to contextually analyze/interpret Shakespeare's plays as I read them. Analyzing the text is something I need to work on. I find studying and interpreting the themes to be fairly easy, but I have a hard time analyzing the language.


ex. Contextual Analysis http://petersonmarina232.blogspot.com/2012/01/tempest.html
http://petersonmarina232.blogspot.com/2012/01/casting-merchant-of-venice.html

Textual Analysis
http://petersonmarina232.blogspot.com/2012/01/all-that-glitters-isnt-gold.html


Share Shakespeare Meaningfully/gain Digital Literacy: Through this blog I've been able to share my thoughts about Shakespeare as I learn more about his works. Also looking at others' blogs and various websites devoted to the bard has helped me engage in Shakespearian discussions with others. Outside of class (and the internet) Shakespeare has come up a lot in my everyday conversations. I blogged about talking Shakespeare with one of my co-workers but my latest conversation  was with my grand mother about her experience with Shakespeare (Which I'll post about later). Speaking with random people about Shakespeare helps me see the influence of his writings and how he's still popular today.


Ex:connecting 
http://petersonmarina232.blogspot.com/2012/01/henry-v-second-chance.html


Personal Learning Plan:
One of the things I need to do is engage in Shakespeare creatively. This is the section I will be trying to improve the most. One of the courses out come I need to work on is Depth. I plan on studying my individual play in depth and to Gain Shakespeare literacy.