ENGLISH - 2nd trimester – Day 15
Now that we have finished reading Act 1 of Romeo & Juliet, predict the next moment for each of the following characters: 1. Capulet 2. Lady Capulet 3. Nurse 4. Romeo 5. Juliet 6. Tybalt 7. Paris
Handed out “Dramatic Literary Terms to Know” and highlighted key words and phrases.
Next, using our textbooks, we added 2 definitions to the handout of terms: flat characters, round characters - see glossary of terms pgs. 1242 in Literature textbook.
Began Romeo & Juliet Act 1 take-home test (packet of questions).
ENGLISH homework:
Finish Romeo & Juliet Act 1 take-home test (packet of questions).
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PLAYWRITING – Day 17
Discussed the nature of good drama by analyzing what makes an idea good.
Wrote down what we thought would be a good idea for a play and shared and discussed them in class. (kidnapping, a talking fish goes to college, a love story, finding old letters and changing history…)
Took notes on dramatization of idea (pg. 67-68) including situation, conflict, journey, and theatricality.
Reexamined our original “good ideas” and rewrote them as a group using our notes.
Next, we looked at “The Sound of Persuasion”: Think of a time when you were persuaded to do something you didn’t want to do but were FINALLY persuaded to do. What did they do or say to persuade you? What makes someone agree, even reluctantly, to do something? What works on you? When the roles are reversed, these can become tools to persuade others.
Our list of persuasive tools included: Minimize the consequences; Threats; Money; Guilt; Pity – relieve my hurt; Verbalize the result; Promise of something better; Once in a lifetime; Repetition; Compliment – sweet talk; Reason – common sense
Next, in 2 minutes, list all the things that “I’ll Never Buy.”
Read a student commercial as an example for tonight’s homework.
PLAYWRITING homework:
We picked one thing off the list of a classmate. Now, write a commercial that tries to sell that thing to that classmate.
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