Friday, February 4

ENGLISH - 2nd trimester – Day 37

Collected homework: fill-in-the-blank soliloquy of Juliet’s from Act 4, Scene 3 (1-36) STAPLED TO your completed dramatic irony work from our last class - reviewed answers

Act 4 packet of questions – due Monday

Introduced all the project choices for Romeo & Juliet (video, acting, diorama, singing, children’s book, videogame etc. – ALL PROJECT INCLUDE THE MEMORIZATION OF 10 lines and the completion of one of the previous project choices.

Final Romeo & Juliet projects explained – lots of examples of past projects shown

Discussed RUBRIC for final Romeo & Juliet project (worth 50 points)

The story = 20 points                         

(thorough, appropriate interpretation of important

story elements, proper length)

Creativity = 10 points

(ideas are unique and enjoyable)

Effort = 10 points

(project is thoughtful and well-prepared; shows

considerable effort; looks complete)

Recital = 10 points

(Considerable effort shown in memorization of piece)

ENGLISH homework:

Act 4 packet of questions – due MONDAY

Be ready to sign up for your final project Monday.

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PLAYWRITING – Day 37

Collect papers: 2-page TYPED paper (minimum). Diary entry in form. Reflecting on oneself as doing one’s personal best in education – as a lifelong learner. No more than 1/3 of the paper may be about #1 and 2 (see list below):

1.      Start positively 2. Praise specifically 3. Ask CURIOUS questions 4. Ask HELPFUL questions

Discussed our papers.

Read beginning pages “A Marriage Proposal” by Anton Chekhov – took notes on characters, main premise, conflict, action by action…

In groups, wrote out action by action of the play…

PLAYWRITING homework:

None.