Tuesday, February 1

ENGLISH - 2nd trimester – Day 36

Collected homework: 7-sentences of subtext for Paris, Friar, Juliet, or Capulet from Act 4 scenes 1 and 2

Defined “dramatic irony” (see page 1247 in textbook) and wrote it into our notes

Finished reading Romeo & Juliet Act 4 (scenes 3, 4, and 5) – discussed

Completed dramatic irony work on monitors (to be STAPLED and COLLECTED to work below)

Graded Act 3 quotations tests

Began completion of fill-in-the-blank soliloquy of Juliet’s from Act 4, Scene 3 (1-36) -  (to be STAPLED and COLLECTED to work above)

Handed out Act IV open-book questions packet (not homework)

ENGLISH homework:

Finish fill-in-the-blank soliloquy of Juliet’s from Act 4, Scene 3 (1-36) and STAPLE TO your completed dramatic irony work from class

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PLAYWRITING – Day 36

In groups of 5, we finished listening to each other’s scripts and writing responses according to the following formula: 1. Start positively; 2. Praise specifically; 3. Ask CURIOUS questions; 4. Ask HELPFUL questions (re: Barry Lane)

Collected scripts

Took notes on Anton Pavlovich Chechov (1860 - 1904) - (in preparation for tomorrow’s reading and assignment): noted his 4 key plays: The Seagull, Three Sisters, Uncle Vanya, The Cherry Orchard

Discussed homework:

PLAYWRITING homework:

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