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Thursday, March 22, 2012

Thursday, March 22, 2012

ENGLISH – 3rd trimester – Day 13

WARMUP: In a paragraph of 4 sentences or more, describe how a person forms an opinion about love or marriage.

Then, wrote about and discussed our feelings and attitudes about love and marriage.

Discussed what we could infer about a person who says, “I love horror movies.”
  • Creepy, scary, fearless, sad, likes adrenaline rush, evil, violent, bored
Graded yesterday’s Dramatic Literary Terms test

Having read Act 1, scene 3 No Fear version yesterday, at your tables, read the original Act 1, Scene 3 for comparison (in textbook, pages 822 – 825).

Encouraged use of Romeo & Juliet navigator website and No Fear Shakespeare book:

Using Act 1, looked up lines that reveal each of the 7 characters’ experience with, feelings about, or attitudes toward love and/or marriage. (all from Act 1) 


Scene 1
Romeo
Benvolio

Scene 2
Paris
Capulet

Scene 3
Juliet
Lady Capulet
Nurse


For each of the 7 characters above:
DIRECTIONS: Besides the obvious, what else does your chosen quote say about the character as a person (what can you infer)?
1.      Write the words, “Because (character) says, “_______(fill-in with word for word quote)_______________________________________” (about love or marriage), he must also believe ______________________.
a.       Do not simply say, “Because he says _______, he is creepy.”
2.      Write the line numbers for each quote (ex. Act 1.2.34-39)
           
ENGLISH homework:

Finish assignment above: 7 characters from Act 1 – love and marriage

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