Tuesday, May 8, 2012

ENGLISH – 3^rd trimester – Day 40

Open books to page 931.

Reviewed our understanding of Act 5 from our reading yesterday.

Read/listened to Romeo & Juliet Act 5 on CD (30 minutes)

·         Follow along beginning on page 931.

Discussed and signed up for Romeo & Juliet final projects

After listening to the end of the play: TO BE COLLECTED TODAY:

1. Number and list all the fight scenes in the whole play of Romeo & Juliet
1. For each fight, in believable logic, explain how each fight could have been avoided?
2. On the same paper, number 1 – 47 and without writing on the handout, complete the fill-in-blank handout.
1. COLLECT TODAY

ENGLISH homework:

Work on Romeo & Juliet projects (including 10-line memorization piece) – DUE Tuesday, May 22 – focus on the following rubric:

·         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 (TYPED COPY and considerable effort shown in memorization of 10 lines of Romeo & Juliet)

·         You may NOT memorize from these 2 speeches: “Two households…” or “But soft, what light…”