Thursday, December 6, 2012

ENGLISH – 2nd trimester – Day 8

COLLECTED TODAY: Like yesterday, using your textbook, complete the following:

1.      Write out Act 1, Scene 1, line 79…then, above it, mark the iambs with 5 sets of   (U      /)

2.      Go to Act 1, Scene 1, line 92…write down the definition  of “cankered”

3.      How many Acts are there total, in the whole play?

4.      In Act 1, Scene 1, lines 1 – 62 are not written in iambic pentameter. Starting with line 63, nearly every line is. Make a guess as to why this is.

5.      Write out Romeo’s first line of the play.

6.      Write out Juliet’s first line of the play.

7.      In your own words, explain what Benvolio means in line 6.

8.      Write 2 lines of iambic pentameter that described how we are feeling today.

9.      Now shuffle the word order of your each of your two lines (without adding any words) 

TOOK NOTES on the 6 kinds of feet (PITADS)...including iambs.

Announced next week’s TEST on these yesterday’s handout: Dramatic Literary Terms

Start tonight’s homework on a separate paper: “Becoming Familiar with the Language of Shakespeare” handout  

ENGLISH homework:  

Finish “Becoming Familiar with the Language of Shakespeare” handout. 

Study “Dramatic Literary Terms” handout for next week’s TEST

 

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PLAYWRITING – Day 9

Read – “Characters in Conflict” (pg. 29-33)

ADD TO YOUR NOTES:

• Antagonist – the opposer of the action; anyone or anything that tries to get in the protagonist’s way or stop him in any way
• A good antagonist is: A strong villain, A loved one, Fate – “a god”, Society, Weather, Chance, luck, circumstance – a random act, Oneself

In class assignment: create an antagonist for your protagonist – for today, the antagonist has to be a person – write that person’s biography.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH (like you did for your protagonist):

a.       Today you will learn how to create a character - an antagonist. Perhaps it’s a character based on a real-life person, perhaps it’s one you’ve imagined.

A.          Write a brief biographical sketch of this person. You are creating a fictional character, but don’t be afraid to base this character on a person or persons from real life. Maybe the character is you. Maybe it’s someone you hardly know. Choose the character’s birthdate, birthplace, and where the character grew up. Choose the character’s family, social and economic background…EVERYTHING.

B.           Next describe 3 key events in that character’s life – deaths, winning the lottery, childhood scars. Now look at your biography. Is it interesting enough? Could the events and actions you’ve imagined be altered to create a more interesting person? Is there any hint of a rebellious spirit?

C.           Revise the biography. Play with different possibilities, different actions and events. Has your biography brought your character to a point in his or her life where a potential high-pressure crisis is suggested? The kind of crisis that could start a play?

PLAYWRITING homework:

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