- Describe what you hope to
do over Christmas break.
- Next, choose one of the following characters from Romeo and Juliet.
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1. Capulet 2. Lady Capulet 3. Nurse 4. Romeo 5.
Juliet 6. Tybalt 7. Paris
- In one sentence, explain how and why this character would have behaved DIFFERENTLY than you.
Grade Romeo & Juliet Act 1 Open Book Test (packet of
questions)
Took notes on commas
Discussed the evil comma splice and how to eliminate it from sentences
- The woman in the blue
dress is my neighbor, she is rather tall.
- The woman in the blue dress is my neighbor, FANBOYS she is rather tall.
Using blog photos of yesterday’s Romeo & Juliet
quotations, re-take “Who Said It” as a pretest.
ENGLISH homework:
Study Romeo & Juliet Act 1 quotes on blog entry from
yesterday, December 17 for tomorrow’s test…”Who Said It”
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PLAYWRITING – Day 17
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Show (with words), don’t tell.
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If I tell you that I’m bored, that’s a TELL
STATEMENT.
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I’m bored. It was boring. It was really boring.
o
It was so great. It was the best thing ever. I
had the best time of my entire life.
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These are tell statements.
o
How do you show (and not tell) the same thing,
with words?
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Try it…
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SHOW boring (without using any form of the word
“boring”)
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SHOW sad (without using any form of the word
“sad”)
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In these same pairs, write down 5 actions/NO
DIALOGUE that are linked to each other – a chain reaction. (10 parts total)
that SHOW that war is bad WITHOUT EVER MENTIONING THE IDEA with words.
o
Create a chain reaction – where an act performed
by one character causes another character to perform yet another action…etc.
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Mime your chain reaction.
Playwriting homework:
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