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Monday, January 7, 2013

Monday, January 7, 2013

ENGLISH – 2nd trimester – Day 21

WARMUP: To be collected this hour...

  1. GOAL: To write 1 paragraph using an extended metaphor.
    1. First, choose one item from list A and one from list B
    2. Write about how they are similar in a paragraph
A
B
iPhone 4S
Wet Seal jeans
Skullcandy Skullcrusher headphones
Hunger Games
Beanbag chair
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Just Dance 3 (wii or kinect)
Legos
Knitted Beanies
Eyeshadow
Anxiety
Faith
Freedom
Gossip
Sacrifice
Sorrow
Power
Failure
Dedication
Victory
 
  1. Lastly, choose 2 from column A and write another paragraph. COLLECT
3. Number the same paper 1-34...
Using Act 2, Scene 2 handout, paraphrase (put into simpler language) the famous soliloquy from Act 2 (pgs. 845 – 846) by writing out the 34 fill-in-blanks – TO BE COLLECTED (#1,2,3 from above)

Discussed things "taboo" in our culture and why we consider them to be taboo. Discussed the following taboo moment in Beatles history and then compared it to what Romeo says in Act 2.2.



Complete the three stages of the following Balcony scene activity:

·         STAGE 1: Using Act 2.2 (pp. 845-853), choose the 3 most important lines from every 20 lines of the scene. In other words, from lines 1-20, choose the 3 most important. From lines 21-40, choose 3 more. Continue this all the way through the scene until p. 853. You should end up with 27 lines total.
·         STAGE 2: Next, using the 27 lines you chose, reduce them to 27 key words. Circle 1 word from each of your previously chosen 27 lines. These words may repeat themselves and may not make perfect sense, but should include the 27 most important themes of each line.
·         STAGE 3: You are to rewrite your 27 lines from Stage 1
o   Simplify the words of each line.
§  Dumb them down so that a young person could understand.
o   Keep the same meaning of each line.

·         Turn in all 3 stages. 

ENGLISH homework:
 
Finish “3 stages” (see details above)
 
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PLAYWRITING - Day 21

 
The Science of Persuasion: http://youtu.be/cFdCzN7RYbw





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