Tuesday, January 8, 2013

ENGLISH – 2nd trimester – Day 22

Collect homework: the three stages of the Balcony scene (Act 2.2)

Begin taking notes on commas – 8 rules (see below):

Completed “The Comma Count is 32” – using today’s notes as help

Discussed the arrangements that Romeo and Juliet made before Romeo left? (pgs. 851-852)

Discussed Juliet's bird reference (pg. 852 - Act 2.2.176 - 184) 

ENGLISH homework:

None.

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PLAYWRITING - Day 22

Yesterday, we took notes on 6 scientifically proven ways of persuasion…in a group of 6, each of you choose a different method of persuasion and write down a scenario that persuades another person to buy an animal from the pound.

Finished yesterday’s classwork:

• 20 responses ½ phone conversation as persuadee
• Switched papers – wrote the other half of the conversation, this time as the persuader.

Listed all the things that really bother you (concerns) - things that are just not right – classified them as either personal (P) or global (G).

Chose one concern off your list and in 5 minutes, listed as many questions as possible about that concern – then classified them as factual, wonder, or silly (if time)

THE POINT: Whenever you get stuck in your writing, try asking questions.

PLAYWRITING homework:

                                                              
Using newspapers or the internet, find 3 articles about stories that CONCERN you. Bring these to class either printed, cut out, or handwritten.