ENGLISH – 3rd
trimester – Day 11
1. WARMUP: on a separate paper (TO BE COLLECTED):
a. In a paragraph of 4 sentences or more, describe how
a person forms an opinion about love or marriage.
b. In another paragraph, write about your feelings and attitudes about love and
marriage.
2. Watch “How and Why We Read – Crash Course” video (10
minutes)
3. Watch Romeo & Juliet scenes 2, 3
4. Discuss what we could infer about a person who
says, “I love horror movies.”
Creepy, scary, fearless, sad,
likes adrenaline rush, evil, violent, bored
5. ADD TO TODAY’s WARMUP: Using Act 1, looked up lines
that reveal each of the 7 characters’ experience with, feelings
about, or attitudes toward love and/or marriage. (all from Act 1)
Scene 1
Romeo
Benvolio
|
Scene 2
Paris
Capulet
|
Scene 3
Juliet
Lady
Capulet
Nurse
|
For each of the 7
characters above:
DIRECTIONS: Besides the
obvious, what else does your chosen quote say about the character as a
person (what can you infer)?
1. Write the words, “Because (character) says,
“_______(fill-in with word for word
quote)_______________________________________” (about love or marriage), he
must also believe ________not obvious______________.
a. Do not simply say, “Because he says _______, he
is creepy.”
2. Write the line numbers for each quote (ex. Act
1.2.34-39)
3. TURN IN BOTH
a. TODAY’S WARMUP
b. and THIS ACTIVITY – stapled together
4. TO STUDY for Thursday’s literary terms test, create
test questions for each of the terms. Remember, you will be given definitions
and examples of each…you will be asked to identify which term applies.
ENGLISH homework:
Finish assignment above: 7
characters from Act 1 – love and marriage
o
Study for Thursday’s
test on the “Dramatic Literary Terms” handout – be able to identify both
the definitions and examples of each term
o
Use the link
below to practice with the Jeopardy game:
http://www.superteachertools.com/jeopardy/usergames/Mar201212/game1332198539.php
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PLAYWRITING – Day 11
MANTRA:
Start as close to the end as
possible.
- The protagonist's
enemy is the antagonist, the "opposer of the action."
- anyone or
anything that tries to stop the
protagonist, take the ball, or get in the way.
- A good antagonist is
as powerful or more so than the protagonist.
- A good
antagonist can be a strong villain, a loved one, fate, society, weather,
chance, oneself
In class assignment: create an antagonist
for your protagonist – for today, the antagonist has to be a person –
write that person’s biography.
1.
Create a concrete goal for your protagonist.
a.
A want. A need. A desire. Just one. Concrete, not abstract. Write it down.
2.
“Character is action; action is character.” Create an
action that tells us what kind of person your character is. (Example: A young
boy steals a purse from an old lady.)
a.
Write the action down.
i.
Is the action connected to a concrete goal?
b.
What does it show you about your character?
c.
Does he get what he wants? Or does he run into an
obstacle?
3.
Next,
bring both your protagonist and antagonist together into the same room (or
space). Look back at the action you created for your protagonist. REWRITE
the actions putting both characters in the same action.
a.
Write
what happens (in paragraph form).
b.
Finally,
define the conflict in one sentence.
4.
Begin scripting your scene from above.
PLAYWRITING homework:
None
