Tuesday, March 19, 2013

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: 

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