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Monday, April 29, 2013

Monday, April 29, 2013

ENGLISH – 3rd trimester – Day 33 

·         Collect homework: Act 3 packet/test… 

·         In a paragraph or two, write down what is it you are thinking about today but not actually saying to anyone? (You will NOT be asked to share this with anyone.)

·         List 6 reasons we don’t tell everybody, everything. 

Discussed why we don’t speak the truth each time we are asked. Why don’t we tell everyone who asks what is really on our minds? 

Looked at Benvolio and Mercutio’s dialogue from Act 3.1 and discussed what they actually said and the likely subtext of what they said. 

Discussed subtext and body language… Discuss the subtext of lines…
o   Subtext definition: What we imagine characters are thinking while they say something else.

Complete the following (COLLECTED):

·         Write out 5 key quotes for 5 different characters from Act 3 (without an answer key: character names).
·         For each quote above, write the subtext. 

ANNOUNCEMENT: On Thursday, you will have a test on Act 3 that lists a bunch of quotes from Act 3 and you will be asked to identify the character who said it… 

ENGLISH homework: 

Study for Act 3 quotations test for Thursday
 
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PLAYWRITING – Day 33

·         Discussed why we don’t speak the truth each time we are asked. Why don’t we tell everyone who asks what is really on our minds?
·         Discussed subtext and body language… Discuss the subtext of lines…
o   Subtext definition: What we imagine characters are thinking while they say something else.

·         Next, we wrote:
o   PROMPT: “What might one of your character’s think but never say”
§  Write for 5 minutes, writing the entire time.
o   After 5 minutes, read what you have written and underline what you believe to be the most interesting thing.
o   Using this as your new starting point, write for 3 more minutes.

·         The rest of the hour, we worked on our new scripts (from Friday), using either what they came to class with or what they just created in the warm-up.

·        ANNOUNCEMENT: We will begin working in a computer lab on Wednesday. Your 5-page rough draft needs to be completed before Wednesday’s class so you can concentrate on typing it in and revision. 

PLAYWRITING homework: 

·         5 pages, handwritten, due Wednesday
·         10 pages, typed, due Friday

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