Wednesday, May 8, 2013

ENGLISH – 3rd trimester – Day 40 

1.      Finish and TURN IN the 19 questions that you started yesterday (on center table)

2.      By yourself (or with one partner) complete the “Who’s To Blame” activity.

What you’ll need:

1.      One piece of lined paper cut up into 10 slips

2.      Another piece of paper (to record your answers)

a.       Write each of the 10 characters on their own slip (Romeo, Juliet, Prince, Lord & Lady Capulet, Lord & Lady Montague, Fate (or Destiny), Tybalt, Nurse, Friar Lawrence, Mercutio

b.      On the back of each slip, write 2 different reasons that some people would say this character was responsible for the tragedy of the play

c.       Next arrange your slips in the following diamond-like order:  1,2,4,2,1 (record this order on your paper)

d.      Arrange them again in a single file order of 1 to 10 (record this order on your paper)

e.       Next, find another group’s top 2 slips that are different than yours.

                                                                                      i.      Write a NEW SCENE (10 exchanges in script form) for the play where their 2 top characters PREVENT THE TRAGEDY from occurring in the play.

Ex.

Romeo: blah blah blah

Lady Capulet: blah blah blah

Romeo: blah?

Lady Capulet:  no, blah!

f.       COLLECTED

3. Begin homework: Act 4 open-book, take-home test (due Friday) 

ENGLISH homework: 

Finish Act 4 open-book, take-home test (due Friday) 

Work on Romeo & Juliet projects (including 10-line memorization piece) – DUE Monday, May 20 – focus on the following rubric: 

(Due Monday, May 20):

R & J FINAL PROJECT RUBRIC (worth 50 points):

·         The theme/story = 20 points (thorough interpretation of your stand on a specific theme, important story elements from R&J, proper length)

·         Creativity = 10 points (ideas are unique and enjoyable)

·         Effort = 10 points (project is thoughtful and well-prepared; shows considerable effort; looks complete)

·         Recital = 10 points - TYPED COPY (worth 3 pts.) and considerable effort shown in memorization of piece

o   IMPORTANT:

§  You may NOT give your recital without a typed copy of your speech.

§  You may NOT memorize from these 2 speeches: “Two households…” (pg. 807) or “But soft, what light…” (pg. 845-846)

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PLAYWRITING – Day 40

·         Continued reading each other’s’ scripts

·         Each student will read and respond to 4 or 5 scripts.

§  You must get a person from each table to read and respond to your script

·         Which means, after you read and respond to a script, RETURN IT TO THE AUTHOR

·         The author will then bring it to the next chosen reader

·         Each written response will be 2 minutes…you are to respond with one of the following prompts:

§  What if…

§  Help me understand… 

PLAYWRITING homework: 

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