ENGLISH – 2nd trimester – Day 12
WARMUP:
1. (TO BE COLLECTED) Using your “Dramatic Literary Terms to Know” handout…
a. create 7 Jeopardy-like questions
b. write an epithet for yourself
c. In a paragraph of 4 sentences or more, describe how a person forms an opinion about love or marriage.
d. In another paragraph, write about your feelings and attitudes about love and marriage.
2. Discuss what we could infer about a person who says, “I love horror movies.”
Creepy, scary, fearless, sad, likes adrenaline rush, evil, violent, bored
3. 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)
ENGLISH homework:
· Finish assignment above: 7 characters from Act 1 – love and marriage
· Study for next week’s test on the “Dramatic Literary Terms” handout – be able to identify both the definitions and examples of each term
· Use the link below to practice with the Jeopardy game:
o http://www.superteachertools.com/jeopardy/usergames/Mar201212/game1332198539.php
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PLAYWRITING – Day 12
Antagonists – read from page 30…
- 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.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH:
- Today you will learn how to create a character – An ANTAGONIST. Perhaps it’s a character based on a real-life person, perhaps it’s one you’ve imagined.
- In approx. two pages, write a brief biographical sketch of this person. You are creating a fictional character, but don’t be afraid to base this character on a person or persons from real life. Maybe the character is you. Maybe it’s someone you hardly know. Choose the character’s birthdate, birthplace, and where the character grew up. Choose the character’s family, social and economic background…EVERYTHING.
- Next describe 3 key events in that character’s life – deaths, winning the lottery, childhood scars. Now look at your biography. Is it interesting enough? Could the events and actions you’ve imagined be altered to create a more interesting person? Is there any hint of a rebellious spirit?
PLAYWRITING homework:
Finish ANTAGONIST biographical sketch a and b (see above for details).
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