Friday, December 6, 2013

 

ENGLISH – 2^nd trimester – Day 7

 

·         FINISH and TURN IN FOR CREDIT…(from yesterday)…

Using your textbook, complete the following:

5. Write out Act 1, Scene 1, line 79…then, above it, mark the iambs with 5 sets of   (U      /)
6. Go to Act 1, Scene 1, line 92…write down the definition  of “cankered”
7. How many Acts are there total, in the whole play?
8. In Act 1, Scene 1, lines 1 – 62 are not written in iambic pentameter. Starting with line 63, nearly every line is. Make a guess as to why this is.
9. Write out Romeo’s first line of the play.
10. Write out Juliet’s first line of the play.
11. In your own words, explain what Benvolio means in Act 1, Scene 1, line 160.
12. Write 2 lines of iambic pentameter that described how you are feeling today.
13. Now shuffle the word order of your each of your two lines (without adding any words)

 

·         Turn in questions 1 – 13 (see yesterday’s questions 1 - 4)

·         Read Romeo & Juliet Act 1.1.61 - 156 (pages 810 – 814 in Literature book).

·         Watched 2 excerpts of Romeo & Juliet of same opening scene (old and new)

 

ENGLISH homework:

 

Bring your Literature book (the purple one) every day.

 

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PLAYWRITING – Day 6

 

·         Finished reading each other’s scripts from the other day. Writing constructive criticism for each.

·         Go to media center and type a 2^nd draft of your script incorporating some of the changes that were suggested to you in the criticisms you received. BOLD or ITALICISE all changes that you make.

·         STAPLE new script to old script - COLLECTED

 

PLAYWRITING homework:

 

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