Tuesday, January 14, 2013

 

ENGLISH – 2nd trimester – Day 21

 

WARMUP:

Read the extended metaphor lines 177-184 (pg. 852) – what 4 things are being compared?

1. Discussed Juliet's bird reference (pg. 852 - Act 2.2.176 - 184)
2. Discussed the extended “bird” metaphor (pg. 852 - Act 2.2.176 – 184)
3. Watch Family Guy video, Bird is the Word: http://youtu.be/2WNrx2jq184

ADD TO YOUR NOTES any one of the 4 sentence examples (below) of AAAWWUBBIS

Examples: 

·         If you do not understand the directions, you can read them again.

·         Before you write the sentence, you should read other people's sentences.

·         After you have read them all, you can try to use a different AAAWWUBBIS word.

·         Although you may not understand all this, you can follow the examples.

 

Number a paper 1-34

Using Act 2, Scene 2 handout, paraphrase (put into simpler language) the famous soliloquy from Act 2 (pgs. 845 – 846) by writing out the 34 fill-in-blanks – TO BE COLLECTED

 

Complete the three stages of the following Balcony scene activity:

·         STAGE 1: Using Act 2.2 (pp. 845-853), choose the 3 most important lines from every 20 lines of the scene. In other words, from lines 1-20, choose the 3 most important. From lines 21-40, choose 3 more. Continue this all the way through the scene until p. 853. You should end up with 27 lines total.

·         STAGE 2: Next, using the 27 lines you chose, reduce them to 27 key words. Circle 1 word from each of your previously chosen 27 lines. These words may repeat themselves and may not make perfect sense, but should include the 27 most important themes of each line.

·         STAGE 3: You are to rewrite your 27 lines from Stage 1

o   Simplify the words of each line.

§  Dumb them down so that a young person could understand.

o   Keep the same meaning of each line.

·         Finish above for homework.

 

ENGLISH homework:

 

·         Finish:

o   1-34 fill-in-the-blank handout

o   3 stages (see details above)

 

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PLAYWRITING – Day 21

 

Watched Elizabeth Gilbert TED talk (2009) – Your Elusive Creative Genius - http://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_gilbert_on_genius.html

 

RESPONSE:

What would you do if you found out that your creativity is simply on loan to you?

 

With a partner, read ANOTHER 2 scripts and highlighted the best moment of each. Also wrote a paragraph explaining why this moment was the best.

 

REMEMBER: Explain to the author why this moment was so compelling in reference to the lives of their character/s.

 

PLAYWRITING homework:

 

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