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Friday, May 30, 2014

Friday, May 30, 2014

 

ENGLISH – 3rd trimester – Day 52

 

·         Read to the end of Act 5 (the end)…pgs. 937 – 948.

 

Complete “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, using your top 2 slips...

                                                                                       i.      Write a NEW SCENE (10 exchanges in script form) for the play where your #1 and #2 slips PREVENT THE TRAGEDY from occurring in the play.

Ex.

Romeo: blah blah blah

Lady Capulet: blah blah blah

Romeo: blah?

Lady Capulet:  no, blah!

 

ENGLISH homework:

 

Study for exam – Romeo & Juliet, The Odyssey see review sheet for details

Thursday, May 29, 2014

Thursday, May 29, 2014

 

ENGLISH – 3rd trimester – Day 51

 

RECITAL DAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

R & J FINAL PROJECT RUBRIC (worth 35 points)

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

 

10  points - SCRIPT - typed, theme, character/student name (Juliet/Frank)

5    points - THEME - your chosen lines CLEARLY support your theme

20  points - RECITAL - considerable effort shown in memorization of piece

 

_____total points

 

Listen to NPR story… Romeo & Juliet MISREMEMBERED

 

Watch 2 versions of Act 4 on DVD

 

ENGLISH homework:

 

Study for exam – Romeo & Juliet, The Odyssey see review sheet for details

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

 

ENGLISH – 3rd trimester – Day 50

 

Finish your PMR article and paragraph from yesterday...

 

·         As you read the non-fiction article…

1.        Summarize the article in a single sentence.

2.        According to Jenna Wortham, “________________________.”

a.        Choose an interesting point (or fact) made in the article

3.        Write several sentences that

a.        Explain why ______________ (choose someone OTHER than “self” from Circles of Reflection) might care about this information. (do not use the word “CARE”)

b.        Next, explain what might happen in the future.

4.        Before stapling it to the article, choose a partner and proofread their paragraph and together, make any necessary changes.

5.        Avoid saying "I think" and "I believe" unless absolutely necessary.

a.        These are phrases that do not evoke confidence and will literally do you no good.

6.        TURN IN

 

·         Memorize your R & J scenes.

 

ENGLISH homework:

 

Memorize your 10-20 lines of Shakespeare (based on a theme) for your recital Thursday, May 29

 

Have a TYPED script ready to turn in on May 29…must be TYPED and, for each quote, you must include both the name of the character and the name of the person saying it…ex. Benvolio/Tom

 

R & J FINAL PROJECT RUBRIC (worth 35 points)

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

 

10  points - SCRIPT - typed, theme, character/student name (Juliet/Frank)

5    points - THEME - your chosen lines CLEARLY support your theme

20  points - RECITAL - considerable effort shown in memorization of piece

 

_____total points

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Tuesday May 27, 2014

 

ENGLISH – 3rd trimester – Day 49

 

Pickup exam review sheet.

 

On your exam review sheet, the 6th bullet point asks about the feud...

a.       ADD – “both alike in dignity” suggests a power struggle between the Capulets and the Montagues

 

Add the following definitions to your exam review guide:

1.      paraphrase (pg. 1259) – same message, different words

2.      summary – shortened version of the original work’s main points

3.      critique – a judgment or review; your opinion about a work

4.      personal response – how it relates to your life; all about YOU

5.      Tragic hero (pg. 754, 1252) – a person of great ability who comes to grief because of a character flaw/personal failing within his character

6.      Epic heroes (pgs. 1012, 1035) – larger than life

 

·         Figure out what you need to get on your exam by using the formula below:

 

    • .9  x   ______tri % so far______ = A
    • .1  x  ______% on exam______  = B
    • A + B = final grade for trimester

                                                              i.      EXAMPLE

·         .9 x 82 = 73.8

·         .1 x 93 = 9.3

·         73.8 + 9.3 = 83.1

 

§  Read Act 4.3-5.

 

Introduce “Circles of Reflection” (John Powers)

 

·         As you read the non-fiction article, “Turn Off the Phone (and the Tension)”…

1.        Summarize the article in a single sentence.

2.        According to Jenna Wortham, “________________________.”

o    Choose an interesting point (or fact) made in the article

3.        Write several sentences that

o    Explain why ______________ might care about this information. (do not use the word “CARE”)

o    Explain what might happen in the future.

ENGLISH homework:

 

Memorize your 10-20 lines of Shakespeare (based on a theme) for your recital Thursday, May 29

 

Have a TYPED script ready to turn in on May 29…must be TYPED and, for each quote, you must include both the name of the character and the name of the person saying it…ex. Benvolio/Tom

 

R & J FINAL PROJECT RUBRIC (worth 35 points)

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

 

10  points - SCRIPT - typed, theme, character/student name (Juliet/Frank)

5    points - THEME - your chosen lines CLEARLY support your theme

20  points - RECITAL - considerable effort shown in memorization of piece

 

_____total points

Friday, May 23, 2014

Friday, May 23, 2014

 

ENGLISH – 3rd trimester – Day 48

 

Read Shakespeare Navigator summaries of Act 4, Scenes 1 and 2… http://www.shakespeare-navigators.com/romeo/SceneTextIndex.html

 

Read Act 4, Scenes 1,2, then complete 1, 2, 3, 4 below to be COLLECTED THIS HOUR:

Read Romeo & Juliet Act 4, Scenes 1 and 2.

 

1.      Answer all the questions from Act 4, scene 1 and 2 - The questions are in the margins of the textbook – Look for the “?” – There are 14 total.

2.      Write a 7-sentence paragraph of subtext for one character from Act 4, Scene 1 (choose either Paris, Friar, or Juliet)

3.      Write another 7-sentence paragraph of subtext for either Juliet or Capulet from Act 4, Scene 2  – 14 sentences total

4.      Using your textbook, make a simple timeline that proves how much time (hours or days) has gone by since the beginning of the story.

a.       Review: Look at timeline for Romeo & Juliet (Sunday, Monday)…

 

With remaining time, memorize lines.

 

ENGLISH homework:

 

Memorize your 10-20 lines of Shakespeare (based on a theme) for your recital Thursday, May 29

 

Have a TYPED script ready to turn in on May 29…must be TYPED and, for each quote, you must include both the name of the character and the name of the person saying it…ex. Benvolio/Tom

 

RECITAL RUBRIC:

 

R & J FINAL PROJECT RUBRIC (worth 35 points)

 

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

 

10    points - SCRIPT - typed, theme, character/student name (Juliet/Frank)

5        points - THEME - your chosen lines CLEARLY support your theme

20    points - RECITAL - considerable effort shown in memorization of piece

Thursday, May 22, 2014

Thursday, May 22, 2014


ENGLISH – 3rd trimester – Day 47

Take Romeo & Juliet quotations TEST on Act 3

 

Completed a 17-question exam review on Romeo & Juliet and reviewed the answers in class

Next, by yourself or with a partner…BEGIN reading Act 4, Scenes 1,2, then… 

Answer all the questions from Act 4, scene 1 and 2 - The questions are in the margins of the textbook – Look for the “?” – There are 14 total.

 

ENGLISH homework:

 

Memorize your 10-20 lines of Shakespeare (based on a theme) for your recital Thursday, May 29

 

Have a TYPED script ready to turn in on May 29…must be TYPED and, for each quote, you must include both the name of the character and the name of the person saying it…ex. Benvolio/Tom

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

 
ENGLISH – 3rd trimester – Day 46
 
·         Review answers to Act 3 questions 1 – 22 (from yesterday)
·         Watch 2 versions of Romeo & Juliet on video
 
ENGLISH homework:
 
STUDY: 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…
 
Memorize your 10-20 lines of Shakespeare (based on a theme) for your recital Thursday, May 29

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

 
ENGLISH – 3rd trimester – Day 45
 
·         CHECK: 10+ lines of Shakespeare for recital
·         COLLECT: 22 questions/answers Act 3
 
·         People who have not read Romeo & Juliet often think of Juliet as a young, innocent little girl (13 to be exact). However, those of us who read the tragedy know she is much more DYNAMIC and complicated than that.
o   List 3 things from the play that prove that Juliet is a DYNAMIC and complicated person.
·         Next, find this quote from Juliet and answer the following 3 questions:
o   “Well, thou hast comforted me marvelous much.” (Act 3, Scene 5)
 
1.      Who is Juliet speaking to?
2.      Look at the big speech just above this quote…what was recommended to Juliet?
3.      What is the subtext of this line...in other words, what do you imagine Juliet was thinking while she was saying this?

OR
  20   Come, gentle night, come, loving, black-brow'd night,  21   Give me my Romeo; and, when he shall die,  22   Take him and cut him out in little stars,  23   And he will make the face of heaven so fine  24   That all the world will be in love with night 25   And pay no worship to the garish sun.

REMINDER: 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…
 
 QUOTATIONS #1:






 



 

ANSWER KEY #1:










QUOTATIONS #2:








 
 
 
ANSWER KEY #2:









 
ENGLISH homework:
 
  • Memorize your Shakespearean lines for recital on May 29.
  • Go to classroom blog and study for Thursday’s Act 3 quotations test

Monday, May 19, 2014

Monday, May 19, 2014

 

ENGLISH – 3rd trimester – Day 44

 

Check homework: True/False Chart

 

·         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.)

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

o   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?

o   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.

o   Discussed subtext and body language… Discuss the subtext of lines…

·         Subtext definition: What we imagine characters are thinking while they say something else.

 

·         Listen to Act 3, Scene 5

·         Q&A on Act 3, Scenes 2,3,4,5

·         Look up lines – each actor must memorize 10 minimum. No more than 20.

o   Cut and paste from Shakespeare Navigators http://www.shakespeare-navigators.com/romeo/T15.html

 

ENGLISH homework:

 

Finish questions 1-22 (see below) and then…

 

Complete the following:

·         Copy down your group’s lines for final project – each actor must memorize 10 minimum (no more than 20) based on a single theme.

o   Cut and paste from Shakespeare Navigators http://www.shakespeare-navigators.com/romeo/T15.html


·         ACT 3 QUESTIONS: TO BE COLLECTED TOMORROW

 

1. In scene 2, what does Juliet mean when she says, "I have bought the mansion of a love, But not possessed it?" (lines 26-27)

2. When the Nurse first enters, who does Juliet believe is dead?

3. When Juliet realizes that Romeo has killed Tybalt, she compares Romeo to four things. List them here.

4. What promise does the Nurse make to Juliet at the end of Scene 2?

5. In Scene 3, when Romeo finds out he has been banished, he says, "Be merciful and say 'death.' For exile hath more terror in his look, much more than death." What does this mean? (lines 12-14)

6. Who comes and knocks on the door when Romeo is speaking with the Friar?

7. What plan does the Friar have for Romeo?

8. What does the Nurse give to Romeo as a gift from Juliet?

9. At the beginning of Scene 4, Capulet makes arrangements for something to happen that Thursday. What is it?

10. Where do we find Romeo and Juliet at the beginning of Scene 5? What time is it?

11. What are Romeo and Juliet arguing about at the beginning of Scene 5?

12. What does Romeo mean when he says, "I have more care to stay than will to go. Come, death, and welcome! Juliet wills it so." (lines 23-24)

13. What frightening vision does Juliet have before Romeo leaves? What do you think this foreshadows?

14. When Lady Capulet enters, why does she think Juliet is crying? Why is Juliet really crying?

15. What does Juliet say when she finds out what is planned for her on Thursday?

16. How does Capulet react when Juliet says she won't marry Paris?

17. Name several things that Capulet calls his daughter?

18. What does Capulet threaten to do if Juliet does not marry Paris?

19. How does Lady Capulet react to Juliet when Juliet tries to get her to delay the wedding? Why do you think she reacts this way?

20. What is the Nurse's advice to Juliet about what she should do?

21. At the end of Scene 5, Juliet tells the Nurse she is going to Friar Lawrence's cell to make confession. Why is she really going?

22. In Act III, Romeo and Juliet both face problems caused by their secret love.  In a Venn diagram, list Romeo’s and Juliet’s particular problems as well as the one(s) they share.

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