ENGLISH – 3rd trimester – Day 21
·         Write down the following sentence: I ate the sandwich.
o   Introduced to Shakespeare’s use of unusual word order and its poetic advantage – re: “I ate the sandwich”
·         Looked at Shakespeare’s opening Prologue/sonnet to Romeo & Juliet (pg. 807) by reading it many different ways.
·         On a separate paper, using your phone or a dictionary, define the following18 words from the prologue…
o   dignity,      Verona, 
o   grudge,      mutiny, 
o   civil (1),     civil (2), 
o   loins,          foes, 
o   star-crossed,          misadventure, 
o   piteous,      overthrows, 
o   doth,          strife, 
o   naught,      attend, 
o   toil,            strive
ENGLISH homework – HOURS 1, 3, 4: 
Finish 18 definitions for tomorrow.
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PLAYWRITING – Day 21
MANTRA:
Start as close to the end as possible.
·         VIDEO: Simon Stone - What is Theatre Capable Of – TEDxSydney (10 minutes)
·         This hour, sign onto Edmodo and take survey
·         On a separate paper, read over the “List of Values” and 
1.      WRITE DOWN the 10 values which most resonate with you
§  If you don’t know what a word means, skip it.
2.      NEXT, prioritize your list in order of importance to you…
§  1 = most important
3.      Consider your 2 characters…
§  Using the “List of Values” write down several values that they possess that are NOT in your top 10.
4.      TURN IN TO BIN ON THE LARGE TABLE 
·         FINISH…
1.      creating 5 possible scenarios for our 2 characters we wrote biographical sketches for…remember: character/goal/action/obstacle
§  Concrete goal (nothing abstract)
§  An action (that tells us what kind of person he/she is)
§  Obstacle (the other character? A value?)
PLAYWRITING homework:
Finish 5 scenarios and choose a favorite for tomorrow’s scripting session.
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