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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