Wednesday, April 22, 2015

 

ENGLISH – HOURS 1, 3, 4 – Day 24

Collect homework (or a pink sheet): “Becoming Familiar with the Language of Shakespeare” handout.

TO BE COLLECTED: Similar to yesterday, again, using your textbook, complete the following:

1.       COPY down Act 1, Scene 1, line 79…then, above it, mark the iambs with 5 sets of   (U      /)

2.       Go to Act 1, Scene 1, line 92…write down the definition  of “cankered”

3.       How many Acts are there total, in the whole play?

4.       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.

5.       Write out Romeo’s first line of the play.

6.       Write out Juliet’s first line of the play.

7.       In your own words, explain what Benvolio means in Act 1, Scene 1, line 160.

8.       Write 2 lines of iambic pentameter that address the idea of lowering the driving age to 12.

9.       Now shuffle the word order of your each of your two lines (without adding any words)

·         READ the following 9 facts:

Romeo and Juliet Fast Facts

1.       The full title of the play is The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet.

2.       It is generally thought that Romeo and Juliet was first performed in 1594-1595 and first printed in 1597.

3.       The play takes place in Verona and Mantua Italy around the 14^th century.

4.       Juliet is 13 turning 14 in the play.

5.       The best-known movie versions are Franco Zefferilli's from 1968 and Baz Luhrmann's (starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes) from 1996.

6.       The musical West Side Story (1957) was based on Romeo and Juliet.

7.       Before the 20^th century the ending of the play was often changed so that Romeo and Juliet lived.

8.       The first woman to play Juliet was Mary Saunderson in a 1662 production.

9.       In 1845 the parts of Romeo and Juliet were played in a production by two sisters, Charlotte and Susan Cushman. Charlotte played the part of Romeo.

·         Next, choose any 4 of the following words and write out their definitions (from memory – no books or phones please):

o    Tragedy, Comic Relief, Allusion, Foil, Soliloquy, Aside, Monologue, Blank Verse, Juxtaposition, Universal Theme, Irony, Catharsis, Noble, Oxymoron, Epithet

·         Pick up handout: “Dramatic Literary Terms” handout – test on these terms will be next week.

·         Read Romeo & Juliet Act 1.1.101 - 235 (pages 812 – 817 in Literature book).

ENGLISH homework – HOURS 1, 3, 4:

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PLAYWRITING – Day 25

“War is bad” is a nugget/situation, but a good play and a bad play can have the same nugget of an idea. It’s not the quality of the idea that matters most, but rather the quality of the ideas as depicted by THE ACTIONS of the play. The Art & Craft of Playwriting (1996)

Took notes on the 4 steps of the dramatization of idea (pg. 67-68) including situation/nugget, conflict, journey, and theatricality.

Individually practice writing through the 4 steps of dramatization (using today’s notes) – topic of your choice

Brainstormed on THEATRICALITY and how it could manifest itself on stage:

Theatricality

1. Stage freezes except for main character
2. Bow-tie laser
3. Animals talking
4. Animated inanimate objects (talking squares)
5. Portals
6. Time-travel
7. Talking conscience
8. Flying
9. Weather
10. See dreams
11. Fantastical creatures
12. Magic
13. Blending into background
14. Music
15. Waves/water

Watched a bit of a TED talk on War Horse (and puppetry): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7u6N-cSWtY

PLAYWRITING homework:

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