Monday, February 29, 2016

 

 

ENGLISH – 2nd trimester – Day 54

 

1.      A MAJOR theme of The Odyssey is obedience to the laws of the gods (without gods, man is nothing)…

a.       Write down an example from the story of a character either obeying or disobeying “the laws of the gods.” Explain what happened in a sentence or two.

2.      What is another word for “odyssey”?

3.      Homer begins The Odyssey with a prayer to the Muses. What is another name for this prayer? (see page 1037)

4.      Write down an example from The Odyssey that proves that Odysseus’ men are sometimes violent, mutinous, plundering warriors.

5.      What law did the suitors break that makes Odysseus so angry with them?

a.       See page 1094, lines 1254-1260

6.      What does Helios threaten to do after Odysseus’ men eat his cattle?

a.       See page 1074, lines 923-930.

7.      What is an epithet used in The Odyssey?

8.      Write a personal response to The Odyssey.

9.      Write a critique of The Odyssey.

Add these 5 KEY THEMES from The Odyssey to your notebook:

1.      Loyalty, devotion, and fortitude (courage; strength of mind)

2.      The Greek ideal of strong mind and body

3.      Wandering hero who weeps for home and family

4.      Triumph of good over evil

5.      Obedience to the laws of the gods

 

Pickup your 17-questions from Friday…and check your answers with one of the ANSWER KEYS on the large table.

 

Sign onto Schoology…go to UPDATES (on left side) and answer the 13 student perception questions (they are anonymous)…IMPORTANT: you’ll need to click “more” (at the bottom) to answer the last few questions.

 

To review your answers to past tests on Schoology, click on the test, then click “view assessment”…you will then see the question, your answer, and the correct answer.

 

ENGLISH homework:

 

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

Go to this link and take Odyssey tests…also ADD online tests for ANY item on the review sheet…including Romeo & Juliet…please NAME THE SITE in the title of your Padlet entries…

 

http://padlet.com/tvanbragt/mmnvoa8ttj68

Friday, February 26, 2016

 

ENGLISH - Day 53

 

Listen to NPR story (Romeo & Juliet Misremembered):

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121975740

 

ANSWER the following questions (and turn in for CREDIT):

1.        WHAT IS THE DRAMATIC IRONY when…

a)        Romeo hears that Juliet is dead?

b)       The Capulets are planning for the wedding?

c)        The Capulets discover Juliet and think she is dead?

2.        What is Friar Laurence’s plan as he heads for the Capulet tomb?

3.        What is Paris’ intention of going to the Capulet tomb?

4.        According to our notes, at the end of a tragedy, the hero must…?

5.        Remember the plotline…exposition, conflict, rising action…? After a climax/turning point, the actions in a play…

6.        How does Shakespeare creates suspense after Juliet receives the potion from the friar?

7.        When Romeo says, “Well, Juliet, I will lie with thee tonight,” what does he mean?

8.         “Here, here will I remain/With worms that are thy chambermaids” is an example of what literary term?

9.        There are lots of themes in this play, but the KEY theme (about the families) is what?

10.     In Romeo & Juliet, when characters speak in rhyme/poetry/iambic pentameter, it means what?

11.     The CENTRAL/MAIN conflict of this play is between whom?

12.     Generally speaking, what can we assume the 2 families are fighting about?

13.     The resolution of this play occurs when what happens?

14.      “amor” is a root word – it means LOVE in Spanish. “Affliction is enamored of thy parts.” Name another English word that uses the same root.

15.     The Prince in his final words displays…what?

16.     How does fate punish the 2 families for their feud?

17.     Number and list EVERY little (and big) fight or disagreement (physical and verbal)  in the whole play of Romeo & Juliet.

 

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:

·         Finish above.

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

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

 

ENGLISH – 2nd trimester – Day 52

 

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

 

Watch selection of Romeo & Juliet short videos…

 

ENGLISH homework:

 

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

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

 

ENGLISH – 2nd trimester – Day 51

 

1.      Take out a blank paper and write out, from memory, as much of your 10-line speech as you can….THEN…

2.      Using your text and a different color, fill in the words that you missed.

3.      Answer Act 5 Schoology questions

4.      Practice and rehearse your 10-line speech (for tomorrow).

 

ENGLISH homework:

 

10 line recital - Memorize your 10 lines of R and J…practice it now for your recital on Wednesday, February 24.

 

WARNING: You may NOT choose:

 “Two households, both alike in dignity…” (Prologue)

“But soft, what light through yonder window breaks…” (Act 2.2.2-24)

 

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

 

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

Monday, February 22, 2016

 

ENGLISH – 2nd trimester – Day 50

 

1.      Take out a blank paper and write out, from memory, as much of your 10-line speech as you can….THEN…

2.      Using your text and a different color, fill in the words that you missed.

3.      Pickup your classwork from Friday (on center table) and review your answers using the answer KEY on the center table.

 

Watch videos of Act 5 today:

• (1968)
• (1996)
  

Practice and rehearse your speech.

 

ENGLISH homework:

 

10 line recital - Memorize your 10 lines of R and J…practice it now for your recital on Wednesday, February 24.

 

WARNING: You may NOT choose:

1. “Two households, both alike in dignity…” (Prologue)
2. “But soft, what light through yonder window breaks…” (Act 2.2.2-24)

 

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

 

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

Friday, February 19, 2016

 

ENGLISH – 2nd trimester – Day 49

 

Open books to Act 5.

 

Read Act 5, scenes 1 & 2, together.

 

Pickup Act 5 questions sheet (15 questions).

 

Read Act 5, scene 3 in a small group.

 

Answer 15 Act 5 questions (on paper).

ENGLISH homework:

 

10 line recital - Begin memorizing your 10 - 20 lines of R and J…practice it now for your recital on Wednesday, February 24.

 

WARNING: You may NOT choose:

1. “Two households, both alike in dignity…” (Prologue)
2. “But soft, what light through yonder window breaks…” (Act 2.2.2-24)

 

 

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

 

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

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

 

ENGLISH - Day 47

 

Open your books to Act 4. On a single paper, list one question each about the things that happened in Act 4.

 

Watch 2 versions of Act 4 only on DVD (OLD VERSION: 1:47 – 1:57) and (NEW VERSION: 1:25 – 1:32)

 

Discussed final project…handed out 23 themes to choose from…

 

Begin memorizing your 10 lines of R and J…practice it now for your recital…

 

WARNING: You may NOT choose:

1.      “Two households, both alike in dignity…” (Prologue)

2.      “But soft, what light through yonder window breaks…” (Act 2.2.2-24)

 

ENGLISH homework:

 

10 line recital - Begin memorizing your 10 - 20 lines of R and J…practice it now for your recital - Choose theme, 10-line speech, type it, begin memorizing it.

 

WARNING: You may NOT choose:

1.      “Two households, both alike in dignity…” (Prologue)

2.      “But soft, what light through yonder window breaks…” (Act 2.2.2-24)

 

 

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

 

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

Friday, February 12, 2016

 

ENGLISH - Day 46

 

Collect homework: 14 questions; 2 paragraphs subtext; timeline

 

Open books to Act 4

 

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

 

Read Shakespeare Navigator summaries of Act 4, Scenes 1 - 5… http://www.shakespeare-navigators.com/romeo/SceneTextIndex.html

Read Act 4, Scenes 1,2,3,4,5.

 

ENGLISH homework:

 

None

 

 

Mid-winter Break – February 15 - 16, 2016 (Monday and Tuesday)

 

 

Thursday, February 11, 2016

 

ENGLISH - Day 45

 

PICK UP your classwork from yesterday (on center table). We’ll review the answers in class.

 

FINISH Act 3 open-book questions on Schoology.

 

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

 

Then…Read Act 4, Scenes 1,2, then complete 1 - 4 below to be COLLECTED TOMORROW:

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.

ENGLISH homework:

 

Finish 1 – 4 above.

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

 

ENGLISH - Day 44

 

Pick up exam review sheet.

 

Sign onto Schoology…Take Act 3 quotations test.

 

After quotations test, answer the following 15 questions (on paper):

 

1. What is an allusion? Write one that references a current movie…

2.  For each of the following, write down WHO each is addressed to:

a)          An aside

b)         A soliloquy (think of a solo)

c)          A monologue

3. What is a THEME from Romeo & Juliet that speaks to the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues? In other words, what do we learn about life from the feud between the families?

4. What does Juliet learn about relationships (from the beginning to the tragic end) that would qualify her as a DYNAMIC character?

5. Which characters from Romeo & Juliet do each of the underlined words refer to? (pg. 843)

“Now old desire doth in his deathbed lie.  And young affection gapes to be his heir.” 

6. When do characters speak in RHYME in Romeo and Juliet?

7. When do characters speak in PROSE/PARAGRAPHS?

8. What can we INFER about Juliet’s declaration: “Oh Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?”

9. Which ONE of the following is the best proof that Juliet is a dynamic character? She…

       A)      is determined to be with Romeo

       B)      is extremely confused over what she desires and what others expect

       C)      falls in love with Romeo at first sight

       D)      breaks from her parents’ authority

10. Which of the following is not true about puns—

       A)      can have many possible spellings

       B)      can represent different parts of speech

       C)      often have double meanings

       D)      can be translated into other languages

11. Which example below uses personification? What is your PROOF?

       A)      “Here, here will I remain / With worms that are thy chambermaids;”

       B)      “O, much I fear some ill unthrifty thing.”

       C)      “O comfortable friar! Where is my lord?”

       D)      “Sweet flower, with flowers thy bridal bed I strew”

12. The key characteristic of tragic heroes like Romeo and Juliet is that they have—

       A)      romantic notions about how the world works

       B)      larger-than-life personalities

       C)      unhappy childhoods and difficult families

       D)      personal failings that lead to their downfall

 

13. Name a word that is a synonym for the word prologue.

14. The central conflict in Romeo and Juliet is between whom?

15. A long speech given when a character is alone on stage is called a/an     

 

BEGIN open-book Act 3 questions on Schoology

 

ENGLISH homework:

 

none