Monday, January 18, 2016

ENGLISH – Day 28

LOOK OVER your dramatic literary terms handout…you will have a test on these terms on WEDNESDAY.

Summarize Act 1, Scene 2 & 3 before reading them by signing onto a computer…go to one of the following sites and read what happens in Romeo & Juliet, Act 1, Scenes 2 & 3 only –

Shakespeare-navigators.com
shmoop.com
sparknotes.com
litcharts.com
cliffnotes.com
Shakespeare-online.com

READ ALOUD…Open books to Act 1, Scene 2 and read through to the end of scene 3

ASSIGNMENT: Use the first 3 scenes of Act 1 to explore LOVE and MARRIAGE and identify each of the 7 main characters experience with, feelings about, or attitudes toward love and/or marriage.

DIRECTIONS: Complete a, and b for each of the 7 characters below:

Scene 1

Romeo
Benvolio

Scene 2

Paris
Capulet

Scene 3

Juliet
Lady Capulet
Nurse

a) Write down a quote from each character where they are revealing their feelings about love or marriage. Write the line numbers for each quote (ex. Act 1.2.34-39)

b) Next, write down what might have happened a year ago that makes this character say such things today? (Make up a believable story)

ENGLISH homework:

Finish assignment above: 7 characters from Act 1 – love and marriage

Study for test on the “Dramatic Literary Terms” handout – be able to identify both the definitions and examples of each term

Use the link below to practice with the Jeopardy game:

http://www.superteachertools.com/jeopardy/usergames/Mar201212/game1332198539.php