E. Quinson

 

Monday, April 6, 2009FINISH ACT II

SWBAT: compare and contrast Romeo and Juliet’s motives with those of the Nurse and Friar Lawrence

DO NOW:  Review Act II scenes iii and v (skip scene iv for now…) and then write a paragraph comparing the Friar’s relationship to Romeo with Juliet’s relationship to her Nurse.

DEVELOPMENT:

1. Discuss that we are going to examine these scenes now not only for their romance, but for what they say about relationships in the play.
2. Review DO NOW entries.
3. Next, even though it is out of order, let’s take a look at scene iv.
4. Tell students that when I watched this with my older daughter she exclaimed, “Oh, now I get it!  They’re like the boys in my class!”  Let’s see if we can act this out to help you understand this.
5. Perform Act II, scene iv.
6. If time allows, perform scene vi and review what truly motivates Friar Laurence.

H.W.:  1.  Read Act III, scenes i and ii.  2.  Blog!  Quotation analysis:  “A plague on both your houses!” “I am fortune’s fool!”

 

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

SWBAT:  read, discuss, and analyze soliloquy, aside, and monologue

DO NOW:   Complete Theme paragraph

DEVELOPMENT:

1. Review and summarize Act II. 
2. Begin read aloud of Act III in class.
1. Stop to add information to sheets as appropriate.
2. What is the difference between a soliloquy, an aside, and a monologue? 

                                                               i.      Soliloquy – a person talking to himself, sometimes in film done with a voice over to imply that the person is thinking the lines.

                                                             ii.      An aside is spoken by one character, in a stage whisper, to be heard only by the audience or another character, but not everyone on stage.

                                                            iii.      A monologue is a longer speech heard and understood by all characters taking part in the scene

3. Review/summarize.  Things are beginning to go wrong.  Was any of this avoidable or are they indeed star-crossed?

H.W.:  1.  Finish reading Act III, if we have not done so in class.  Read study guide.  These notes are for your reference.  They become your study guide for our test.  2.  Blog quotation analysis: A. “Shall I speak il of him that is my husband? …  But wherefore, villain, didst thou kill my cousin?/ That villain cousin would have killed my husband./Back foolish tears….”  B.  “Hold thy desperate hand./Art thou a man?  They form criest out thou art;/Thy tears are womanish, they wild acts denote/ The unreasonale fury of a best.? Unseemly woman in a seeming man!?/ And ill beseeming beast in seeming both!”  C.  “Hand thee young baggage!  Disobedient wretch!/ I tell thee what – get thee to church a Thursday/Or never after look me in the face.”  D.  “I have more care to stay than will to go./Come death and welcome! Juliet wills it so.  How isn’t my soul?  Let’s talk; it is not day.”

 

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

SWBAT:  continue performance and discussion, and analyze soliloquy, aside, and monologue

DO NOW:   Complete Theme paragraph

DEVELOPMENT:

1.  Continue read aloud of Act III in class.

1. Stop to add information to sheets as appropriate.
2. What is the difference between a soliloquy, an aside, and a monologue? 

                                                               i.      Soliloquy – a person talking to himself, sometimes in film done with a voice over to imply that the person is thinking the lines.

                                                             ii.      An aside is spoken by one character, in a stage whisper, to be heard only by the audience or another character, but not everyone on stage.

                                                            iii.      A monologue is a longer speech heard and understood by all characters taking part in the scene

2. Review/summarize.  Things have gone terribly wrong.  Was any of this avoidable or are they indeed star-crossed?

H.W.:  1.  Finish reading the play.  2.  No blogging.  3.  Read a book.  Any book.  Keep up your independent reading life.  That is what vacations are for. 

 

FOR AFTER VACATION!!!

Monday, April ?, 2009

SWBAT:  read, discuss, and analyze dramatic irony

DO NOW:   Complete Theme paragraph?

DEVELOPMENT:

3. Review and summarize Acts IV.
4. Introduce the term:  dramatic irony: a contradiction between what the character thinks and what the audience knows.  How is this related to suspense?  In a way, this relates to the whole question we had about why read Shakespeare if we already know what will happen.
5. Begin read aloud of Act IV in class.
1. Stop to discuss and add information to sheets as appropriate.
6. Review/summarize.  Things are going from bad to worse.  What life lessons can we learn that apply to our own lives?  Do we still believe they are victims of fate?

H.W.:  1.  Re-read the end of the play.  Read the study guide.  These notes are for your reference.  They become your study guide for our test.  2.  Blog quotation analysis

 

Tuesday, Arpil ?, 2009

SWBAT:  read, discuss, and analyze tragedy

DO NOW:   Complete Theme paragraph?

DEVELOPMENT:

7. Review and summarize Act IV 
8. Introduce the term:  tragedy:  a drama in which a central character, who is usually of noble stature, meets with disaster or great misfortune.  The tragic hero’s downfall is usually the fault of fate or his own character flaw or a combination of both. 
9. Begin read aloud of Act V in class.
1. Stop to discuss and add information to sheets as appropriate.
10. Review/summarize.  Things are going from bad to worse.  What life lessons can we learn that apply to our own lives?  Do we still believe they are victims of fate?

H.W.:  1.  Re-read Act V, if we have not done so in class.  Read study guide if we did not finish in class.  These notes are for your reference.  They become your study guide for our test.  If you are concerned about good answers and want to check them, come to extra help.  2.  Blog quotation analysis.

 

Wednesday – Friday – view movie???  Test???