Second period began Romeo and Juliet. We made it through the brawl scene that introduces the first conflict in the play. It’s already clear that this will take a bit longer than I thought, due to the challenging language of the play.

Sixteenth Street Baptist Church (Wikicommons)

First, fourth, and sixth periods continued working on ballads. We finished “Boots of Spanish Leather” and began working on “Ballad of Birmingham,” which deals with the 1963 Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing.

We used the two ballads to determine what are the characteristics of a ballad in general.

Homework

• First period: continue working on poetry project.
• Second period: re-read Act I Scene 1, looking for stage directions hidden in the dialogue and preparing parts for tomorrow.
• Fourth period: no homework.
• Sixth period:
  • read “Ballad of Birmingham”;
  • quiz tomorrow.