Juliet Falls Asleep

by | Dec 20, 2013 | English I Honors, Update

First and fourth periods watched 3.3 and act 4. We also found the four things Juliet was worried about before taking the sleep potion, and first period did an artistic representation of it — it’s the last day before the long break: one must be a little...
Act 3 quiz, Guinea Pigs

Act 3 quiz, Guinea Pigs

by | Dec 19, 2013 | English I Honors, Update

Today in first and fourth periods we took the Act 3 quiz and talked a little bit about the song project. Also Mr. Scott told us that we are going to be guinea pigs for a new “Workshop” having to do with the Romeo and Juliet project. Second period completed...

Results of Cutting the Script and Capture

by | Dec 18, 2013 | English I Honors, Update

Today in first and fourth periods we looked back at our edited and cut versions of Romeo and Juliet. Then we looked at the Leonardo DiCaprio version of 3.2-3.5 only to discover radical, deep cuts in the text that went well beyond what the students considered. Second...