Responsibility and Research

by | Jan 6, 2014 | English I Honors, Update

First and fourth periods began the new year preparing for a Socratic Seminar tomorrow on the question of who is ultimately responsible for Juliet’s faked death. We’ll be finishing this up tomorrow (theoretically) before moving on to act five, finishing up...
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...
Cuts Rehearsal and Cause and Effect

Cuts Rehearsal and Cause and Effect

by | Dec 17, 2013 | English I Honors, Update

Today in first and fourth periods we looked at cutting down and editing out parts from Act 3 of Romeo and Juliet. We’ll be performing our revised, highly-cut parts tomorrow and comparing them to the cuts others have made (i.e., professionals). We also went over...