Dussel and Mab

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

First and fourth periods are a little ahead of schedule: we worked on Mab today. We’ll finish up tomorrow. Second and seventh periods are right on schedule. The last presentation will be tomorrow, then we’ll have an informational text reading activity on...
Loving Dussel

Loving Dussel

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

First and fourth periods combined scenes two and three from the first act with bits of scene one in order to examine various characters’ views on love and marriage. The chart we used is available here. Second and seventh periods continued with the play...

Poor Romeo and Mr. Dussel

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

First and fourth periods looked at how Romeo is first introduced. They broke into groups to change the words into modern language. They also looked at a modern version of Romeo and Juliet. Second and seventh periods had their first presentations today. The second...
Opening Scene and More Schaffer

Opening Scene and More Schaffer

by | Nov 15, 2013 | English I Honors, Update

First and fourth periods looked at humor in the opening scene of Romeo and Juliet. We viewed three separate clips of the opening and looked at how the director tried to add comedic elements to make it more accessible to modern audiences. Second and fourth periods...
Puns and Tempers

Puns and Tempers

by | Nov 14, 2013 | English I Honors, Update

First and fourth periods looked at how and why Shakespeare used questionable humor in his plays. We looked at the first 30 lines to determine how Shakespeare uses puns to create an opening that appealed to the groundlings in the Globe Theater. Second and seventh...