English I students worked on 5.1, which is the famous party scene in which Romeo finally meets Juliet. Our focus for the day was on the hidden stage instructions that guide actors and directors in their creative decisions regarding the play’s staging. We looked...
English 8 students went through some of the questions for “Tears of Autumn” before we begin using it as a model for redesigning/reconceptualizing our plan of attack for the TDA portion of the end-of-year state text. English I students continued with Romeo...
English 8 students finished up (in theory) their reading of “Tears of Autumn,” annotating for three things: The main character’s expectations for the arranged marriage (echoing our activating strategy yesterday); Other characters’ expectations for the...
English 8 students continued reading “The Tears of Autumn.” Students should how have only the last page and a half to read and to annotate for tomorrow. English I students began actually acting/reading Romeo and Juliet. They discovered a couple of things:...
English I students completed the prologue with the discovery that it is, in fact, a sonnet. Afterward, we went over the basics of Shakespeare’s language and the characters of the play, both of which are critical to understanding the play. English 8 students...
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