Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Thursday February 18, Homework.


Students will complete this graphic organizer for two of the assigned vocabulary terms.

Thursday... February 19, 2015

Romeo and Juliet Questions… Answer 5 in Complete Sentences

In what ways is Capulet’s behavior here a sharp contrast to his behavior with Paris in Act 1, Scene 2?
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Describe Capulet’s rage in response to Juliet’s disregard for her marriage to Paris.
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What reason does Capulet give to Paris for rushing the wedding? Do you think Capulet is telling Paris the truth?
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List the various concerns Juliet has while she prepares to drink Friar Laurence’s elixir.
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How does Capulet personify death?
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What is the consequence of Friar John failing to deliver Friar Laurence’s letter?
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What theme best captures Prince’s condemnation of this series of events?

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Homework: Define the following Vocabulary words (63 in total) Due Monday.

Act 1: ancient, bitterly, envious, fray, grudge, posterity, severity, weary, adversary,
artificial, exquisite, fiery, forfeit, intrusion, rebellious, virtuous

Act 2: consent, faithfully, glorious, incorporate, perfection, peril, satisfaction,
variable, adjacent, alliance, boundless, courteous, merrily, predominant, sallow,
triumph

Act 3: confines, dishonorable, impatient, mangle, offense, outrage, quarrel, calamity,
disobedient, disposition, predicament, unruly, vile

Act 4: deny, desperate, lamentable, miserable, pitiful, remedy, prosperous

Act 5: contagion, dispose, famine, infectious, loathsome, pestilence, vengeance,
banished, fury, unaccustomed, unsavory


Wednesday February 18, 2015


Today we ended the Zeffereli... I asked you to tell me:

One thing that suprised you,
one thing you liked,
and one thing you hated about the movie/play/story.

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Romeo and Juliet


Romeo is banished!

Romeo and Juliet

Friday 2/13/2015

Choose 5 questions and answer completely:

  • What do Benvolio and Tybalt have in common? How are they different?
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  • Describe Capulet’s approach to handling Paris’ interest in Juliet
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  • How does the Nurse’s rambling provide comic relief in this scene?
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  • What extended metaphor does Shakespeare use here, and to what effect?
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  • Why might Romeo rely on hyperbole in the dialogue on these pages?
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  • What is Juliet’s concern?
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  • What kind of person is Romeo revealing himself to be in his interactions with Friar Laurence?

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Friday, January 23, 2015

Friday GENIUS time!!


We are in the lab today.

Students create their own copy of the Proposal. The proposals are DUE complete next Friday.