Monday, May 30th: Memorial Day Holiday
No school!
Tuesday, May 31st:
BIC
Act 3 Open Book Test and Act 3 Developing Vocabulary and
Literature are due today!
Passed out Act 4 Open Book Test and Act 4 Developing
Vocabulary and Literature.
Went over the notes for Act 4, Scene 1
Period 3:
Collected Act 3 Open Book Test and Act 3 Developing
Vocabulary
Passed out Act 4 Open Book Test and Act 4 Developing
Vocabulary
Read Act 4, Scene 2
Went over the notes for Act 4, Scene 2
Read Act 4, Scene 3
What are some of the things Juliet is afraid of if she
drinks the potion?
1. She
is scared that the Friar wants to kill her because that would solve a lot of
his problems. Ashley
2. The
potion might not work and she will be forced to marry Paris. Yubendi
3. Juliet
is afraid Romeo might not be there when she wakes alone in the tomb – Cooper
4. Juliet
is afraid that she will be alone in the tomb and she will see Tybalt’s ghost
bashing his brains out with a skeletal bone – Josselyn and Ashley
For tomorrow:
Read Act 4, Scenes 3
and 4
Review notes
Wednesday, June 1st:
BIC:
Read Act 4, Scene 3:
Questions:
What was Lady Capulet’s attitude towards Juliet and the
impending marriage?
What are some of the things Juliet is afraid might happen as
she prepares to drink the potion?
Juliet is afraid she might wake up before Romeo gets there –
Stephanie
The Friar may have actually given her poison and she dies –
Taylor
Juliet is afraid to see Tybalt’s green decomposing body –
Salome
Juliet is afraid she will go crazy and dash her brains out
with an ancestor’s bone
Juliet is afraid that Tybalt will grab a rapier and try to
avenge his death against Romeo – Dalicia
Act 4, Scene 4:
What is the Nurse’s real name?
Angelica
What kind of mood are Lord and Lady Capulet and the Nurse
in?
They are in a happy, jovial mood.
The women are teasing him about being a housewife and in his
younger days he was a player. “You have been a mouse hunt in your time.”
Act 4, Scene 4:
What type of irony is demonstrated in this scene?
For a thorough analysis of plot, character, and figurative
language, please go to the link on this blog Romeo and Juliet: Act 4
Passed out the essay prompts for Romeo and Juliet
For tomorrow:
Pass out the rubric
and the graphic organizer for the essay.
Go over the relative
pronoun handout in the Vocabulary/Grammar packet.
Begin reading Act 5
Period 3:
Pass out the essay prompts, the rubric, and the graphic
organizer for the essay.
Essay will be due on Monday, June 6th.
Finished read Act 4, Scene 4 and 5
Discussion regarding comprehension, character, plot,
figurative language.
Act 4, Scene 4:
What is the Nurse’s real name?
Angelica
What kind of mood are Lord and Lady Capulet and the Nurse
in?
They are in a happy, jovial mood.
The women are teasing him about being a housewife and in his
younger days he was a player. “You have been a mouse hunt in your time.”
Act 4, Scene 4:
What type of irony is demonstrated in this scene?
For additional information of Act 4 of Romeo and Juliet, please go to the link on this blog, Romeo and Juliet, Act 4.
Thursday, June 2nd:
1st
Period:
BIC
Went over adjective clauses in the Romeo and Juliet
Developing Vocabulary Packet. A
clause is a group of words with a noun and a verb but does not express a
complete thought. It can be used to describe another noun, which means it is
acting like an adjective.
An adjective clause is a group of words introduced by a
relative pronoun.
Relative pronouns are: that,
which, who, whom, and whose.
In Exercise 1, please
circle the relative pronoun, underline the adjective clause, and draw an arrow
pointing to the noun it is describing, (Hint: the noun is almost always just
before the relative pronoun.)
1. Shakespeare
was an actor as well as a writer who
appeared in the Globe Theatre.
2. Shakespeare,
who was an actor as well as a writer,
appeared in the Globe Theatre.
3. A
fire, which started in the thatched
roof during a performance of Henry Vlll,
destroyed the Globe theatre.
A fire that
started in the thatched roof during a performance of Henry Vlll destroyed the Globe theatre.
Please do exercises 1 and 2 in the
“Adjective Clause” portion of the Romeo
and Juliet Developing Vocabulary packet.
Went over Act 4, Scene 5 for comprehension,
character, plot, and figurative language.
Read Act 5, Scenes 1 and 2.
Went over Act 5, Scene 1 up to line 23.
For additional information about Act 4,
Scene 5, please go to the link on
this blog for Romeo and Juliet, Act 4.
For
Friday, go over Act 5, Scenes 1 and 2
Read
Act 5, Scene 3.
Pass
out: Act 5 Open Book Test and Developing Vocabulary and Grammar packet.
Pass
out: essay prompts, rubric, and graphic organizer
Period 3:
Went over adjective clauses in the Romeo and Juliet
Developing Vocabulary Packet. A
clause is a group of words with a noun and a verb but does not express a
complete thought. It can be used to describe another noun, which means it is
acting like an adjective.
An adjective clause is a group of words introduced by a
relative pronoun.
Relative pronouns are: that,
which, who, whom, and whose.
In Exercise 1, please
circle the relative pronoun, underline the adjective clause, and draw an arrow
pointing to the noun it is describing, (Hint: the noun is almost always just
before the relative pronoun.)
1. Shakespeare
was an actor as well as a writer who
appeared in the Globe Theatre.
2. Shakespeare,
who was an actor as well as a
writer, appeared in the Globe Theatre.
3. A
fire, which started in the thatched
roof during a performance of Henry Vlll,
destroyed the Globe theatre.
A fire that
started in the thatched roof during a performance of Henry Vlll destroyed the Globe theatre.
Please do exercises 1 and 2 in the
“Adjective Clause” portion of the Romeo
and Juliet Developing Vocabulary packet.
Read Romeo
and Juliet, Act 5, Scenes 1, 2, and 3 – up to line 40 in Scene 3.
For tomorrow:
Go over Romeo
and Juliet, Act 5, Scenes 1, 2, and 3 – up to line 40. Continue reading Act
5 to the end.
The
following will be due on Monday, June 6th:
Acts
4 and 5 Open Book Tests
Acts
4 and 5 Developing Vocabulary Packet
The
Romeo and Juliet essay
Friday, June 3rd:
1st Period:
BIC
Passed out:
Passed out:
Act 5 Open Book
Test
Act 5 Vocabulary
Due Monday, June 6th
Reviewed Act 5, Scenes 1 and 2:
Comprehension, characters, plot
Read Act 5, Scene 3
Stopped at line 305, Prince’s “A glooming peace this morning…”
3rd Period:
Quick review of Act 5, Scenes 1 and 2 in Romeo and Juliet
Read Act 5, Scene 3 of Romeo and Juliet
Quick review of Act 5, Scene 3 of Romeo and Juliet
Watched the first ten minutes of Baz Lurhmann's Romeo and Juliet
For more detailed information about Act 5 of Romeo and Juliet, please click on the link on this blog: Romeo and Juliet; Act 5
3rd Period:
Quick review of Act 5, Scenes 1 and 2 in Romeo and Juliet
Read Act 5, Scene 3 of Romeo and Juliet
Quick review of Act 5, Scene 3 of Romeo and Juliet
Watched the first ten minutes of Baz Lurhmann's Romeo and Juliet
For more detailed information about Act 5 of Romeo and Juliet, please click on the link on this blog: Romeo and Juliet; Act 5
