06.12 - Final (Day 01)

Today in class, we reviewed the directions for our final and then everyone had time to begin working on the final. We listened to two songs, one by Taylor Swift and one by Tom Waits and reviewed footnotes associated with these songs. Next, we listened to the songs and then everyone had the rest of the period to work on their final. We will wrap our finals up tomorrow.

Final Materials

The final materials are available through the link above.
People may review and think about these materials in between our finals sessions.
No work from outside the classroom may be brought in to the final.
All final materials must stay in and be completed in our classroom.

Individuals who feel they will not be able to complete the final in two class periods may come in during the make up periods, at times when they have a study hall, or after school with advanced notice (especially if you are completing another final and then coming in).

06.10 - Adaptation Comparison (conclusion) and Course Feedback

Today, we completed our staging comparisons of Romeo and Juliet looking at Act V scene iii in the Luhrmann adaptation of the play.

Everyone then had time to write their written response analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of these adaptations. There was also time for people to complete the course feedback form for our class which will help me in planning the course for next year.

English Course Feedback

Handouts:

Romeo and Juliet - Staging Comparisons

Homework:

Complete your notes on the staging, comportment, and textual fidelity for act III scene v in Romeo and Juliet. 

Finish reading the play (if you have not done so already).

06.09 - Adaptation Comparison (cont'd)

For today's class we resumed our work from Friday in comparing scenes from Romeo and Juliet.

Today, we looked at Act V, scene i and saw the portrayal of Act V, scene iii in the Zeffirelli adaptation of the play. We will finish with Act V, scene iii in the Luhrmann adaptation of the play tomorrow.

Handouts:

Romeo and Juliet - Staging Comparisons

Homework:

Complete your notes on the staging, comportment, and textual fidelity for act III scene v in Romeo and Juliet. 

Finish reading the play (if you have not done so already).

06.06 - Adaptation Comparison

In today's class we were looking at specifically comparing the Zeffirelli and Luhrmann adaptations of Romeo and Juliet. I handed out the Romeo and Juliet comparison sheet and explained the different sections (see notes in red below). To show how the sheet is used we then compared the adaptations of act I scene i in the two films (see blue and green text below).

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As a class we then chose three scenes from the play to compare. The ones we decided on were:

Act III scene v (in which Juliet and Romeo part and Juliet learns she must marry Parris)

Act V scene i (in which Romeo buys poison in Mantua)

Act V scene iii (in which Juliet and Romeo committ suicide)

In class, we only had time to compare and discuss act III, scene v. We will finish with the other two scenes next week. This is the only assignment that will be accepted and put into the grade book for next week. All other assignments are due by 2:30 p.m. today.

Handouts:

Romeo and Juliet - Staging Comparisons

Homework:

Complete your notes on the staging, comportment, and textual fidelity for act III scene v in Romeo and Juliet. 

Finish reading the play (if you have not done so already).

06.05 - Romeo and Juliet Act V

Today in class we picked back up with our reading of Romeo and Juliet with different people assuming the various speaking parts. We used the Act V reading questions to better understand the act and reviewed responses for each scene after reading the scene.

We paused throughout the reading to discuss elements of the story and finished the play by the end of the period.

We will work more with the story tomorrow.

Handouts:
Act V Reading Questions

Homework:

Complete the Act V questions (we did not look at scene 3 in class).

Complete or revise any assignments scoring below a 3.

 

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06.04 - Romeo and Juliet Act IV

Today in class we picked back up with our reading of Romeo and Juliet with different people assuming the various speaking parts. We paused throughout the reading to discuss elements of the story and managed to finish act IV by the end of the period. We will get back into discussion of the story and work with act V more tomorrow.

Homework:

Complete or revise any assignments scoring below a 3.

 

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06.03 - Romeo and Juliet Act III, scenes iii-vi

We began today's class by finishing the duel between Mercutio and Tybalt in Baz Luhrmann's version of Romeo and Juliet. Then we discussed how the portrayal compared to the Zeffirrelli version.

Next, we discussed individuals responses to yesterday's question regarding how they would react to Romeo's killing of Tyblat and subsequent banishment from Romeo's own perspective and that of Juliet. Then, we returned to the Zeffirelli version of the play and watched the rest of Act III with a specific focus on what happens with Romeo and Juliet after Romeo's banishment.

Following this we began reading Act IV, scene i together as a class. We will resume with this reading tomorrow.

Homework:

Complete or revise any assignments scoring below a 3.

 

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Final Due Date - Fri 6/06, 2:30 p.m.

All work is due this Friday, June 06 at 2:30 p.m.

Assignments on Google Drive have the same time requirement. I will be going by the time stamp on the document (i.e. before Friday at 2:30 p.m.)

This includes completing and revising assignments.

I am available after school from 2-3:30 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday to help people with their work. I will be available from 2-2:15 on Thursday and from 2-2:30 on Friday.

Please see me if you have any questions or need help.

06.02 - Grade Reports and Revisions

At the beginning of class today, I handed out grade report sheets and returned assignments that were submitted last week. Everyone then had the next twenty minutes to work on completing and revising assignments as necessary.

Next, we had a couple people present revised versions of their public figure project presentations. From here, we transitioned back to working with Romeo and Juliet. Everyone responded to the following prompt which we will use to start our class tomorrow:

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We then watched part of the confrontation between Mercutio and Tybalt in Baz Luhrmann's version of Romeo and Juliet. We will discuss this tomorrow along with individuals' responses to the prompt above.


Homework:

Complete or revise any assignments scoring below a 3.

 

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