Romeo and Juliet Project
Nov20

Romeo and Juliet Project

Now that we’ve completed our reading and plot analysis of Romeo and Juliet, the real thinking begins. Attached to this entry is the project outline, complete with the component options and the deadlines by which the different aspects must be completed. As you work through your options in class, I’ll also give some basic demonstrations and model examples of what each aspect of the project should look like on completion....

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FILM: Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo and Juliet
Nov20
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Scene Summary Homework
Nov05

Scene Summary Homework

Today: Brief Scene Summaries of: Act 3, Scenes 2-5 Full Scene Summary of Act 4, Scene 1

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Homework: Complete Metaphor Analysis
Oct06

Homework: Complete Metaphor Analysis

 Due on Wednesday 8 October, your task is to “fly solo” on an analytical paragraph, based around Shakespeare’s use of metaphors. This paragraph will be eligible to unlock the Stage 3 “Figure it Out” achievement. If you’re still struggling to grasp the idea of metaphor, I encourage you to review the class presentation here This is the passage you must refer to: MERCUTIO      True, I talk of dreams,...

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Fate, Free Will and Figurative Language
Oct02

Fate, Free Will and Figurative Language

Today we explored some of Shakespeare’s very deliberate use of metaphor in Act 1, Scene 4. The resolution of this work was for the students to attempt writing a paragraph explaining the reference to the action of fate in one of Romeo’s statements. This should be completed for homework.

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The Entire Script Online
Oct01

The Entire Script Online

Should you miss a lesson where the play is read, or if you would like to go back and re-read sections of the play, you are encouraged to use these two sources. There is a No Fear Shakespeare version of the play online which includes a somewhat over-simplified modern English version and then there’s a great Shakespeare resource that offers you a annotated complete text.

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