Tuesday

Period 1: Today we continued act three, reading 3.2 and part of 3.3, and doing a few close reading/ comprehension questions along the way.
Period 5: We reviewed the work from Friday for much of the period and then finished act 3.

More Act 3

Period 1: Today we recapped the first part of the play and read all of 3.1, wrapping up the day by watching a few minutes of the Zeffirelli version of the scene.
Period 5: Today, with the substitute, students were to continue their reading of 3.2 and 3.3.

Wednesday & Thursday

Wednesday we started act 3, reading scene 1 and Juliet's soliloquy at the beginning of scene 2.
Thursday we were in the lab for more Navigator work.

2.5 & 2.6

Today we finished act two, and students got started on questions 1-7 (8 is extra credit) at the end of the act. Those are due tomorrow.

2.3 & 2.4

Today, after collecting completed in-class essays from Wednesday, we got back to Romoe and Juliet, reading 2.3 and 2.4 (starting on page 977).

Timed Writing Time

Today we spent the entire period writing a compare and contrast essay (essentially a movie review) based on the notes we took in class on Monday. Many students finished. Those who didn't should finish for homework. Completed essays must be at least four complete paragraphs and include an introduction and conclusion.

Friday & Monday

Friday: 2.1 & 2.2
Today we listened to and discussed the famous balcony scene.
Monday
Today we continued our examination of the balcony scene by watching three versions of the scene and taking notes in preparation for a compare and contrast essay later in the week.

Act 1

Today we wrapped up our look at act one of R & J (after losing most of yesterday to registration). Students had the final 10 minutes of the period to start questions 1-7 (p. 967). These should be finished for HW.

Luhrmann & Queen Mab

Today we warmed up with a look at the beginning of the modern edition of R & J, writing about the filmmaker's choices and considering them in the context of Shakespeare's actual text. We wrapped up the period finishing the Queen Mab activity from Friday.

1.3 & 1.4

Today we began the period by talking a bit about the upcoming Star test. After that we finished act one, scene three and watched it on video. We then read act one, scene four and started a bit of work on Mercutio's Queen Mab speech.

1.2 to 1.3.58

Today we reviewed act one, scene one and did a bit of writing about scenes 2-3.

Act 1. Scene 1

Today we listened to and discussed act 1, scene 1 of R & J.

The Prologue

Today we studied the prologue to act one of Romeo and Juliet, reviewing the sonnet form, paraphrasing the lines and playing with the language a bit.

Condensed Shakespeare

Today we had a bit of fun with a summary of the whole play. Afterwards we went over the chartered in the play and made a useful book mark.