Never was a story of more woe...

Today we finished the play. Students should get to work on their Act 4/5 recap for homework (combine the two acts into one recap with two SMMs, at least one of which should be from Act 5).

4.4-5.1

Today we got started on the Act 4/5 Recap and then read 4.4 through 5.1. We'll finish the play tomorrow.

4.1-4.3

Today we shared our recaps and then got into act 4, reading scenes 1 through 3 of act 4.

5.5 & Act Recap

Today we wrapped up Act 3, watched a bit of the Zeffirelli version, and students had time to get to work on their Act 3 Recaps, which are due Tuesday. Remeber, the complete text of the play with line numbers is here!

3.4-3.5

Today we finished up 3.5 and did a bit of writing.

3.3

Today we started with a warm-up and then read 3.3.

3.2

Today we reviewed 3.1 and then listened to and wrote about 3.2.

3.1

Today, after sharing the homework, students read and watched 3.1.

End Act 2

Today the class warmed up with some quotation analysis, finished Act 2 of Romeo and Juliet, and had some time to start the Act 2 Recap which is due Monday. Here is the handout. Here is the complete text of the play.

2.3—2.4

We began the day by reviewing the homework from yesterday. Then we listened to 2.3 and read 2.4, wrapping up with an exit ticket.

The Balcony Scene

Today students turned in writer's notebooks and Act 1 summaries. We then read 2.1 and 2.2 and watched two versions on film (the first two in the video linked here), taking notes. They should do a short compare/contrast paragraph for HW.

Act 1 Recaps

Today students had time to finish up their Act 1 Recaps. These are due tomorrow along with Writer's Notebooks.

1.4—1.5

Today we nearly finished Act 1, getting part of the way through 1.5.

1.3

Today we listened to act 1, scene 3 and then watched a bit of it on film.

1.1—1.2

Today we continued with act 1 of Romeo and Juliet, reading 1.1 and 1.2 and doing a bit of writing.

Friday & Monday

Friday, students wrote paragraphs supporting their opinion on one of the themes of the play. They then spent the remainder of the period on the prologue to Romeo and Juliet.

Monday, after copying down a graphic of the play's main characters and finishing the notes on page 930, we read the first half of 1.1.

Wednesday

After taking a few notes from the textbook, we used the rest of the period to insult each other, Shakespeare style, and perform the whole play in a day.