Romeo and Juliet Unit (due dates & assignments)

We will discuss Romeo and Juliet over the next couple of weeks.

Wednesday, March 3: You will be taking a background test on Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Theater. Please review the entire webquest you completed in class, the handouts I have given you on the Globe Theater, the notes we have taken (actor-sharer, noble-patron, etc.), and the terms found on the PowerPoint Presentation (iambic pentameter, oxymoron, aside, concealment, blank verse, couplet, prose, soliloquy, malapropism, sonnet). You will also be responsible for the information discussed on the CD How William Became Shakespeare. The quiz will include multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, and a short essay response.

Due Friday, March 5: Today you must have a typed response (MLA Format) about the balcony scenes we viewed in class. Refer to the handout for the specific instructions.

Due Thursday, March 18: Romeo and Juliet Log Entry & End Test

Beginning Wednesday, March 17: We will begin the Shrunken Shakespeare Group Project. Performances will take place the week of March 22.

The Week of February 22

Feb. 22: Vocabulary Packet Due today
Feb. 23-26: We will be reading Romeo and Juliet: Act I in class this week. If you are absent, you are responsible for the scenes you have missed.

The Week of February 15

Romeo and Juliet Unit

This week you will be receiving the background information needed to appreciate and enjoy Shakespeare and his works.

You will need to complete the webquest assigned in class by Friday. We will be in the lab on Wednesday and Thursday. You will use the websites listed below:

http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/
http://www.renfaire.com/
http://elizabethan.org/
http://www.william-shakespeare.info/elizabethan-theatre-facts.htm

Vocabulary Packets :
Lessons # 3 & 4 are due on Monday. This is worth 20 homework points. Day late packets will receive ½ credit.