December 17

See you in January!

December 16

Today we did the Romeo and Juliet Final Exam and then had some time to work on the essay that is due tomorrow.  You will be going to the dance extravaganza tomorrow, so do not bring anything to class except your essay.

December 15

Today we watched the end of the parody of Romeo and Juliet.  Then we did an exercise looking up quotations and putting the events of the story in the correct order.  Tomorrow will be the unit test.  It is a scantron test so bring pencil and eraser.  It will not take all period, so bring your essay to work on.

December 14

Today we watched the end of the new Romeo and Juliet movie and the first part of the Reduced Shakespeare version of Romeo and Juliet.  We will be having our final unit test on Thursday and your essays are due Friday.

December 13

Today we watched the new version of Romeo and Juliet.  I also collected the comparison essays.  Your final essay is due on Friday and your exam will be either Thursday or Friday on the whole play.

December 10

Today we watched the old version of Romeo and Juliet.  I also collected Act 1-3 study guides.  Have 4 & 5 done for Monday.  I handed out the final essay topics today (which are due next Friday) and your act 1 sc 1 comparison essays are due on Monday next.  Have a nice weekend.

December 7

Today we went over the Act 2 study guide.  After this I handed out an essay plan comparing Act 1 sc 1 of Romeo and Juliet in 2 different movie versions.  Tomorrow you need to have your Act 3 study guide finished so we can go over it.  We will also continue reading the play.  The quiz on Thursday will be on Acts 1-3.

December 6

Today we could not go over the Act 2 study guide because several people did not have it done.  So we will go over it tomorrow.  We discussed Act 3 sc 2 and read scs 3 & 4.  I handed out the Act 3 study guide.  This should also be done for tomorrow.  The quiz on Thursday will be Acts 1-3 of Romeo and Juliet, along with some poetry terms.  Hopefully, you also handed in the paragraph on the movie (prologue part) that was due last Friday.  If not, get it to me tomorrow as well.

December 1

Today we went over the first page of the Act 2 study guide.  Then we went over the terms list 6B for Friday's quiz.  Then we skimmed over Act 2 sc 5&6 and read Act 3 sc 1.  Finally we watched the introduction to the Baz Lurman version of RJ and I asked you to write a paragraph describing how many times the prologue is used, in what ways and why.  What is the visual impact of the introduction to the film and what is the effect of the music and speaking parts.  I need rough and good copies of this for Friday.