Shakespeare Timeline

In the groups I assign you, you will be tasked with creating a timeline for Act 1, 2, and 3 of Romeo and Juliet.

You will need a minimum of 2 important points for each scene of the act.

You will each be given a part of the board that you will use to write your timeline so that it all connects.

When you are finished and we go through it as a group to check for correctness, take pictures or copy down the timeline to use as a study guide for your first R+J quiz.

250 Word Paper - Process Writing

Sometimes keeping our most important thoughts short is the most difficult part of English writing. When I was in college I was assigned a paper that could only be two pages long. It meant that I had to get straight to my point and show my point of view very quickly, but without being too cut and dry.

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You have only 250 words, no more, and the choice of one of the following topics. MLA Format. Printed out to be handed in. You need an introduction, body, and conclusion. It needs to be a full developed paper, not just a paragraph.

You are required to have one source minimum. You need a works cited page (does not count towards your word count) and an intext citation for a quote/research you pull from your source. Refer back to our MLA lessons on the blog to help you.

Your header does not count towards your word count.

Your assignment is due: 6/8 (Two weeks)

50 POINTS.

Pick one of the following topics to PERSUADE me to believe.

- Pick an emotion, convince me that it is the most important emotion of all.
- Pick a political candidate/happening, convince me to see the way you do on the subject.
- Does texting/social media/etc. create isolation and a generation of people who can't talk to each other in person?
- Should all students have to wear school uniforms?
- Should girls be allowed to play on boys sports teams?

Use this to help you write your paper: Writing the Persuasive Essay

Shakespeare Quizlets

Characters - https://quizlet.com/138579957/romeo-and-juliet-characters-no-fear-shakespeare-flash-cards/

Vocab - https://quizlet.com/138580192/romeo-and-juliet-vocab-flash-cards/

Act 1+2 - https://quizlet.com/138580539/romeo-and-juliet-act-1-act-2-flash-cards/


Study the R+J Vocab!

Shakespeare Library Stations

Shakespearean Stations

1.      Shakespearean and Hip Hop: Rewind to the beginning and watch the video clip until 8:00. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSbtkLA3GrY

Define iambic pentameter:

Then go the link below and see how if you figure out whether the lines are Shakespeare or Hip Hop. RECORD YOUR SCORE HERE:________________ http://www.sporcle.com/games/the_hmh_project/shakespeare-or-hip-hop

Write your own line using iambic pentameter here:

2.      A. Now visit the website http://www.behindthename.com/ to find the origin and meaning of your first name. Fill in the information below. Does anything surprise you about your name?

·         Meaning of your first name:

·         Country of origin:

·         Ranking of your name in the US:

Now look up the names BENVOLIO, TYBALT, and MERCUTIO and list their meanings. Keep these in mind as you read the play. Is it coincidence that Shakespeare chose these names for these characters?

·         BENVOLIO:

·         TYBALT:

·         MERCUTIO:

3. A. Take a virtual tour of the Blackfriar’s Playhouse in Staunton, VA, the world’s only re-creation of The Globe Theater in London at https://www.google.com/maps/@38.1492736,-79.0707142,3a,75y,91h,90t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sDWXGzA__A5llnQICXJRrvg!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo1.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DDWXGzA__A5llnQICXJRrvg%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dsearch.TACTILE.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D129%26h%3D106%26yaw%3D91.500008%26pitch%3D-3!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1 . After you’ve completed your tour, use the Venn diagram at http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/venn_diagrams/ to compare and contrast going to a performance at the Globe to going to see a movie at Regal Cinemas. Enter your first and last name and label it GLOBE. Print your final copy and turn in to Ms. Groah. Things to consider are listed below.
* Previews or advertisements for shows
* Modes of transportation and travel conditions
* Theater Design
* Audience Base
B. Look at the pop-up book about the Globe Theater.
* Look at the next to the last page to find the following information.
1. How many people does the theater hold approximately?

2. Does the audience listen quietly?

4.      Listen to the Prologue from Romeo and Juliet at https://vimeo.com/4575574. As you’re listening and following along, highlight all the words you hear that are unfamiliar to you. Compare and contrast which words you highlighted with the words highlighted by your group members. Use the online dictionary http://www.merriam-webster.com/ to define only the words your whole group does not know. Now, re-listen to the prologue again. Does it make more sense now? Just for kicks, if your group has time, watch to the current movie version of the Prologue found here. http://www.teachertube.com/video/romeo-and-juliet-prologue-335319

                                    Two households, both alike in dignity,
                                    In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,
                                    From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
                                    Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
                                    From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
                                    A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life;
                                    Whose misadventured piteous overthrows
                                    Doth with their death bury their parents' strife.
                                    The fearful passage of their death-mark'd love,
                                    And the continuance of their parents' rage,
                                    Which, but their children's end, nought could remove,
                                    Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage;
                                    The which if you with patient ears attend,
                                    What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend.

Romeo and Juliet

No Fear Shakespeare! We will be reading the modern version of the text and referring back to the original as we go. If you are out of school, make sure you keep up with the assigned reading.

No Fear Shakespeare - Romeo and Juliet