Monday - Writer's Notebook: "Independently read the Prologue to Act 2. Translate it into modern English in your journal, line by line. Then predict what will happen in Act 2, based on the prologue."
Tuesday - Intro to Vocabulary List # 8
Wednesday: Writer's Notebook: "Rosaline never appears in the play, so give her a voice. Write an entry in her diary. How does she feel about Romeo's infatuation? What did she say as she kept him at a distance? How does she feel when she sees or hears he has fallen for her cousin, Juliet?"
Thursday:
Friday: Writer's Notebook: "Friday Freewrite!!"
- Watch through the end of Act I of Baz Luhrman's "Romeo + Juliet"
- Read Act II, scenes i, ii.
- Collect Queen Mab assignment
Tuesday - Intro to Vocabulary List # 8
- Introduce Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie" as the parallel reading for this Drama Unit.
- Read the beginning of Scene 1, introducing the primary characters.
- HW - Read "The Glass Menagerie"
Wednesday: Writer's Notebook: "Rosaline never appears in the play, so give her a voice. Write an entry in her diary. How does she feel about Romeo's infatuation? What did she say as she kept him at a distance? How does she feel when she sees or hears he has fallen for her cousin, Juliet?"
- Continue reading Romeo and Juliet: Read Act II, scenes i, ii (The balcony scene).
- HW - Read "The Glass Menagerie"
Thursday:
- Analyze two film versions of the balcony scene - Baz Luhrman's and Carlo Carlei's versions.
- Use Springboard Activity 5.8 to analyze set designs, blocking, and other theatrical elements. Evaluate the effectiveness of a director's choice.
- HW - Read "The Glass Menagerie"
Friday: Writer's Notebook: "Friday Freewrite!!"
- Read R&J Act II, Scenes iii, iv
- There will be a quiz on Tuesday over Acts 1 & 2
- HW - Read "The Glass Menagerie"