Wednesday, February 25, 2009

2/26 and 2/27

Work on your translations and your acting. Please don't plagiarize other people's translations. This includes NO FEAR SHAKESPEARE or the book: ROMEO AND JULIET (Shakespeare Made Easy). I've seen most of these translations and your receive a ZERO on the translation part of this project.

See you MONDAY!

Monday, February 16, 2009

Monday 2/16: Classwork and New Vocabulary

Period 4: Sonnet Assignment (below) Due: Wednesday.
New Vocabulary Words (below).
R&J Review Guide.
HW: Quiz on Act II tomorrow.

SONNET ASSIGNMENT

30 points

OBJECTIVE: Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the sonnet form by writing a sonnet in proper sonnet format and using a traditional sonnet theme (check your notes if you’re forgotten traditional sonnet themes).

Sonnets will need to include each of the following

1) Fourteen lines
2) A rhyme scheme of ABABCDCDEFEFGG (you do not need to use true rhyme if you know other
types of rhyme such as assonance, consonance, alliteration)
3) Three quatrains and a couple
4) Ten syllables per line
5) Imagery and at least 1 metaphor, 1 example of personification, 1 simile
6) A title


VOCABULARY

Remnants

Penury

Haughty

Sepulcher

Ambiguities

Scourge

Caitiff

Apothecary

Beshrew

Peruse

Inauspicious

Amorous

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Homework

This week: work on Queen of Mab drawing.

Shakespeare Scavenger Hunter.

Writing Shakespeare Insults.


Tuesday: Quiz on Act II.

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Words of the DAY

Wayward (Adj)

The wayward boy ran from the police.

Dismal (Adj)

The dismal performance by the Skagway team lost them the game.

Fickle (Adj)

His fickle attitude made him unpredictable.

Conduit

Her eyes were like conduits for her tears.

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

WORDS OF THE DAY

Devise (V)

I will devise a plan to overthrow the town.

Pensive (ADJ)

This pensive attitude will not be tolerated.

Consort (V or N)

I will not consort with tiny Timmy.

Monday, February 2, 2009

Words of the Day

Forsworn (V or ADJ)

Mr. Fielding will not be forsworn.

Gallant (ADJ)

The gallant Anna dunked the ball.

Exile (V)

If Haines beats the girls' team, Mr. Fielding will exile his students.