HW for Memorial Day Break

Read and annotate Act III, scene v.  Be sure to take thorough notes.

Here is a website to help you with analysis: http://www.shmoop.com/romeo-and-juliet/act-3-scene-5-summary.html

Notes for 5/17

II.iii

Friar Laurence--the priest Romeo says he is going to find at the end of II.ii--is introduced in II.iii through a lengthy soliloquy.  In this speech, he philosophizes about mankind, using the plant in his hands as a vehicle to make a point.  So, after analyzing the diction of this soliloquy in class, discuss his main point about humanity.

Here is a clip of this scene from the 1996 version of Romeo and Juliet:

Act I, scene iii

1.  Read Act I, scene iii.  You can use this link to help you with commentary: http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/romeojuliet/section4.rhtml

2.  Then, watch the following clip of the scene: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noGTRYeFZI8


3.  Answer the following question:

What is the Nurse's function in this scene?  What purpose does she serve in Romeo and Juliet?  Why?

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=noGTRYeFZI8

Romeo and Juliet: Act 1, Scene 1

Thank you for bearing with me today.  Here are the two links that I wanted you to see in class.  Please watch both clips.  Then, write a reaction in a blog post below.  Discuss which version was more effective to you.  Be sure to address the "why."

1996-Baz Luhrmann

1954-Renato Castellani

Watch from 02:00 to 04:30

The 1969 Version was pulled down from youtube.com by Paramount Pictures :(

I will bring in my DVD copy of that film version tomorrow.  Again, thank you for today. :)

Overview of this Week's Activities/Assignments

1.  Vocabulary Test on Words# 1-32 TOMORROW, 4/19!
2.  HOMEWORK (Due by Friday):  Read and annotate the rest of "The Machine Stops" and complete the worksheet.
3.  On Friday, we will discuss "The Machine Stops" and review the accompanying worksheet.
4.  Here is your challenge for the weekend.  This is due by next Friday.

The Thompson Challenge

Do you have a grade that you’re hoping would just disappear         

from my gradebook?  A test/ quiz that you didn’t study for?  A

homework that you forgot to complete?  Well, here’s your

chance to make it…       

                                   VANISH!!

Task:  On Friday night before you go to sleep, you will shut off the technology that controls you.  By “the technology,” I mean all of the technology that blinds you from the world…everything.  You must shut off your iPod/iPad, your computer, your Facebook account, your smartphone, your television, and anything else that keeps you from enjoying your family, friends, and the outside world.  There are no loopholes!  If you can’t do it, you can’t do it.  You must live like this for both Saturday and Sunday (the entire two days), and handwrite a reflection (the front and back of one page) about your experience.