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Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Tuesday, April 14th, 2015 -- STUDY GUIDE Romeo &Juliet/Drama/Shakespeare

Today we completed our dramatic reading of Romeo and Juliet; we discussed who was most guilty for their demise.  We gathered evidence from our book and entered it on Journal entry #2.
We recorded the proper procedure to construct a "block style" letter to the Prince of Verona.

We began watching a video reviewing the importance of Shakespeare in our world.

We corrected SS #69.

Homework:
Prepare for tests on Romeo &Juliet, drama vocabulary & Shakespeare
    Part 1:   drama vocabulary
catharsis, prop, thespians, acts, scenes, soliloquy, monologue, aside, cast, playwright, script, dialogue, stage
    Part 2:  Who was Shakespeare?
where was he born?
When was he born?
What was his group of actors called?
What theatre did he perform at?
How many words did he invent?
What monarch rules during most of his writing career?
   Short answer:   name the three categories of his work
                            name the three titles or roles he had in his career
                            name the 14 line poem he is famous for
                            name the rhythm that Shakespeare used in writing this 14 line poem
    Part 3:  The story of Romeo and Juliet
    Part 4:  Write a letter to the Prince of Verona proving who you thought was most guilty for Romeo and Juliet's death.

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