Week 8 Syllabus: February 24
THIS WEEK WE ARE STARTING ACT 3 and will also begin working on what will become our final project for the Shakespeare unit. In an Actor’s Notebook, scholars will keep notes on a specific scene from the play. While reading, you should be thinking about how YOU would perform each scene. What is the character’s motivation? Why do they say what they say, and do what they do? And how does that connect to the larger themes Shakespeare explores in the play?
MONDAY, February 24
Actor’s Notebook project introduction. The link to the assignment is here.
Start working on the project.
Read and complete the handout of Hatfield’s and McCoy’s.
Read Juliet’s Soliloquy as a class.
HW: Re-read and annotate Act 3, Scene 1.
Revisions to the Things Fall Apart essay are due no later than Thursday, in class.
WEDNESDAY, February 26
1st period is working on the Actor’s Notebook project with Ms. D.
3rd period is reviewing act three using audio for the play, along with the graphic novelization of the play.
One student should mirror his/her iPad to the right room projector, and play this audio file. (Turn your iPad volume all the way up; adjust the room audio down using the control panel next to the white boards)
ALL students should follow along using this graphic novel version of Act 3.
HW: If you have NOT met with Easton to review your TFA essay, do that. Revisions are due no later than Monday of next week.
THURSDAY, February 27
Continue working on the Actor’s Notebook.
Cut your scene into three equal chunks and glue each chunk on the left-hand pages (p4, p6, p8).
Company report handout. Brainstorming before the Company Poster.
Start the Company Poster.
Fight scene comparison if time allows.
HW: Reading Act 4 and creating storyboards. If you have NOT revised and turned in your revision to the TFA paper, get that done this weekend.