Week 6 Syllabus: February 10
WE ARE OFFICIALLY STARTING SHAKESPEARE this week. Last week, scholars read and annotated the following handout. We also began watching the Baz Lehrman 1997 version of Shakespeare’s tragedy, “Romeo + Juliet.” This week, scholars begin analyzing the play’s themes: Why does it seem that Romeo and Juliet are fated to meet and fall in love? What forces are at work to keep them apart? What is Shakespeare saying about the role that parents play in deciding their teenager’s fate?
MONDAY, February 10
Finish the film.
Collecting storyboards.
Prologue: practicing reading one word at a time, in circle, aloud. The goal here is to attempt to read it as a professional Shakespeare performer, but each person reading one word at a time.
HW: If you have NOT finished the storyboards, finish those and bring to class on Wednesday. Also, finish your Things Fall Apart revision. Scholars will sign up for individual conferences with Mr. Easton on Wednesday.
Remember to use the audio version while reading your script. That will help you make sense of the Elizabethan language in the play.
Also, as needed, you may also use the graphic novel version of the play. It contains the ENTIRE script in Shakespeare’s Elizabethan English, so nothing is lost there (except the notes, and your ability to annotate).
WEDNESDAY, February 12
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