May 2 - 6: Romeo and Juliet

DUE Fri. May 6 - Romeo and Juliet Superheroes Project
DUE Mon. May 9 - Romeo and Juliet Graphic Novel evaluaton assignment.

Fri. May 6, 2016 - Romeo and Juliet Online Play  Simplified Romeo and Juliet

- View part two of Shakespeare Uncovered (25 min.).
- Using the graphic novel adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, complete the graphic novel evaluation assignment. (20 marks) DUE Mon. May 9

Thurs. May 5, 2016 - Romeo and Juliet Online Play  Simplified Romeo and Juliet

- View part one of Shakespeare Uncovered (25 min.).
- Using the graphic novel adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, complete the graphic novel evaluation assignment. (20 marks) DUE Mon. May 9


Mon. May 2 - Wed. May 4, 2016 - Romeo and Juliet Online Play  Simplified Romeo and Juliet

- The computer lab is booked to work on the Romeo and Juliet Superheroes Adaptation Project.

- Sign in to your Google Drive account.

- Click on the project template. Select the "Use this template" button to import this project into your account.
Important: Do not start editing the worksheet until you have clicked the button to import the document. 
Important: Start at Part 3. Then complete Parts 1, 2 and 4.
Saving Character Images: Menu - Accessories - Screenshot - Select a Region 

- Read the instructions carefully and edit the project template to develop all required elements for your synopsis of a superheroes adaptation of Romeo and Juliet.

Apr. 25 - 29, 2016: Romeo and Juliet

QUIZ (30) Mon. Apr. 25 - Elizabethan Theatre and Introduction to Romeo and Juliet 
DUE Thurs. Apr. 28 - Wedding vows - at least 8 lines including underlined and labelled alliteration, personification, simile, and metaphor (10)

Fri. Apr. 29, 2016 - Romeo and Juliet Online Play  Simplified Romeo and Juliet

- The computer lab is booked to work on the Romeo and Juliet Superheroes Adaptation Project.

- Sign in to your Google Drive account.

- Click on the project template. Select the "Use this template" button to import this project into your account.
Important: Do not start editing the worksheet until you have clicked the button to import the document. 
Important: Start at Part 3. Then complete Parts 1, 2 and 4.
Saving Character Images: Menu - Accessories - Screenshot - Select a Region 

- Read the instructions carefully and edit the project template to develop all required elements for your synopsis of a superheroes adaptation of Romeo and Juliet.

Thurs. Apr. 28, 2016 - Romeo and Juliet Online Play  Simplified Romeo and Juliet

- Finish watching Romeo and Juliet (1968 Franco Zeffirelli version). 

Wed. Apr. 27, 2016 - Romeo and Juliet Online Play  Simplified Romeo and Juliet

- View introduction DVD Romeo and Juliet: Program 4 
- Finish writing the Romeo and Juliet wedding vows (at least 8 lines of authentically affectionate script lines for both characters). This is a creative writing assignment that must include underlined and labelled examples of alliteration, personification, simile, and metaphor (10). Due on Thurs. Apr. 28.
- Continue reading the graphic novel if you've finished other assignments.


Tues. Apr. 26, 2016 - Romeo and Juliet Online Play  Simplified Romeo and Juliet

25 min. for graphic novel reading OR finishing overdue introductory questions.
- Continue watching Romeo and Juliet (1968 Franco Zeffirelli version). 
- Start Romeo and Juliet wedding vows. Include underlined and labelled examples of alliteration, personification, simile, and metaphor (10). Due on Thurs. Apr. 28.


Mon. Apr. 25, 2016  - Romeo and Juliet Online Play  Simplified Romeo and Juliet

- Quiz
- Romeo and Juliet plot summary video
- Review overhead notes on Act I and Act II
- Who's Who in Verona overhead notes
- Watch Romeo and Juliet Act I Scenes 1-3 (1968 Franco Zeffirelli version).

Apr. 19 - 22: Romeo and Juliet

DUE Thurs. Apr. 21 -  Romeo and Juliet Intro Ques.

Thurs. Apr. 21 - Fri. Apr. 22 - Romeo and Juliet Online Play  Simplified Romeo and Juliet

- 15 - 20 min. for completion of your Romeo and Juliet Introduction questions OR read from the graphic novels.
 - View the movie Shakespeare In Love. Note: This film is not historically accurate. (It is a fictional comedy of how Shakespeare's life may have been while he was writing Romeo and Juliet). Observe the settings, costumes and theatre structure.

Wed. Apr. 20, 2016 - Romeo and Juliet Online Play  Simplified Romeo and Juliet

- What is Tragedy? DVD review of the historical roots of this genre.
- Finish your Romeo and Juliet Introduction questions OR read from the graphic novels for the rest of the class.

Tues. Apr. 19, 2016  - Romeo and Juliet Online Play  Simplified Romeo and Juliet

- start work on the Romeo and Juliet Intro Ques.
Today, we'll take a virtual tour of the Globe Theatre (Source). View the Interactive Globe.
Make notes on the handout. Read Shakespeare: What's Your Sign?
After the tour, see:

See also:
Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet (A Kennedy Center video)

Apr. 11 - 15: Animal Farm

FINAL MARKING DEADLINE: Mar. 15 - Apr. 8 work is Fri. Apr. 15.
Fri. Apr. 15 - Animal Farm novel TEST (100): 64 multiple choice; 10 T/F on Orwell; 10 vocabulary matching; 10 historical character matching; 6 mark paragraph.

Fri. Apr. 15, 2016  - Animal Farm online novel ; Animal Farm audio book

- Animal Farm test (closed book)
- Start Romeo and Juliet questions.

Tues. Apr. 12 - Thurs. Apr. 14, 2016 - Animal Farm online novel ; Animal Farm audio book

- review ch. 6, 7 and 9 Animal Farm questions and answers. 
Animal Farm Synopsis

Activity:
- Understand the definition of the word "propaganda."
- Understand how propaganda is used in Animal Farm.

Propaganda in Animal Farm from lspallone

Mon. Apr. 11, 2016 - Animal Farm online novel ; Animal Farm audio book

- Continue reading ch. 7 to 8 of Animal Farm and work on questions and answers. 
What happened to Nicholas II and the Romanov family?
- National Geographic "Tsar's Family's Death."

- 2008 Russia Today news story.
- Finish reading chapters 7 and 8.