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 * Introduction to Literature and Composition HONORS ** Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare



** Week of 5.19.14 ** 5.19.14--1997 //Romeo and Juliet// movie. 5.20.14--Finish 1997 //Romeo and Juliet// movie. Read textbook: apothecary scene, Paris' death, and Lady Montague's death 5.21.14--Senior Check-out: Report to 1st period at 11:38 a.m. Begin //West Side Story//. 5.22.14--//West Side Story//. 5.23.14--//West Side Story//.

** Week of 5.26.14 ** 5.26.14--No school: Memorial Day 5.27.14-5.29.14--//West Side Story// 5.30.14--No School: Assessment Day

Final Exam. See below (under "Major Grades for this Semester").
 * 6.3.14 **

__** Major Grades for this Semester **__ __** Oral Analysis (Speech) on a theme from //The Kite Runner//--Due 1.29.13 or 1.30.13 (Block Day) **__



__** Character Analysis on a character from //The Joy Luck Club//--Due 3.28.14 **__



__** Research Essay on a topic from //Romeo and Juliet//--Due 5.13.14 **__



__** Final Exam--6/3/14 (4th period at 7:30 a.m.; 5th period at 9:15 a.m.) **__ Please add Robert Wise's //West Side Story// (1961) to the essay prompt. I'll be looking for a five-paragraph essay--body paragraph one: Zeffirelli; body paragraph two: Luhrmann; body paragraph three: Wise. 

__** Homework **__ Directions: 1. Join this wiki. Use your real name so I can give you credit. I don't know who "Li'l Momma" is. I have to approve you to the wiki before you can post a comment, so wait for me to approve you. Talk to me if it seems like you've been waiting for too long. 2. Click the talk bubbles icon above. (At the VERY top!) 3. Choose one question to answer, and post your answer to that question. 4. ** For full credit, your response must be at least 4-5 sentences in length **

Overdue questions: CHOOSE ONE: 1. Give your opinions about "love at first sight". Is it possible? Why or why not? 2. Why do you think ROMEO AND JULIET have such a huge reputation as being the perfect love story? 3. Give your thoughts about families or other groups of people (like gangs) who fight with each other just because they're "supposed" to be enemies.
 * Due 4.15.14 **

CHOOSE ONE: 1. Whose "fault" is the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet? Explain. 2. Why do you think Shakespeare's stories have lasted for five hundred years? 3. Give your thoughts about the ending of the play.
 * Due 4.22.14 **

CHOOSE ONE: 1. What is one difference you notice between the play that we're reading in class and the film adaptation that we watched? (P.S. You can't use Paris' death at the tomb. I already told you that one! Plus we haven't read that far yet.) 2. What lessons can people in today's society still learn from ROMEO AND JULIET?
 * Due 4.29.14 **

CHOOSE ONE: 1. What is one difference that you noticed between the movie version of ROMEO AND JULIET and the original play? 2. What was your research topic, and how does it apply to ROMEO AND JULIET? 3. What was your favorite scene in the play? What was your least favorite scene? Explain.
 * Due 5.6.14 **

__** DonorsChoose.org **__ __A generous donor purchased some brand-new books for our class!__


 * Syllabus and Class Information **

Participation

You will receive a participation grade each week. Each person gets five points per day. You will lose points for the following things: unexcused absences (-5 points), sleeping in class (-3 points), not participating in an activity (-2 points), tardy (-2 points), leaving class for a "bathroom break" that lasts longer than 15 minutes (-2 points). Any behavior that results in my having to ask you to leave class or my having to call security and have you removed from the class will be -5 points. These behaviors include refusing to do what I ask, deliberate meanness, or aggression toward others.


 * If you come to class on time every day and do what you're asked to do, your participation grade will boost your overall grade. **

Some samples of student work __
 * Customer Profiling paragraph (by T. Kelly Duffy!) **


 * Beauty Ideals paragraphs (by Ebonne Alexander! and Judy Gonzalez-Marroquin!) **