Shakespeare Unit- Romeo and Juliet & Julius Caesar

We will be reading, listening to the CD, and watching the video of Romeo and Juliet during the month of March. You will have a log entry which will be due on Wednesday, April 6. The assignment is listed below. The date of your background quiz on Shakespeare and Act I & II of Romeo and Juliet will be on Tuesday, March 29. Please note the change in date.

Study for the quiz! The following will be helpful in preparing for it - study the webquest on Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Times, How William Became Shakespeare CD lecture handout, the PowerPoint presentation handout, and any other handouts you were given over the last couple of weeks. The following terms should be studied: concealment, soliloquy, aside, couplet, sonnet, blank verse, prose, malapropism, oxymoron, noble-patron, actor-sharer, and repertory system.

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Romeo and Juliet Log Entry is due Wednesday, April 6:
DISCUSS THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PARENTS AND CHILDREN IN ROMEO AND JULIET. HOW DO ROMEO AND JULIET INTERACT WITH THEIR PARENTS? ARE THEY REBELLIOUS, IN THE MODERN SENSE? HOW DO THEIR PARENTS FEEL ABOUT THEM? CONSIDER ISSUES SUCH AS COMMUNICATION, TRUST, CONFLICT, AND ADVICE. EXPLORE THE RELATIONSHIP YOU HAVE WITH YOUR PARENTS BY COMPARING IT TO THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PARENTS AND CHILDREN IN ROMEO AND JULIET.
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Julius Caesar will be completed independently. The due dates are listed below.

Act I reading is due Monday, March 21.
Act I discussion thread is due on Wednesday, March 23. Have the last person involved in the discussion print out the discussion.
Act II and III reading is due Monday, March 28.
Act II and III discussion thread is due on Thursday, March 31. Have the last person involved in the discussion print out the discussion.
Finish reading Julius Caesar for Monday, April 4.