Romeo and Juliet & Julius Caesar

The Shakespeare background quiz has been moved to Wednesday, February 15. All notes, handouts, the webquest, and the PowerPoint handout should be reviewed before Wednesday.

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Please review the February calendar given in class for the reading due dates and written assignments for Julius Caesar. Update:  The final two acts of Julius Caesar are due on Friday, February 24 instead of Thursday, February 23. We will discuss the final two acts (bring discussion questions) on Monday, February 27.  The end quiz on Julius Caesar will be on Tuesday, February 28. 

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Review the assignment below for the writing log for Romeo and Juliet. The due date for the assignment is on the February calendar. Update:  This writing assignment is due on Wednesday, March 7. 

Romeo and Juliet Writing Prompt

Compose a well-developed essay to the writing prompt below.  Your log should include a strong thesis statement in the opening paragraph and specific support from the text of the play (including at least three direct quotations).  It should be approximate 2-3 pages in length.  Use the proper MLA heading and internal documentation format for this formal log entry.  All formal thesis paper rules apply.  You will print out a copy of this and also upload it to www.turnitin.com.

Your Name

My Name

9 Honors English

Due Date (Day Month Year)

Title

Internal Documentation for a play:             (Shakespeare Act. Scene. Line)

WRITING PROMPT:

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.

I will be grading you on the following:

• Strength of thesis statement and introduction
• Body paragraphs contain specific, convincing, & well-organized support; direct quotations are carefully chosen and effectively incorporated
• Essay includes vivid vocabulary and a variety of sentence structures (diction and syntax)
• Overall mechanics (no you, no fragments or run-ons, no contractions or informal language) and style           

The proper use of I 

Poem Assignment

Due Date:  Monday, February 6

Create your own “point of view” poem that gives the reader the perspective of a character from The Odyssey.  You must put yourself in the shoes of the character and portray what their life might be like based on what you have learned about them or portray they way you believe they see our hero, Odysseus. Choose from one of the following characters: 

·         Kalypso

·         Ino

·         A Crew Member to Odysseus

·         kikones

·         Kirke

·         Poseidon

·         Aiolos, the god of the wind

·         Telemakhos

The poem can be free verse or poetic style.  However, it should only be 10-15 lines in length.