Beginning Romeo and Juliet

We are gearing up to begin reading Romeo and Juliet. We're going to read the play out loud, act out scenes, watch film versions and engage in discussions about the themes, characters, and language in the play.

What is your level of experience with Shakespeare? Have you ever seen, read or performed in a Shakespeare play? How familiar are you with Romeo and Juliet and where does this familiarity come from? If you do know the play, what do you think about it? Write one paragraph about your thoughts on Shakespeare and Romeo and Juliet from your previous experience.

For the second paragraph, write about what you hope to do and achieve in class over the next six weeks or so. Are you looking forward to reading the play out loud? Are you excited to get out of your seat and act? In this unit, I'd like us to get really creative - what would be your dream creative project for English class? Write about what you hope we will do in class in this unit and why. 

Due Monday, February 13.

How to Talk about Personality Types

Welcome to blogging 2017! It's a new semester and we're starting something new - Word Power!
Sessions 1-3 of Word Power focus on "How to Talk about Personality Types." For this blog post, practice using some of the words from Word Power sessions 1 and 2 (if you're writing this after Friday, you should use the words in session 2 as your session 1 quiz will already have happened) to describe some of the people in your life.

Answer the following questions with humor and enthusiasm:
1. What is your personality type? Give an example that supports your self-assessment.
2. What is your mom or dad's (or other important guardian/parental figure) personality type? Give some fun and entertaining examples.
3. What is your pet's personality type? Or, if you don't have a pet or don't want to write about a pet, what is the personality type of the person you admire most in life? Again, give fun, exciting examples!
4. What is your best friend's or favorite classmate's personality type and how does that complement your personality type. Use your best friend's/favorite classmate's personality type to explain why you get along so well with him/her.

Have fun with this one!
Due Monday, February 6.