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"Words are singularly the most powerful force available to humanity. We can choose to use this force constructively with words of encouragement, or destructively using words of despair."

5/4/2015

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Model UN Morning
Career Day Preparation: DP Update and Carol's Workshop Info
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“Don't act. Be.” ~April Henry

4/30/2015

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Critique Sessions Today
Class 1~
Carlos
Mason
Kelsie
Daniel

Class 2~
Kenia
Leni
Arianna
Herzler

Class 3
Leily
Jaden
Abe
Kristy

Homework:
Romeo & Juliet Role Assignments for Laser Tag
Continue working on your play! If you had a reading today, your next draft is due on Wednesday.
Due Tuesday: You should be in costume according to your role in Romeo & Juliet. You should write a 1 page paper in MLA format using evidence from the text to support your costume choices.
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“VIVA LA VIE BOHEME!” ― Jonathan Larson

4/30/2015

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Critique Sessions Today
Class 1~
Tailani
Miles
Dan
Carlos

Class 2~
Evan
Josh Simpson
Kenia
Leni

Class 3
Rowan
Nathan T
Leily
Jaden

Homework:
Romeo & Juliet Role Assignments for Laser Tag
Continue working on your play! If you had a reading today, your next draft is due on Tuesday.
Due Tuesday: You should be in costume according to your role in Romeo & Juliet. You should write a 1 page paper in MLA format using evidence from the text to support your costume choices.
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"Love is not love that alters when it alteration finds." ~William Shakespeare 

4/29/2015

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Sit beside your critical friend.

Journal:
Imagine the world's most awesome place. Describe it in as much detail as you possibly can.

Pixar's Rules for Storytelling
Makayla's Play from Intersession

Work time for the play!

Setting up the play: Make sure you have your FTF statement and your Honest Emotion commented on your document

Carol's Example of Play
Turn in your public link
Critical Friends

Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet Packet

Homework: 
Read what your critical friend has so far. Leave at least 3 "What if?" questions for their work: "What if the character was a little angrier about life?" "What if the character were older?" "What is the set was underneath the ocean?"

Tomorrow, extra credit students make sure you have your plays finished and at least 10 pages! Friday, everyone else!
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"We know what we are, but we know not what we may be." ~Shakespeare

4/28/2015

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Sit beside your critical friend.

Journal:
What is your partner's play about? Summarize the piece. What things do you remember? What things does your partner do well?

Pixar's Rules for Storytelling
Makayla's Play from Intersession

Work time for the play!

Setting up the play: Make sure you have your FTF statement and your Honest Emotion commented on your document

Carol's Example of Play

Turn in your public link

Critical Friends

Afternoon:
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet Packet

Homework: 
Read what your critical friend has so far. Leave at least 3 Questions- they can be questions about what the character might be like, background you don't understand, clarifying questions about plot, etc.
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“You may tell a tale that takes up residence in someone's soul, becomes their blood and self and purpose. That tale will move them and drive them and who knows what they might do because of it, because of your words. That is your role, your gift.”

4/27/2015

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Journal: Andrew Stanton says about storytelling: "Make me care." Why should we care about your character? Your story? What about your characters should we like or root for? What about the story is unique or honest?

Pixar's Rules for Storytelling

Read On the Mississippi by Ben Jacobi (In Parts)
Abe Reiter's Play from Elective
Makayla's Play from Intersession

Work time for the play!

Setting up the play: Make sure you have your FTF statement and your Honest Emotion commented on your document

Carol's Example of Play

Turn in your public link

Critical Friends

Homework: 
Read what your critical friend has so far. Leave at least 3 "Pops"- things that stand out, as comments on the document. Explain why these things stand out and why you think they're good.
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“Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.” ― C.S. Lewis

4/24/2015

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Journal: Pick another emotion that you can explain and prove exists through personal anecdotes. Write about the specific moments in your life that are evidence that you understand that feeling.

Pixar's Rules for Storytelling

Andrew Stanton

Read On the Mississippi by Ben Jacobi (In Parts)
Abe Reiter's Play from Elective
Makayla's Play from Intersession

FTF Statements

Worktime for the play!

Setting up the play

Carol's Example of Play

Homework: 
Write at least 3 pages of your play

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"Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none." ~William Shakespeare

4/23/2015

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Journal: In your journal, write a reflection on Romeo & Juliet. Write at least one thing that stood out to you because it was good. Try to figure out why Romeo & Juliet has stayed so prevalent in our culture. What is one thing that people/scholars find profound about it? Write at least one question that you have about the text- what did you not understand? Write at least 5 "What if?" questions proposing alternate endings or alternate characters or settings or alternate anythings for the play.

YouthTruth Results

Read On the Mississippi by Ben Jacobi (In Parts)
Abe Reiter's Play from Elective
Makayla's Play from Intersession


Journal: Pick another emotion that you can explain and prove exists through personal anecdotes. Write about the specific moments in your life that are evidence that you understand that feeling.

Romeo and Juliet Full Text Online
Romeo and Juliet Packet

Finish Romeo and Juliet and the packet! It is due tomorrow!

Homework: 
Turn in packet at beginning of class tomorrow! 
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"If you can't find faith in humanity, be the faith in humanity." ~Anonymous

4/22/2015

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Quiz 5 on Shakespeare

Read On the Mississippi by Ben Jacobi (In Parts)

Honesty Activity: Pick another feeling from your list or the list on the board. Write about the specific moments in your life that are evidence that you understand that feeling.

Romeo and Juliet Full Text Online
Romeo and Juliet Packet

Finish Romeo and Juliet and the packet!

Homework: 
Finish leftover reading and the packet 
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"The golden age is before us, not behind us." ~William Shakespeare

4/21/2015

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Quiz 5 on Shakespeare

Journal: What did you find striking about Bear Knuckles by Dominic Dudley? What did he do well as a writer? What moments made you feel something? What moments felt contrived to you? Which characters did you identify with or recognize? Why? Did his play sustain your suspension of disbelief? 

Read On the Mississippi by Ben Jacobi (In Parts)

Honesty Activity

Striking Settings

Romeo and Juliet Full Text Online
Romeo and Juliet Packet

What If? Continued

Homework: 
Finish leftover reading 
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