Lesson 80

 Students received their quiz marks for the last quiz, and we read through to the end of Act III, Scene II.

Well done, readers!

Lesson 79

 We finished Act II, did a quick quiz, and then watched the film right through "A plague on both your houses!!!!!"

We will continue reading next class.

Lesson 78

 We opened today's class with a reading of two very strong, but very different narrative essays.

Students received their essays, followed by progress reports for the term (they also saw a breakdown of the weighting of each assignment etc.)

We finished the block by watching the film - but neglected to finish our reading of Act II.

We will complete that reading at the start of next block, after which students will write their final quiz - centred on Act II. Students should have no trouble finding the last few pages of the Act online in their preparation for the quiz :)

We will then continue with the film, and reading of Act III.

Lesson 77

 We are nearly through Act 2! We read up to II. iv. 52, and will finish the scene and continue with the film next class. 

That means that the quiz for Act 2 will be on Thursday!

Have a wonderful weekend. 

Lesson 76

 We opened the class with a quick quiz, before moving back to the text.

Students read up to Act 2, Scene 3, line 23.

Lesson 75

 We opened with a look at the statue of Juliet (pic taken by a student's parents on a recent trip to Verona) then watching the film up to the end of the first act.

There will be a quiz on the first act next block - basic plot points, character names, and dramatic terms/devices we have covered during the past few classes are all fair game - it will be multiple choice. 

We then continued reading - beginning with a deconstruction of the Prologue for Act Two

Lesson 74

We discussed issues with AI use in trusted publications, and society writ large, via this article about the Chicago Tribune.

We then finished reading Act 1, before starting Baz Luhrmann's film adaptation of the play.

Next week, though not on Monday, we will do a quick quiz on terms and key ideas/characters from Act 1.