What can we learn about love, life, and one another through Shakespeare's "Most Excellent and Lamentable" characters?
Sonnets Access the "Introduction to Sonnets" PowerPoint here Download the "Annotating Sonnets" Worksheet here Access the Hip Hop and Shakespeare Video here Download "Sonnet 18" Paraphrase and Review here (HW #1) Download "Sonnet 29" Paraphrase and Review here (HW #2) Download "Sonnet 30" Paraphrase and Review here (Classwork) Download "Sonnet 130" Rhythm Exercise here (Classwork)
Romeo and Juliet Access the Romeo and Juliet Introductory PowerPoint here Download the Romeo and JulietIntroduction Notes here (for use with the PowerPoint) Download the Shakespearean Language handout here
Homework Download the Romeo and Juliet Character Chart here Romeo and Juliet Act I Prologue-Scene 2 here (HW #3) Romeo and Juliet Act I Scenes 3-5 here (HW #4) Romeo and Juliet Act II Prologue-Scene 2 here (HW #5) Romeo and Juliet Act II Scenes 3-6 here (HW #6) Romeo and Juliet Act III Scenes 1-2 here (HW #7) Romeo and Juliet Act III Scenes 3-5 here (HW #8) Romeo and Juliet Act IV Scenes 1-3 here (HW #9) Romeo and Juliet Act IV Scenes 4-5 here (HW #10) Romeo and Juliet Act V All Scenes here (HW #11)
Essays Download the Semester Reflection Assignment and rubric here Download the Semester Reflection Model Essay here Access the Idea Tree here
Download thePoetry vs. Prose Essay (Essay #8) here Download Iambic Pentameter in Songs Review here
Download the Found Poem Essay and Rubric (Essay #9) here Download the Found Poem Essay Peer Editing Sheet here Access Character Assignment list here Download Model Poem Draft here
Download the Romeo and Juliet Literary Devices Essay (Essay #10) here Download the Literary Devices Rubric here Access the Sample Literary Devices Essay here
Download the Acting Project Guidelines here Download the Acting Project Rubric here Download the Acting Project Script here Access the Acting Project Groups here