1. Welcome Work: Take your Act 4/5 worksheet to turn in.
R&J Projects 4/21/15 Learning Objective: Can I understand events in the news?
Welcome Work: Take your Act 4/5 worksheet to turn in.

2. R & J Presentations
You (and your group) will be responsible for modernizing a scene from Romeo & Juliet.
Step 1: Pick your characters
Step 2: Modernize the script
Where is it set?
Use slang/dialogue that’s appropriate
TYPE the script and include stage directions
Step 3: Perform!

3. Possible scenes Name: Ivana B. Enaktor 1.3 (Tybalt) 3.5 (Lord Capulet)
1.1 Fighting between servants (page 22-29)
5 characters: Sampson, Gregory, Abraham, Tybalt, Benvolio
1.3  Convo about Juliet marrying (page 49-57)
3 characters: Nurse, Lady Capulet, Juliet
2.2  Balcony Scene (83-99)
2 characters: Romeo and Juliet
2.4  Boys teasing the nurse (page )
5 characters: Nurse, Romeo, Peter, Mercutio, Benvolio
2.5) Nurse teasing Juliet (page
2 characters: Nurse, Juliet
3.1  Big fight (page )
Tybalt, Mercutio, Romeo, Benvolio
3.5  Capulets versus Juliet (page )
Juliet, Nurse, Lady Capulet, Lord Capulet
Any individual soliloquy (pending teacher approval)
Write down your name and TWO scenes you’d want to do (along with which character you’d like to play)
Name: Ivana B. Enaktor
1.3 (Tybalt)
3.5 (Lord Capulet)

4. OER Get out a piece of paper and box out ten lines. QUIZ GRADE!
Name, date, period, pocket #
Who is most at fault (who should be blamed) for the outcome in “Romeo and Juliet”?

5. Elephant Abuse in Circuses
Post-it:
Elephant Abuse in Circuses
Who: PT Barnum, activists, elephants
What: Elephants are being abused while training Where: All cities in America
Why: People don’t realize how the elephants suffer
When: 1880-Present
How: Laws have only recently been passed to prevent abuse
MARKER Specific topic
PEN—5 W’s and H
You will be presenting this to the class!

6. Placing your Post-It Is the topic: Education Environment
Socio-economic Issues (Race, gender, income)
Foreign Policy
Food/Health
Laws
Other?

7. Take a laptop:
Go to newsela.com
SIGN UP! Create a new account (use school and password)
Sign Up Code: NBMNC
Find an article that looks interesting.
Write down the title.
Write the 5 W’s and an H under each one.

8. HOMEWORK: Due Thursday, April 23
Finish your three articles (5 W’s and an H)