Everything at Once

Now that the song that I posted yesterday is stuck in everyone's head, which one is your favorite simile?
When I asked this yesterday in class, I loved it when one of the students replied, "Strong as a family."

Families have power.  Similes and metaphors have power.  Words have power.

Yesterday we also discussed Romeo and Juliet.  Why do we read this play and dissect it?  It is not a romance, that is for sure.  We did talk a little about why people wrote sonnets and that was to woo women.  We were told by one student that he would remember that for when he is 24.  I love this class!  We read Romeo and Juliet as a cautionary tale.  We learn about human character weaknesses and strengths and what to do and what not to do.

This week everyone needs to read Romeo and Juliet Act III Scenes 3-5.  The paper that everyone needs to write is: "What is the definition of consequences?  Do all choices have consequences? Explain."  The bonus question is: "Which other play of Shakespeare's contains the story of Romeo & Juliet?"

Also. make sure to work on Sonnets and memorizing the set piece.  Maybe Taylor will grace us with her recitation of the set piece?!?  We will also see Issac crowned and hear presentations from Adam and Merry!

Set Piece: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3MiaSG1SMQ

Metaphor or Simile

We learned about metaphors and similes today.
Do you remember which is which?

What is she singing about in this song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT7PsLIHCmo

Sonnet #1, by Emma Miller

Emma shared her sonnet she wrote with the whole class, and since it is so fantastic, I thought I'd put on the blog for posterity.

I welcome you to Shakespeare, meet my friends
Yes with Isaac the fun will never end
There's Eliana, she is beautiful
And zach and Zoey are both dutiful
There's Matthew with his wonderful blue crocs
And merry who's too nice to ever mock
Chandler fills the entire room with glee
And Hannah is the girl I'd like to be
There's Taylor whose always doing high kicks
And Archie who claims he's mentally six
There's Kaleigh who gets points taken away,
by cracking jokes and laughing all the day
Sage and Leiloni know all this is true......and to my dear Adam: I hate you too.

Couplet or Capulet?

Today we learned about couplets, quatrains and rhyme royals, worked on our vocabulary and discussed Romeo and Juliet.  We also listened to presentations from Kaliegh and Taylor and one of us learned what it may have felt like to get sucked on by a leach.  Next week Emma and Adam will present for the class.  Before then, everyone needs to read Act III Scenes 1-2 and write a paper on all the characters in the play and their relationship to Romeo.  

This week we all were the witnesses of Queen Emma being crowned and then she read to us her sonnet.

 

 

 

 

More Crowning and Prose!

Today's lecture was on blank verse, poetry and prose and we discussed Act II Scenes 1-3 of Romeo and Juliet.

At home, everyone needs to write a paper on "What is love? Is there a difference between love and friendship?" and to read Romeo and Juliet Act II Scenes 4-6.  These are due next week.

Also everyone should be working on their ten steps!

We were able to be honored by the crowning of two queens today as well!!! Both Merry and Kaleigh have either watched, read or listened to 17 Shakespeare plays!  

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

Iambic Pentameter Rap

You have got to see this!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p226OX39OLs

But Soft, What Light Through Yonder Window Breaks

Today we talked about what an Iambic Pentameter is.  Iambic Pentameter is a line that is ten syllables with five being unstressed and five being stressed.  It just so happens that part of our set piece is in Iambic Pentameter:
"But Soft, What light through yonder window breaks. . . "

We also had our first crowning of the year today!  Congratulations to Hannah Owen who has either read, watched or listened to seventeen Shakespeare plays!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

This week's assignment is to read Act II, Scene 1-3 in Romeo and Juliet and to write the paper on: "What is love? Is there a difference between love and friendship?"  Also, be working on your set piece, Iambic Pentameter and vocabulary lists.

Poetry or Prose?

This week we discussed the differences between prose and poetry, and talked about how Shakespeare utilized each to drive a point home. We had a great presentation about Queen Elizabeth from Archie, with lots of pictures and information. Next week we'll hear from Taylor about mental illness and retardation. Congrats to Emma and Isaac for passing off the setpiece!

Hannah passed off her 17 plays this week, so we'll have our very first crowning next week! It will be marvelous :)

ASSIGNMENTS: R+J Act 1, scenes 4-5. Essay topic: What is friendship? Explain.

- Queen Sage