HW for Friday, 5/17

Complete Act I, scene ii questions.
Click here if you need a copy of the questions.

Daily Warm Up for Friday, 5/17

Go to youtube.  Search for "Playback theater" and watch some of the videos.

HW for Thursday, 5/16

Answer the questions in complete sentences, based on what we read together in class.

ACT I, SCENE I

1. How is Hippolyta’s reasoning concerning how quickly the next four days will pass different from that of Theseus? Note

how Shakespeare portrays the patience and calmness of Hippolyta in contrast to the impatience and need for action of

Theseus.

2. Why has Egeus brought his daughter and her two suitors to Theseus? What does Egeus expect him to do?

3. What was the proper role for women/daughters in Athenian society according to Egeus and Theseus?

4. What is Theseus’s ruling concerning Hermia?

5. How does Lysander’s comment about Demetrius’s previous love affair with Helena complicate things?

6. What do Lysander and Hermia plan to do about this seemingly impossible situation?

7. Why do they tell Helena what they plan to do?

8. Even though Helena loves Demetrius and is Hermia’s best friend, why does she decide to tell Demetrius of Hermia and Lysander’s plans?

HW for Wednesday, 5/14

IRP 5

Please type your answer. Include your name, the date, and the title of the assignment.

Week 5 Question: What morals or lessons do you think the author intends his/her reader to find in this book? (200 words)

HW for Monday, 5/13

IRP 4 
Please type a 200 word response to the following question. Make sure to label the assignment with your name, the title of the assignment, and the date, according to the formatting guidelines (click the link on the right!). DOUBLE SPACE!

What aspects of the plot or story can you relate to your own experiences? Describe how.

HW for Friday, 5/10

Please write 300 words summarizing your experience with the Theater Lab workshops so far.  This should be typed, double-spaced, and labeled according to the guidelines on the right.

Some questions to consider:

What skills do you think you are learning?
Why do you think these skills might be important?
What have you enjoyed the most?
What has been the hardest for you?
Does anything make you nervous about the activities or the prospect of performing in front of strangers?

HW for Thursday, 5/9

Go to this website and study the slides . . .
https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.godby.leon.k12.fl.us%2Fthomasons%2FPowerPoint%2520Resources%2F1%2FShakespeare%2FA%2520Midsummer%2520Night's%2520Dream%2520Power%2520Point.ppt

Write 5 quiz questions based on the slideshow.  We'll do a quiz on this next week!