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= This website provides information for the assignments due the week of April 25th-29th =

__Monday:__ Shakespeare the man

· Who was Shakespeare? o The video below is a short video regarding Shakespeare’s life, review this prior to class on Monday for discussion. media type="youtube" key="vQGATTeg1Os" height="234" width="288" o Things to know: how many play/ sonnets? When was he born? To who was he married?

· Within class the students will research the four plays distributed to them for reading o The class will choose from Macbeth, Othello, Romeo and Juliet, and Hamlet. o Visit these links during class and fill out the Questionaire that accompanies them. § [|Hamlet] § [|Othello] § [|Romeo and Juliet] § [|Macbeth] o Based upon a classroom vote the class will choose which play they would like the lesson to focus on for the remainder of the week.

__Tuesday:__ Acts one and two!!

How does Shakespeare affect entertainment today? o Take a look at this list of [|movies] inspired by Shakespeare, you may recognize some of them.

o Beginning Romeo and Juliet o We will begin the first two acts of Romeo and Juliet Today, to help you get into the parts view this acting performance. media type="youtube" key="yI6GlCfPw7Q" height="195" width="320" o We are going to be filming this everyone so get excited!!!!

__Wednesday:__ Review acts 1 & 2. Start act 3 and 4

§ Act out the third act. We will be watching the movie afterward. § We will be editing the movie today so if you want to be part of the editing crew be sure to go over how to use [|Microsoft Moviemaker]

__Thursday:__ connecting characters and act 5

§ Divide into groups and use [|Inspiration Software] to make a flow chart connecting the characters. § After reading the final act, edit the material while we watch the movie.

__Friday:__ Finishing the Lesson

§ Take ten minutes to rewrite the ending to how you would like it using Microsoft Word. § Produce your finished product of the edited film to be watched by the class. § Afterward you will be completing a Take Home Test to have completed by Monday