Act 5 character blog

For your final blog post, you will need to do a "self" reflection (remember to stay in character): who were you? what role did you play? what is important about your character/role? How would the play be different without you in it?
Please also include two quotes an explain their significance: Something you said or did and something that was said/done to you.

Lastly, make sure that you have all the extra components addressed in the Act 1 character blog post.

Have fun!

Act 4 character blogs

Today we will be doing something a little different with Act 4 (rather than writing a summary/analysis, you will be conducting an interview.

New of Romeo's banishment, Juliet's "death", Tybalt's death and Mercutio's death has reached all of Verona and beyond. You are a journalist working for a paper. Your task will be to pose 5 questions to your character about anything that has taken place in the play (with slightly more emphasis on Act 4, but you are not confined to Act 4). Then, you will need to respond to the questions in your blog post (remember to stay in character!)

Further to this, rather than (or "in addition to" if you are feeling like going "above and beyond") commenting on the other character's blog, I would also like you to pose a question to them about something in the play so far.

Lastly, you will need to answer the questions that other characters have pose to you (again, remember to stay in character).

For all the questions that you do (your own blog and comments to others) please remember to avoid basic recall and reading comprehension questions and, instead, pose higher/deeper-level and critical thinking type of questions.
Have fun! A fantastic job so far!

Please make sure that you have ccompleted both Post Secrets (one for your character and one anonymously for yourself) and completed the 6 level questions (that we did in groups yesterday).

Act 3 character blogs

So, Act 3 character blog will be similar to your Act 1 and Act 2 character blog (a post of about 250 words that synthesizes and analyzes the content and themes of the Act via your character's perspective, comment on all the other character's blog and comment on your own comments).

But, the added twist to your blog post with involve identifying, supporting and explaining the significance of 3 different emotions specific to your character, which can have been evident from any point in the play so far).

Use the "list of emotions" sheets that you were given before or access this list of emotions.

Therefore your blog post should include:

• A synthesis and analysis of the content and themes of Act 3 via your character's perspective
• Identify three emotions that are evident in your character (things they do/say or things others say about them/do to them).
• Find a quote for each emotion that best suits that emotion and demonstrates that it is specific to your character.
• Explain the significance of each of the three quotes/emotions

The things to include in your blog should be naturally woven into the content of your blog. When you are done, remember to comment on other character's blogs and repond to your own.

Have fun!

Romeo and Juliet Act 2

To begin, a fantastic start on your Act 1 blogs: some great content, concepts, ideas and themes raised from the first Act. As well, some excellent banter and conversations among the blogs.

• Please use the Act One blog instructions to complete the requirements for the blog.
• You will complete your own post for Act (content and themes and about 250 words), comment on other blogs and comment on comments left on your own blog. 
• Use the "Things to Consider for Act 2" to help formulate your responses.
• Remember to stay in character.

Things to Consider for Act 2
(again, remember that you do not need to answer these questions, but you may want to consider them for your response paragraph and/or comments on other blogs)

1. How does the Prologue add suspense to the plot?

2. Explain the light/day/night/dark motif in this scene.

3. Explain the “Juliet is the sun” metaphor.

4. Explain the Name/Rose metaphor.

  5. What foreshadowing is in Friar Lawrence’s speech about herbs and flowers?

6. How does Friar Lawrence distinguish Rosaline’s response to Romeo as different than

Juliet’s response?

7. Why does the friar agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?

8. How is the friar an unknowing servant of fate?

9. Explain the possible significance of Mercutio’s reference to Thisbe.

10. Both Mercutio and Juliet believe that they know the “real” Romeo? How are their

perceptions of Romeo different?

11. What is Romeo’s conflict in regards to Question 10?

12. Give examples of “young, romantic love.”

13. Give two examples of foreshadowing.

14. How is the Friar in contrast to all other characters in the play? How does he change

to be just like all the other characters? (the answer to the second question is not in the

scene, but try to predict)