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Romeo and Juliet – The Film Submissions
As part of their Romeo and Juliet project, some students submitted film interpretations of the original Shakespearian script. Here are some samples of what we saw: Hal’s Interpretation Elliott’s Interpretation Barnaby, Alistair and Bruke’s Interpretation Peter and Arthur’s Interpretation
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Romeo and Juliet Essays, A Message from Mr Waugh
Now that everyone has started writing their essays, it is time for some direct feedback. I have made the undertaking that I will give detailed feedback to every student at least once BEFORE the deadline next Friday. This will allow you to take on board the advice when it matters. After that, I will simply […]
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Romeo and Juliet – Essay Preparation
Included in these slides are some starter ideas for the answering of the two included essay questions. The essay writing officially starts on Monday, and the students will have 3 classroom periods and 2 weeks of homework time to complete their project, of which this essay is a major component. The word limit for the […]
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Metaphor in Romeo and Juliet: Presentation
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The Romeo and Juliet Project
You must select 3 options from the following grid – you must all do the analytical essay, but can choose freely from the other options. The more granular detail: times, word counts etc, will be defined soon, but for the time being you should be thinking about which of the options best suits your way […]
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Filmed Interpretations of Key Elements of Romeo and Juliet
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Romeo and Juliet – 30 Minute Documentary – The Baz Luhrmann Interpretation
Completed in 30 minutes of class time, this documentary explores the ideas that Baz Luhrmann used to interpret the original script of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet in his film Romeo + Juliet. To follow is the result:
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Romeo and Juliet – Some Consequence Yet Hanging in the Stars
In your blogs or books, explain Shakespeare’s intentions with the following lines. You will want to unpack the metaphor of the stars and the notion of directing Romeo’s ‘sail’ as well as explore the idea of fate and what Shakespeare is saying about Romeo’s future. What else has Shakespeare done so far that reinforces this […]
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Romeo and Juliet – PLOT – The Speed of Events
The homework, due on Monday, is to keep a record of the key events fixed to a specific timeframe. You are welcome to complete this work on your blog, or in your book. The main thing is that each event is recorded in order, and with which time and which day it occurred. You will […]