Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Tues. Jan 25

9th Grade Assignment:
DO NOW: Math Practice:
apangea.com
studyisland.com
http://www.math.com/practice/Algebra.html

Assignment: English Practice:
1. Headline News Story Search for a modern day news story that mirrors an event that occurred in the Romeo and Juliet. Write a short summary on your blog with links to the original news story.

2. Instant Messages or Text Messages Rewrite a dialogue between two characters from Romeo and Juliet in modern-day format as if it took place online through instant messages or texts.

3. What if? Describe a scene from Romeo and Juliet that you believe would have been radically different given the existence of a certain piece of advanced high-tech equipment. Name the item and describe how and why the scene would have been different, and how it would have affected the outcome of the play.

4. Reality TV Show Imagine that the characters are part of a reality TV show. Rewrite a scene from the text as it would have been caught from the surveillance cameras of the show.

OR if you are continuing in the competition, work on your NHD project.


Seniors:

Begin brainstorming and researching ideas for your senior project/research paper.

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