Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Name ____Donald Terry__________________________ Date ___________

England in Shakespeare’s Day [p. 683]
William Shakespeare is the greatest playwrite of all time.
He lived in the country of England during the
Renassance
He was born in the year 1564 when Elezabeth I was queen of England.
England was established as a world power in 1588, when English defeated an attempted invasion by roman forces
Plays in which dialogue is mostly poetry is called

Theatre in Shakespeare’s Day [p.684]
In the 1590’s, Shakespeare’s theater group was called the Lord chamberlands men.

The new London home of the group was a place called the Globe
Theater.
When Queen Elizabeth I died, the group’s new sponsor was King James I and the group changed its name to The Kings Men

The Globe Theater was located on the banks of the Thames River.
The theatre was __3____ stories high, made of _wood________, and could hold as many as __3,ooo_________ spectators. Customers, called ground lings______________ stood in the pit by the stage and paid t he lowest price for admission. Richer patrons sat in balconies, also called inner lings______________.
Most theatres in that day had no artificial heating ______________ or ___lighting___________, so performances were given in _day light___________________ in warmer weather.

Many commonly quoted phrases came from Shakespeare’s plays. Some examples are:
friednds, romans, countrymen lend me your ears __________________________________________ from julis ceasar___________________.
__o romeo o romeo where for art thou romeo ___________________________________________ from _romeo and juliet__________________.
_to be or not to me ____________________________________________ from ___hamlet________________.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Lord of the flies DQs chapter 2

1 Who is the only one who may interrupt the speaker holding the conch ? Ralph

2 Who saw the beast/beastie/snake thing ? The small boy with a birth mark

3 Who says, again and again that there isnt a beast ? Ralph

4 On page 37 ralph makes a two fold mission statement what are the two parts ?

1 get rescued
2 have fun

5 Why do they need a fire ? To better their chances of rescue

6 What did the boys use to start the fire ? Piggys specticles

7 Wh is the first boy to die ? a little one

Who said the following ?

8 "How do you expect to be rescued if you dont put first things first and act proper" ? Piggy

9 " I told you . I told you to get a list of names" Ralph

10 " we'll have rules! Then when anyone breakes em" Jack

Lord of the flies DQ chaper 1

1 How did the boys arrive on the island ? Their plane was shot down.

2 How did ralph call the first meeting ? With a conch shell

3 What are the names of the twins ? Sam and Eric

4 What does Ralph's dad do ? He is in the royal navy

5 What nationality are the boys ? Brittish

6 The island was roughly boat shaped

7 What is the scar ? It is another name for the island.

8 for whom did piggy vote as chief ? Ralph

9 Who went to make sure the island was really an island Ralph, simon, jack

10 Who is your favorite character so far ? Ralph, because he sees what needs to be done and takes charge.

Lord of the flies vocab. 4

intermminable- unable to be terminated. Ex: The boy was attacked by an interminable beast

iridescent- displaying a play of lustrious colors. Ex: The rainbow was iridescent

lamentation- The act of expressing grief. Ex: Everyboy was in a state of lamentation at the funeral.

malevolently- wishing harm to another. Ex: The old man malevolently yelled at us.

muted- to quiet or silence. Ex: The police muted the suspect who was yelling obsenities and resisting arrest.

obscurely- not clear. Ex: The teacher obscurely read the assignment.

obtuseness- not quick or alert. Ex: The alcohol caused the man to be obtuse

officious- to be busy. Ex: The officious judge did not have time to handle my case today

opalescence- gloss or shine. The soilders boots were a perfect example of opalescence.

Opaque- not transparent- Ex: The painting is very opaque