We began the new (and final) unit for this year, Romeo and Juliet. Students looked at The Prologue, and for most students, it was their first piece of Shakespearean writing. We worked at translating this line by line into modern English and you all did a great job!

I then handed out the first assignment. This is on some of the historical family feuds. Students were broken up into groups and assigned roles and tasks to complete this project. We discussed a due date and because of the short week this week and the Drama Festival next week, we decided on Wednesday, May 18 to start the presentations. Each group will research the information on their assigned families and present/teach what they have learned to their peers.

ALL work will be completed here at school.