Romeo and Juliet
Finish this quote - "But soft, what light through yonder window breaks? It is the East...
What literary movement preceded Romanticism?
The Enlightenment
What activity did you all partake in in our first class of the year?
What was the one condition of having your camera on during remote learning?
Wearing school uniform
Which two Year 8 classes did I teach last year?
Correct the mistake in this quote - "Romeo, Romeo! Where art thou Romeo?"
Wherefore art thou Romeo?
The origins of Romanticism can be traced back to the 'Storm and Stress' movement. Where did this movement originate, and who was its most famous author?
Germany. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
Which group was first to present their advertising pitch?
Nicole
Tuesday
What country have a spent the most time in outside of Australia?
South Africa
Where in Italy is Romeo and Juliet set?
Verona
Where in America was Emily Dickinson born?
Amherst, Massachusetts.
What was the name of the writing activity we completed in Term One? (unrelated to Romeo and Juliet)
My Favourite Mistake
When we did our 'fulfilling my potential' pieces, I drafted my own version for you. What goal of my own did I identify?
To have you leave my class as better writers.
What is my favourite book?
Donna Tartt's The Secret History
Finish the quote - "For never was there a story of more woe than this of..."
Juliet and her Romeo
Who painted the famous Romantic picture "Wanderer above the sea fog"?
Caspar David Friedrich
What was the title and author's name of the poem in yesterday's exam?
Snow-Flakes - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
What game did we play on our last Zoom session of remote learning?
Scattergories
What unexpected hair style did I have when I was at school?
A mohawk
Who arrived at Juliet's tomb first?
Paris
What written text did we start our unit on Romanticism with?
Goethe's The Sorrows of Young Werther
We've done two mini-lessons this year on punctuation. What were they on?
Em dashes and semicolons
Which advert did I ask you to watch on Youtube that was really lame, and really bad?
The Ab King Pro
What musical instrument can I play?
Guitar (albeit not very well!)