Luckily, I do. I had them in the school library today doing research today, and the assistant librarian met Manuel when he needed help with something. I went over when I saw her becoming agitated. She said, "I've only known him three minutes, and I already don't know whether to hug him or smack him!" Cracked me up.
Yeah, reformed. I find myself reading a book and this little voice kicks in to "analyze" it instead of just enjoying the book. The drama major at any play, movie, tv show tries to break down a scene. I've almost kicked the habit, but it takes an effort.
The day I introduce Shakespeare, I put "Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou, Romeo?" on the board, and ask the kids what it means. They're always confident they've got this, and fall right into the trap. : )
I can recite hundreds of lines of this play! But I can't take credit for, like, scholarship. It's from seeing Zeffirelli's film about 100 times. Do you show them the movie version at some point?
Oh, that Romeo. What a cutie pie. (Great ass, too.) I love a man in tights.
Oh, I love the poetry (literallyl) in this play. And yeah, I do show the Zefferelli, although the language is so hard for my ESL kids. This class has seen the beginning and they do like it. I've shown the DiCaprio version to other classes, against my better judgment. I'm a Shakespeare purist, too - definitely want men in tights!
Many of the longer speeches, especially Juliet's, were cut for the film. The young actors were good but methinks they weren't quite up to handling it.
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You gotta love Manuel.
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Luckily, I do. I had them in the school library today doing research today, and the assistant librarian met Manuel when he needed help with something. I went over when I saw her becoming agitated. She said, "I've only known him three minutes, and I already don't know whether to hug him or smack him!" Cracked me up.
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Shakespeare especially makes me relapse. LOL!
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Soldier on. It's a thankless task but someone's got to do it.
P.S. Please teach them that "wherefore" means "why"!!!!
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The day I introduce Shakespeare, I put "Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou, Romeo?" on the board, and ask the kids what it means. They're always confident they've got this, and fall right into the trap. : )
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Oh, that Romeo. What a cutie pie. (Great ass, too.) I love a man in tights.
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Many of the longer speeches, especially Juliet's, were cut for the film. The young actors were good but methinks they weren't quite up to handling it.
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