1. Reflecting on the fact that you studied and did some online research to learn about Shakespeare and specifically the play of Romeo and Juliet before we started reading it together, what are your thoughts on that process or method of beginning this text study?
It kind of helped me understand the things in it but some of the things I could not understand at all. I just wanted to get done the play but it was good that we did that. It made me understand the characters and who was on who’s side and if they are good or bad.
2. How do you think it changed your experience of Romeo and Juliet, having studied it and learned so much about it before reading it together? Give one specific example to help support your perspective.
It made me know a bit better about the characters and what goes on but other than that, nothing.
3. Would you recommend for other students in the future to go through the step of studying Shakespeare and the play elements before reading it? Explain the reasoning for your answer. Pick one – yes you’d recommend it or no you wouldn’t.
Yes I would recommend it because it helps understand what goes on and the characters.
4. You journaled as Romeo immediately after he killed Tybalt and lost his friend Mercutio. Explain how you felt completing that journalling, first person writing: challenging, easy enough, a breeze? Explain what about it made it this way for you?
It was easy enough writing in first person but how much we had to write was a bit too much. I didn’t really know what to write because we had to put so much. There wasn’t much we could write about at that part but there was still enough.
5. Our debates: You’ve completed many other debates before, you’d shared. How was this debate any different from the others you’ve done previously, or was it different? If it was, in what way was it different? What parts of the planning work helped prepare you for the actual exchange of the debate?
I didn’t like this debate because we didn’t practice enough and I don’t like doing debates. I did most of the work. I’m not really a debate person but maybe if I practiced and tried harder it would make a difference.
6. How do you feel your performance of your debate related to your preparation of the debate?
(Ex: I prepared a lot but performed poorly; it might have been because….. )
(Ex: I didn’t prepare much, but performed really well; it might have been because….)
I prepared good but I did not perform good. I didn’t know what to say.
7. What new elements of developing a presentation have you learned from preparing your Comparison Project? List two specific elements you tried that were different from what you’ve done before and how you felt they worked for you in the end.
You can do different things and not just keep it basic.
Making the text bigger and making pictures match the text.
8. Are you becoming more comfortable with speaking projects and activities? Explain.
Not really because I’m not used to talking in front of these people. Maybe if I really tried to then I could.