8th grade will be wrapping up their work with the comic techniques that Shakespeare used in Midsummer Night's Dream. We have explored the physical and verbal humor in the play. We will begin work on Commedia Dell Arte . We will explore how Commedia influenced the writing of Midsummer NIght's Dream and explore the parallels.
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This week we will be exploring physical, verbal, and situational comedy in Midsummer Night's Dream. We will look at how the comic techniques of Shakespeare are still used today.
.This week we begin our 8th grade comedy class. We will explore the idea of subplots. We will look at the different kinds of comedy. We will begin work on the use of status in comedy.
This week we will be finishing up Macbeth. We will work on visual storytelling and explore the historical context of Macbeth. We will finish the rotation exploring text analysis and improvisation.
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