Romeo and Juliet Think Aloud 1

-What do you know about Shakespeare?

     I know he lived in Stratford-Upon-Avon, England and he wrote plays, most tragedies, but some comedies.
-What should you be getting out of studying Shakespeare?
     I hope to be able to better understand old English and learn about poetry.  I also hope to learn about new writing styles that I haven't had much experience with.
-How have you worked with Shakespeare lit. in the past?
     In eight grade we read A Midsummer's Night Dream out loud in class.  I like this because I thought it was fun and it is easier to understand when you are reading old English out loud in a group.
-How can you relate any of the following continuum of items to the work you have written about above?  1 content 2 process 3 product 4 classroom 5 teacher
     I think that outside of class we should, like with flip thinking, read and watch videos and lectures outside of class and create notes.  In class, we should talk about what we were confused on in small groups and in Socratic circles.  I think that in class we should also watch the movie and do creative writing/ skit activities.
-What activities would you like to learn about in school that you're not?
     I think that it would be fun if we did skits on the play and played games.

My group and I thought that it would be most helpful if we would read or watch stuff about the play at home and when we got to school discuss that.  Kelly said that:

Everytime we read a section we should have a socratic circle discussion.

I agreed with this saying that that related to flip thinking.  It relates because the idea behind flip thinking is listening to the lecture at home and doing homework in school so you can get help.
Hannah said that

We should watch the classic version of the movie because it is very similar to the actual play.

From working in my group I learned that I prefer to work in a group, especially for books, because you can talk to other people and get their ideas on the subject in case you were unsure about something.

Another reason that flip thinking is a good idea is, not only can you ask your teacher if you are unsure about something, but you can also ask your classmates.