Film adaptations of Romeo and Juliet

Briefly describe and comment on the way one aspect of the play is treated in either Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet or Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet.  What are the effects of the artistic choices made?

Shakespearean Sonnets

Read some Shakespearean sonnets (http://www.shakespeares-sonnets.com/).  Try to get a feel for the common themes and features of language.  Write about your findings, and feel free to make reference to specific sonnets.

Travel blog: "how to"

Write a "how to" post.  Explain how to do something in Singapore, first explaining how you did it, then explaining what the reader should/shouldn't do.

Travel blog: a list

Make a list about Singapore (Top 5... 10 Best... The most important things to...).  Focus on whatever you like (food, places, habits, language...).  Give a brief explanation of each item on your list.

Imagery in Romeo and Juliet

Find an example of striking imagery from the first scene.  Present your quotation and who said it, then explain the meaning and comment on the effectiveness or dramatic impact of the imagery.

Quote of the day

“Prejudices, it is well known, are most difficult to eradicate from the heart whose soil has never been loosened or fertilised by education: they grow there, firm as weeds among stones.”  (Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre)

"Ignorance, the root and stem of every evil." (Plato) 

Write a statement about a virtue or a vice, a quality or a flaw, using a metaphor (nature or other) to explore it.  Don't forget to sign your name!  Feel free to comment on other posts.

Settings

Focus on the setting of a novel you've read (any novel, in any language, just not the one you'll be presenting to the class).  What sort of "world" is it?  How large or small, open or restrictive?  What are its rules, values, beliefs, and customs?  Do the characters fit comfortably in their world or are they in opposition to it?  Is this shown to be a good or bad thing?