THE RUMBLE AND TONY AND MARIA

7/29/16 homework

Dear Students,

Read Act I, Scene 7 and answer the following questions in complete sentences.

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

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4.  What do Tony and Maria do with the bridal shop mannequins?  How do the words they put into the mannequins' mouths hint at their hopes and fears about the future? 

5.      The duet "One Hand, One Heart" is introduced with Maria and Tony exchanging the traditional marriage vows.  Why do you think the playwright does this? 

6.      What is the main idea of the song "One Hand, One Heart"?

7/28/16 homework

Dear Students,

Read Act I, Scene 7 and answer the following questions in complete sentences.

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

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1.  What is the setting of this scene?  What is supposed to take place later that evening? 

2.  What is Anita's reaction to Tony and Maria's secret meeting?  In what ways does Tony try to get Anita on his side? 

3.  What does Maria ask Tony to do about the rumble?  What is her reason?

7/27/16 homework

Dear Students,

Read Act I, Scene 6, and answer the following questions in complete sentences.

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

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1.  What is the setting (time and place) of this scene and what are the Jets doing there? 

2.  Who is Doc and what is his main conflict with the Jets? 

3.  Who are Velma and Graziella and how would you describe them? 

4.  What are Doc's reactions towards Tony's new found love?

5. Who do think is more realistic, Tony or Doc? Explain. 7/26/16 homework

Dear Students,

Read Act I, Scene V, and answer the following questions in complete sentences.

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

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3.  In the song "America", Rosalia sings about the advantages of her native Puerto Rico and Anita responds by refuting each point.  Make a chart listing side by side the positive and negative points they both bring up.

4.  According to Anita, what does America provide for Puerto Rican immigrants? 

7/25/16 homework

Dear Students,

Read Act I, Scene V, and answer the following questions in complete sentences.

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

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1.  Explain the conflicts Anita and Bernardo have over: 

            a. Maria and Tony

            b. the War Council

            c. opportunity in America 

2.  In what ways is the relationship between Anita and Bernardo much different from that of Tony and Maria?

TONY AND MARIA

7/22/16 homework

Dear Students,

Read Act I, Scene V, and answer the following questions in complete sentences.

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

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4.  Although "Tonight" is an uplifting, romantic song there is a kind of sadness in it if you read between the lines. Maria sings, "All the world is only you and me!" and "I saw you and the world went away."  Both Tony and Maria repeat the word, "Tonight", but mention little about their future. What is the sad message underlying the powerful expressions of love in this song?

5.  What plans do Tony and Maria make before parting?  

7/21/16 homework

Dear Students,

Read Act I, Scene V, and answer the following questions in complete sentences.

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

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1.  Tony and Maria have a bit of a conflict before their song duet on page 161.  Describe this conflict giving specific examples of what they say to each other.

2.  In the song "Tonight", love has turned darkness into light.  Find at least four images of light in the song that express that message.  

7/20/16 homework

Dear Students,

Read Act I, Scene IV, and answer the following questions in complete sentences.

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

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3.  In the middle of the dance and without words, the playwright shows the reactions that Tony and Maria have towards each other.  How does he do this? 

4.      Bernardo says to Maria, "Couldn't you see he's one of them?" and she replies, "No; I saw only him."  Put into your own words what each statement means? 

7/19/16 homework

Dear Students,

Read Act I, Scene IV, and answer the following questions in complete sentences.

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

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1.  Write a paragraph describing what we learn about Maria in this short scene.

2.  Who is Anita and what is her relationship to Maria?  What is the conflict that Anita has with Maria in this scene?

3.  Who is Chino and what is Maria's feeling toward him?

7/18/16 homework

Dear Students,

Read Act I, Scene III, and answer the following questions in complete sentences.

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

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1.  What is the setting for this scene?  What does Riff plan to do?  How are the others feeling?

2.  How does Doc feel toward the Jets?  How do they react to his characterization?

THE JETS AND THE SHARKS

7/15/16 homework

Dear Students,

Read Act I, Scene II, and answer the following questions in complete sentences.

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

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4.  In Tony's song, "Something's Coming", put into your own words what might be coming up for Tony.

5.  Explain why the images of "Phone'll jingle, door'll knock" in this song are perfect to describe Tony's feelings about the future.

7/14/16 homework

Dear Students,

Read Act I, Scene II, and answer the following questions in complete sentences.

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

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 1.  How would you describe the relationship between Riff and Tony?  Support your answer with proof.

2.  What do the expressions "womb to tomb" and "sperm to worm" mean and why do Riff and Tony use them?

3.  What is the main conflict between the two in this scene? How has Tony changed since the old days?

7/13/16 homework

Dear Students,

Carefully read the “Jet Song” and explain the point of the metaphors in complete sentences.

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

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1. “little boy, you’re a king” 

2. “The Jets are in gear, our cylinders are clinkin’”   

3. “every Puerto Rican’s a lousy chicken” 

4. “like a bat out of hell” 

5. “We’re drawing the line” 

6. “We’re hanging a sign says ‘Visitors forbidden’”

7/12/16 homework

Dear Students,

Read the prologue and answer the following questions in complete sentences:

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

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1. What is the setting of West Side Story?

2. What are the Jets and the Sharks fighting about? 

3. How is the conflict between the Jets and the Sharks shown in this prologue?

7/11/16 homework

Dear Students,

Read the prologue and answer the following questions in complete sentences:

Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment
Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

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 Action says,"A gang that don't own a street is nuthin'." Why is it so important for the Jets to "own a street"?

1. What is Riff's plan for getting rid of the Sharks for good?  
2. What are the two main problems that must be settled before the Jets can take action?