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

**All homework must be signed by a parent.**

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

**All homework must be signed by a parent.**

 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

**All homework must be signed by a parent.**

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

**All homework must be signed by a parent.**

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

**All homework must be signed by a parent.**

 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?