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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?