More Romeo and Juliet Text Messages

Here are some more text messages between characters in Romeo and Juliet. There is also a quiz at the end.
The scene of the fight

Mercutio,Romeo, Benvolio, Tybalt.

Tybalt: Romeo u villain  I challenge u 2 a fight, just us.

Romeo: I'm no villain I lv u more then u think.

Mercutio : R u going 2 give up that easily Romeo :0.I can take u on easily Tybalt this is going to be fun.

Tybalt: Kk then @ noon we will fight only 1 of us will liv.

Romeo walks away, & Tybalt & Mercutio r fighting. Mercutio is slain.

Mercutio (in deep pain):  Tybalt has won, the blow mite not be that big but has served its purpose. Death is creeping closer.

Romeo: No No fight thru the pain ur all rite.

Mercutio : I hope both ur houses catch an awful disease for they have made worms meat of me.

Romeo : Tybalt, Mercutio's soul still roams thru the air & 1 of us will join him 2 nite. 

 Tybalt & Romeo r fighting furiously Tybalt is slain.

Benvolio : Away with u Romeo u will b doomed to death.

By Lauren,Bridget, Jupman

 Rosaline & Romeo Text Speech.
 
Romeo : O Rosaline how I lv u so will u meet me @ the dance tonite? 
 
Rosaline: Ew um who is this, O u no! & would u stop txtn me ur getting real annoyin 
 
Romeo: Plzzz anytin to c u babes ;)
 
Rosaline: OMG what part of no don't u get!!!!!!
 
Romeo: :'( I really do y don't u believe me.
 
Rosaline: Ugh I'm not listening to this by!, & ur lv is not true I bet u will be sayin this to some other pretty gurl. 
 
Romeo: My lv is sincere.
 
Rosaline: PFFFT yeah rite look leave me alone & delete my # now.
 
Romeo: :( Fine by.
 
Rosaline: GOOD IT'S BOUT TIME!

 Romeo and Juliet Quiz  by Lauren

1. What two birds were mentioned when Romeo left Juliet to escape to Mantua? 

2.  Who does Romeo first love?
3. How old is Juliet?

4. Complete the sentence: "Oh, she doth teach the torches ........"  

5. What are the two family names?
6. Who dies first?

7. Who does Lord Capulet want Juliet to marry?

8. Who is Friar Lawrence?

9. How long does the potion Juliet took last?
10. Who looks after Juliet?

11. Complete the sentence:

     " My lips two ___ pilgrims ready stand to smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss."

12. Describe Tybalt. 

13. Who is Mercutio?
14. Who kills Tybalt?
15. What house does Romeo belong to?
16. What house does Juliet belong to?:
17. What is Romeos punishment when he kills Tybalt? 

18. What town does Romeo flee to?
19. Who attempts to deliver a message to Romeo? 

20. How does Juliet die in the end?

Answers:

1. Nightingale  and lark. 

2. Rosaline

3. 13 (in her 14th year)

4. ..to burn bright 

5. Montague, Capulet

6. Mercutio - killed by Tybalt  

7. Count Paris - a relation of Prince Escalus

8. Romeo's friend, priest and councillor

9. 48 hours  

10. Nurse 

11. blushing.

12. Angry, mean, nasty, unkind, hot headed, a Capulet

13. Romeo and Benvolio's friend, a relation of Prince Escalus 

14. Romeo 

15. Montague

16. Capulet

17. Exile, banishment from Verona 

18. Mantua

19 Friar John sent by Friar Laurence 

20. She killed herself with Romeo's dagger.

Romeo and Juliet - via txt msg Part 1

We looked at this video (below) of the balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet and decided we would have a go at rewriting our favourite scenes as if the characters were sending text messages to each other. The good thing about this is that we don't have to be accurate with our punctuation, spelling and grammar.

Romeo and Juliet balcony scene

Pink is Juliet

Blue is Romeo

Romeo y r u romeo?It juss ur last stpd name                           

I'll change it, whatevs babe, nethn 4 u I'll nva b Romeo agen 

Wat?? Whos dis nd how did u get my #??                               

Cupid gave it 2 meh babe xx                                                   

Ive like barely read 100 words frm u but i kno who u r           

U don't hav 2 call meh Romeo babe if u don't want me 2 be a Montague.                                                                                 

Wot time  cn I see you  2moro?                                                 

9  am                                                                                          

kk, cu tomoz ;)                                                                           

Ramandeep, Alisha, Jessica 

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Rosaline and Romeo

This is what Rosaline and Romeo would have said to each other if they were texting today.

Wazzup                                                          

Who is dis                                                       

Romeo daa like get wid it                                

Um wud txtn me                                              

Ily I wnt ta hang wid u l8er                               

Um ur like ugz an so last year                        

Ur jokin rite:(                                                     

Um dnt txt me and getta life:(                           

Kk soz fanx 4 makin maa life misrable:(          

Wat eva major loser 

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 Romeo And Juliet: The Fight

Benvolio:   Romeo where r u                               

Romeo:     Coming                                                 

Tibalt:     Get 2 the town. I will fight u                    
Romeo: Peace Tybalt this is not right.

Mercutio  Fight fight                                   

                                 Nek Minute                        
 (Swords clash and bang) 

Romeo: Bring it on

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Here's the first scene of Romeo and Juliet - (BBC 1978 version) Look for a very young Alan Rickman (Snape from Harry Potter.)

Romeo and Juliet

We have been reading several different versions of the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. 

We have spent some time learning about the characters and how they affect what happens in the story. 

Here's a summary of  the first part of the play - by Jackie. 

          Once in Italy, in a place called Verona, lived two disgraceful families, the Montagues and the Capulets. They fought each other almost every single day.
          Then Prince Escalus said angrily, "Don't make your lives more miserable than they already are. Put your weapons down, or your lives will be lost!"
         " Where's Romeo?" asked Lord Montague. "He's always coming home late, weeping and locking himself away in his room."
         "I promise I will solve the problem," said Benvolio.

           Romeo sighed.
          "What's wrong?" asked Benvolio. 

          "I love Rosaline, but she doesn't love me," said Romeo.
          "You know what?" said Benvolio. "Let's gate crash the Capulets' party. I bet there's even prettier ladies there that you might want to meet."

Here are some of our ideas on our favourite characters and scenes in the play: 

My favourite character is: 

Juliet - because she stops to think about what she is doing and stands up for what she thinks is right. (Caitlin)

Juliet - because she  drinks the potion to be with Romeo, and then stabs herself and gives up everything for him. It's really sweet, and she's pretty. (Tegan) 

Juliet - because she is pretty and she's smart and she thinks about what she  is going to do before she does it, and that is smart. And she's really nice. (Jessica)

Tybalt- because he is not afraid to have a fight. (Trent) 

Mercutio - because he stood his ground and fought for his friends until he went down.(Rudadiso) 

Tybalt - because he is fiery, active and hot-blooded. (DC) 

Romeo - because he is a good sword fighter. (Akjot) 

Romeo - because he killed Tybalt. Tybalt deserved to die because he was an unkind soul. Also, Romeo would do anything to see Juliet.  (Lauren)

Benvolio - because he likes peace better than fighting. (Bridget) 

Benvolio - becasue he never caused a fight or killed anyone. (Jupman.) 

Mercutio - because he's different and likes to fight. He was also a friend of Romeo. (Flynn)

Romeo - because he's like me, and does not think before he does things. (Shayla)

Benvolio - because he doesn't do much and he is kind. (Kyran)

Mercutio - because he is not afraid to stand up to people for his friends. (Latrey)

Benvolio - because he's kind-hearted and noble and he likes peace. He's not afraid to tell the truth and threaten some people every now and then. (Cameron W)

My favourite character is Tybalt because I like the people who fight. For me, without Tybalt, you would never see how good a friend Mercutio was. Whenever there is a scene with Tybalt, I think, "Yes! This is going to be a fighting scene!"  I was very disappointed when he died. I  think he played a major bit in Romeo and Juliet because, when Mercutio comes in, you think he is just a funny joker and playing-type guy. But when Tybalt comes in, you see another side of Mercutio - he is a good friend of Romeo as well as a good fighter. (Tonu)

My favourite scene is:

- the Romeo and Juliet death scene because it shows how much they cared for one another, and they couldn't be apart. (Caitlin) 

- when Juliet is on her balcony and Romeo is underneath listening. It's really funny, and I love all of the sayings they say. (Tegan)

- when Tybalt kills Mercutio because there was a lot of action in that scene. (DC)

- when Romeo and Tybalt have a fight, because it's action, and I love action. It's thrilling to see who will die. (Trent) 

- the balcony scene because it's really meaningful and deep. I wish they did not die because they were in love. (Lauren) 

- when Romeo and Juliet die because it's interesting how Romeo kills himself then two seconds later Juliet awakes to  find him dead beside her. (Shayla) 

- where Mercutio is saying, "Borrow Cupid's wings and fly" because  it's a really good metaphor.  (Bridget) 

- when Romeo slew Tybalt. Tybalt gets what he deserves because he killed Mercutio. (Kyran)

 - when Mercutio and Tybalt have a fight because it shows that Mercutio is not afraid to have a fight, and because it is exciting to see who will win. (Latrey)

- when Tybalt fights with Mercutio and then Romeo because it shows Tybalt's determination. He always sticks with his word, and he is always looking for a battle with either swords or daggers. (Tonu) 

- when the Montagues and the Capulets made up. (Jupman) 

- when Mercutio stood up for Romeo and showed integrity and courage, even in a situation of life and death. It makes you see in life that friends can be there for you. (Rudadiso)

 Romeo and Juliet - The Balcony Scene by Text Message.

 

Haiku Poems 2

After writing group and class haiku poems, each student had to write a haiku independently. We used our class garden for inspiration. Some wrote a haiku  based on a photo of one of our monarch butterflies which hatched in our garden earlier this year, others looked elsewhere around the garden. We learned how to get maximum impact from only 17 syllables. We also learned how to hyphenate adjectives to help make our descriptions more precise. Here are some of the results:

Hanging by a thread

A butterfly clinging on

Not wanting to fall

Flynn 

Intelligent bug

White snow dots on flaming wings

Bring out the beauty

Hoani

Gentle and tranquil

Sweet exquisite-winged angel

Flap your wings and fly

DC

Spotty stripy heart

Pretty-patterned butterfly

Elegantly formed

 Jessica

A heart-shaped beauty

Exquisite appealing beast

Delicate round eyes

Tonu

Impressive flyer

Slim, hopeful, intelligent

Silent creature dies

Jackie

White-spotted outline

Exquisitely spreading wings

Slurping in nectar

Alisha

Delicate creature

Orange, black, white spots and stripes

Butterfly, roam free

Trent O’S

Heart-shaped butterfly

White-spotted wings fluttering

Landing on the leaf

Danny

Heart-shaped butterfly

White, black and orange wonder

Perch’d in the  garden.

 Cameron W

Gliding in the sky

Setting off to live its life 

Fluttering black wings

Glenton

Spotted, soaring, small
Mingling amongst leaves and twigs 
A glamorous sight 
Rudadiso 

Gentle orange wings

Crawling with insect-like legs 

Go and fly away

Bridget  

Clouds

Big, white fluffy clouds

Silky-soft cotton candy

Hydrated and stormy

 Kylah 

Flowers

Different colours

Lavender, daisy and rose

In gardens they grow

Kylah

Water

Fast current flowing

Puddle river waterfall

Worldwide hydrating

Renae

Sun

Yellow red burning 

Blazing bright big blinding sun

Gigantic shiny                         

                         

Ramandeep  

                                 

Acrostic Poems

 Part 3 of our acrostic writing. These are acrostic poems made    from students' names - using only adjectives.

 Loyal

 Athletic

 Thoughtful

 Reliable

 Youthful

 Talented

 Entertaining 

 Gregarious  

 Affable

 Netball-loving  

 Thunderstruck

 Relaxed

 Energetic

 Noisy

 Tall 

 Opportunistic

'Sensitive 


 Destructive
 Ablaze
 Natural
 Nerdy
 Young

Original  

Joyful, jumpy
Ecstatic, energetic
Sympathetic
Short, shouty
Impulsive
Creative
Acrobatic, active 

Loyal
Athletic
Thoughtful
Reliable
Energetic
Youthful

Careful
Artistic
Mindful
Energetic
Respectful
Obedient
Nice
 
Faithful
Acceptable
Accountable
Triumphant
Obedient
Noble
Undemonstrative     

Reliable

Annoying

Mindful

Arty

Nervous

Dramatic

Educated

Entertaining

Punjabi

Bright, Brilliant
Rapid
Intelligent, Interesting
Determined
Gracious, Generous
Energetic
Thoughtful, Thinkable 

Acrostic Poems 2

Everyone had to write an acrostic poem based on their name, using only adjectives.  We discovered that there is not a wide range of relevant adjectives beginning with Y.

Here are some of the results:

Kind-hearted

Youthful

Radiant

Artistic

Noble 

Necessary

Creative

Artistic

Mindful

Engaging

Remarkable

Original

Noble

Wise  

Superhuman

Happy

Abstracted

Youthful

Lucky 

Affable  

Reliable

Energetic

Normal

Artistic

Enthusiastic 

Patient

Overjoyed

Useful 

Devoted

Expeditious

Warlike

Altruistic

Laborious

Dignified  

Artistic

Kindly

Joyful

Obedient

Thoughtful 

Social  


Loyal, lighthearted
Amiable, aesthetic
Unique
Reliable, random
Enthusiastic, efficient
Nervous 
  
Arty and angry
Lazy
Indian and independent
Shy
Happy and humorous
Awesome


Constructive
Assiduous
Industrious
Timorous
Literate
Intelligent 
Numerate    
  
Gorgeous
Loving
Exuberant
Noble
Truthful
Obedient
Notorious


Kind
Youthful
Lowly
Athletic
Happy

Mischievous
Crazy
Creative
Annoying
Liable
Lucky 
 

 

Haiku Poems 1

 Link to our Term 3 team newsletter

We have been learning to write haiku poems. 

A haiku poem is usually inspired by some aspect of nature. 

It has three lines; the first has five syllables,

the second has 7 syllables 

and the third line has 5 syllables. 

Here are our first efforts. We looked at some photos of our class garden (taken in summer) for inspiration. We worked in groups, then shared ideas, making suggestions on how each haiku could be improved. So, these are all a combined effort from Huia 1. 

Praying mantis kills

native caterpillar death

long legs, spider-like.

Look! Lurking around

praying mantis quick and green

vicious and sneaky.

Praying mantis, look,

insects beware, be careful

killer on the loose.

A cold green killer

munching on caterpillars

hiding in secret.

Voracious mantis

preying on caterpillars

slow food eaten fast. 

Maori Language Week

This  past week was Maori Language Week.   In Huia 1, we practised saying this Maori saying from the NZ English Curriculum document.
 
Ko te reo te tuakiri
Ko te reo tōku ahurei
Ko te reo te ora.
 

(Language is my identity.
Language is my uniqueness.
Language is life.)

We had a competition to see who could say it the best. Shayla and Hoani were easily the best so they were the judges for the rest of the class. After several rounds and eliminations, Jessica and Danny were the eventual winners. (They won a chocolate bar each - and the judges got one each, too.)

We also did the New Zealand  Herald quiz for Maori Language Week.
Quiz on Maori greetings
Quiz on body parts 
Quiz on food and drink 

In art options, we looked at images of koru and fern fronds and sketched them - or designed our own koru symbols. Then we wrote Maori proverbs around the outline of the koru.

Trent G

Bhaban

Jackie

Samantha

Annella

Flynn

Te Amo