4/29
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Read aloud o Act 3 scene 4 - Lord Capulet tells Paris he can marry Juliet...you know, to cheer everyone up since they're all
sad about Tybalt (worst idea ever - and we also talked about the literary device 'complication,' which is when
something happens that intensifies the main conflict of a story)
o First part of Act 3 scene 5 - Juliet and Romeo wake up after spending the night together and discuss whether
the bird they hear is a nightingale (which would make it still night, meaning Romeo wouldn't have to leave
yet) or a lark (which would make it morning, meaning Romeo would have to leave town)...alas, the bird is a
lark, and Romeo leaves.
Capulet domestic group presents!
Discussion
Next week - test Wednesday on Acts 1, 2, and 3
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Read aloud Act 3 scene 2 - notice the mythological allusions and dramatic irony in Juliet's soliloquy
Desperate Romeo group presents!
WN #14 - What would you tell Juliet at this point in the play?
Discussion
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Fight scene group presents!
Discussion - lots of details to consider in this scene
WN #13 - At this point in the play, what advice would you give Romeo?
Discussion
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Cast parts for Act 2, scenes 3, 4, 5, and 6
o Friar Laurence
o Romeo
o Mercutio
o Benvolio
o Nurse
o Peter
o Juliet
Read and discuss
WN #12 - Write summaries of each scene.
Fight scene group will present tomorrow
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Fill out an evaluation for yourself and the other members of your group
Balcony group presents!
Discussion
WN #11 - Write down what happens in this scene.
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Hey, I was able to snag some computers! Yay!
Get your quotes and analysis typed. Check below in the Romeo and Juliet section for a copy of analysis I wrote for
some quotes in Act 1. You can use that document as a formatting model and/or as an example of how to write
informal, thematic analysis of a quotation.
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4/28
4/27
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4/25
4/21
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Quote analysis needs to be submitted to Turnitin.com by the start of class Monday
If your sentence packet is still imperfect, turn it in today for the last time
Unless something changes, here's when each group will present their dramatic reading and analysis:
o Monday 4/25 - Balcony
o Wednesday 4/27 - Fight
o Thursday 4/28 - Desperate Romeo
o Friday 4/29 - Capulet domestic
o Friday 5/6 -Desperate Juliet (date might change)
o Tuesday 5/10 - Beginning of the end (date might change)
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Advice for reading Shakespeare aloud with expression o Pause according to punctuation, not the ends of lines
o Emphasize nouns, verbs, and other words that seem important - say them louder!
o Practice at home - become an expert at the pronunciation of tricky words and the overall flow of your lines
o Try to use your voice to suggest the emotions of the character
We practiced the above techniques with the following line:
4/20
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Two of the fairest stars in all the heaven,
Having some business, do entreat her eyes
To twinkle in their spheres till they return.
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In your groups o Read your whole scene aloud together
o Practice the above techniques as you read
o Stop whenever you get to a quotation someone in your group has chosen. Talk about the quote - what you
think it means, how it contributes to an important theme, etc. Then continue reading.
Remember - Monday is the due-date for your quote analysis.
4/19
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Continue working on the project (see yesterday's notes...)
Particularly, make sure you...
o Finalize who's reading what - make sure everyone knows.
o Read the scene aloud again and discuss what's going on. Ask questions.
o Pick quotes to analyze - two per person and no duplicates.
o Begin writing analysis - thematic and sensitive to detail.
Quote analysis will be due in Turnitin.com by the start of class on Monday.
Balcony scene group - you will also likely present everything in class on Monday.
4/18
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Scene analysis and dramatic reading project - see copy of the assignment sheet below
Today, we...
o Got groups
o Got scenes
o Began reading and discussing the scenes
Tomorrow through Thursday, we will...
o Pick important quotes to analyze
o Finalize who's reading which parts
o Begin drafting analysis
o Practice dramatic reading
Both classes - Thursday is the last day to turn in your sentence packet.
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Period 3 only - You got back your Act 1 analysis grading sheets. For those of you who need to revise, print out your
revision, and turn it in with the grading sheet. Revisions due next Monday, but you'd be smart to get it in by Thursday
because conferences.
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Period 1 o Stamped and collected Theme Graphic Organizer
§ Went over answers and discussed a few quotations for each
o Watch Act 1 of Romeo and Juliet - Leonardo DiCaprio version
Period 3 o Remember that the Act 1 quotation analysis is due in Turnitin.com by the start of class Monday. See the
period 3 notes from yesterday for more detail on the assignment. Feel free to email me at
([email protected]) if you have questions.
o Watch Act 1 in of Romeo and Juliet - the old version
o If your sentence packet isn't yet correct, get it done. Hand it in Monday. Stay after school if you need help.
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4/14
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Period 1o The winners from yesterday's Iambic Pentameter practice received Slinkys (because slinkys are awesome).
§ Everyone else received multiple (if they wanted) Dum-Dum pops (because Dum-Dums are
delicious).
o Discuss translation of Romeo and Juliet's first conversation - Sonnet
§ Stamp and collect for 10 points
§ Go over answers
o Watch the first conversation scene from Romeo + Juliet (2013)
Writer's notebook:
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Of the 5 words on the board (Fate, Love, Hate, Peace, and Teen Angst) select 2 or 3 and discuss
where in Act 1 those words are presented as themes.
o Romeo and Juliet Theme Graphic Organizer (see below)
§ Select 3 of the themes from the board
§ Give a description of what each theme means in relation to Act 1
§ Find 2-3 quotes that represent each theme
§ Due tomorrow for 5 points
Period 3 o Sentence packets - make sure to get them to me tomorrow if you're still working on them
o Computer lab in room 108 § Type your top-3 quotes plus the analysis for each one. See my example below.
§ Somewhere on the page, write and label two compound sentences and two complex sentences.
§ Make sure to also observe the rules of correct sentence structure throughout your analysis.
§ Of course, you'll also spell characters' names correctly, capitalize thoughtfully, etc.
§ Submit the final document to Turnitin.com by the start of class Monday.
4/13
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Period 1o Get back sentence packets. Keep revising. Turn it in with more corrections tomorrow. Stay after school if
you need extra help.
o Recap of Act 1 scene 4
§ The Montague boys (Romeo, Benvolio) and Mercutio are on their way to crash the Capulet party.
Romeo is bemoaning having to dance for everyone at the party, and wants to be the guy who holds
the torch. Mercutio is having none of that and pokes fun at Romeo. This leads to Romeo confess he
had a dream, which then sets Mercutio off on a rant, "I see Queen Mab hath been with you," about
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the feebleness of dreams. By the end of the scene, we learn that Romeo has a very, very bad feeling
about going to this party, but he's going to go anyway.
Read Act 1 scene 5 as a class - Party!
Analyze Romeo and Juliet's first conversation (See document below)
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Task One: Mark the iambic pentameter and rhyme scheme of their dialogue
Task Two: Translate the conversation into modern English (the way we speak in 2016)
This is due in class tomorrow
Period 3 o Get back sentence packets. Keep revising. Turn it in with more corrections tomorrow. Stay after school if
you need extra help.
o Stamp yesterday's homework on R&J's first conversation sonnet analysis
o Discussion - and make corrections on your homework, then turn in
o Act 1 quotation analysis
§ Go back through Act 1 and write down your top 3 most important quotations
§ For each quotation you pick, write at least 1/2-page explaining why it's an important quotation, how
it helps introduce or develop a theme, how it provides foreshadowing/creates suspense/develops a
character/etc.
§ See below an example - I wrote analysis in class of my top 3 quotations. When you do yours, don't
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steal my quotes.
This writing can be informal and handwritten, but it should be detailed and thoughtful.
Tomorrow by the start of class, at a minimum you should have your three quotes picked and written
down, and you should have at least one of your quote's analysis written
4/12
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Period 1 o Turn in the next revision of your sentence packet
o Read Act 1 scene 4 - Queen Mab
o Movie Clip comparison of the Queen Mab scene
Period 3 o Turn in the next revision of your sentence packet
o Read Act 1 scene 5 - Party!
o Analyze Romeo and Juliet's first conversation - see sheet below
o That sheet's due at the start of class tomorrow
4/11
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Period 1 o Get your sentence packet back. If you still have corrections to make, they're due tomorrow.
o Recap what happened in Act 1 scene 1
§ A fight between the Capulet and Montagues that establishes the "Two households" that the play is
talking about
§ Romeo complains to Benvolio about how Rosaline does not return his affections
o Read Act 1 scene 2 as a class
§ Discussion of what Paris is asking Capulet (Paris is asking for Juliet's hand in marriage) and
Capulet's response (My daughter is too young, but if you can woo her, I will give my consent)
o Read Act 1 scene 3 as a class
§ Pausing here and there in the scene to discuss the Nurse's inappropriate humor
o Writer's Notebook #10:
§ Predict what is going to happen at the party, aside from Romeo and Juliet meeting.
Period 3 o Get your sentence packet back. If you still have corrections to make, they're due tomorrow.
o Stamp Act 1 scene 2 homework
o Discussion
o Read aloud Act 1 scenes 3 and 4, stopping along the way to discuss things like...
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Nurse's inappropriate humor. Awkward!
Juliet's attitude toward marriage: "An honor that I dream not of"
Lady Capulet's monologue - the poetry switches to couplets when she starts talking about how Juliet
should check out what a fine specimen Count Paris is
§ Mercutio and Romeo - opposites (dramatic foils) in their attitude toward love
§ Mercutio's Queen Mab speech - If Act 1 was a rock song, the Queen Mab speech would be the epic,
face-melting guitar solo.
§ Romeo has a bad feeling that something will happen at this party that will ultimately lead to his
death...BUT he's gonna go anyway
WN #10 - Summarize what happens in these two scenes.
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Period 1 o Review of the first part of Act 1 scene 1
o Notes on allusion and irony
§ See document below
o Read together the rest of Act 1 scene 1
o Writer's Notebook #9:
§ What advice would you give Romeo about his troubles with love?
o Discussion
§ Share writer's notebook
§ What allusions were in the second half of the scene
§ Aurora
§ Dian
§ Cupid
§ Why are those allusions used?
Period 3 o Quick review of the first part of Act 1 scene 1
o Read together the rest of Act 1 scene 1 - Benvolio tries to figure out what's wrong with Romeo; turns out he's
in love with a girl who doesn't love him back (no, it's not Juliet...it's a girl named Rosaline; he'll meet Juliet
for the first time later)
o WN #9 - What advice would you give Romeo about his troubles with love?
o Discussion
o Read with a partner Act 1 scene 2
o Answer some questions in complete sentences on a separate sheet - see copy below...these are due at the start
of class Monday
4/7
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Period 1 o Remember to hand in your revised sentence packet tomorrow
o Writer's Notebook #7:
§ Using what you have read, or heard, about Romeo and Juliet, what are you most excited to read
about?
o Notes on terms and characters - see copies below
o Read aloud of the first half of Act 1 scene 1 as a class
o Writer's Notebook #8:
§ You are a reporter for the Verona 5-o-clock news, report on what just happened during the first half
of Act 1 scene 1. Remember to use the names of the characters.
Period 3 o Remember to hand in your revised sentence packet tomorrow
o Notes on terms - see copies below
o Read aloud the first half of Act 1 scene 1 as a class
o Some pretty lowbrow humor here...
o WN #8 - Report on what happened during this fight scene. Remember to use the names of characters - don't
just say "he," etc.
o Discussion
4/6 - double-block class
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Period 1 o Sentence packets - get them back, fix your errors, and get it back to Mr. Kirkham by Friday
o Review iambic pentameter
§ Ted-Ed video on Iambic Pentameter
§ See link below
§ Write your own lines of iambic pentameter
o Shakespeare background article - 776-780
§ Read it and take notes in your notebook
o Read the Prologue to Romeo and Juliet
§ Sonnet form:
§ 14 lines
§ 3 quatrains
§ 2 couplets
§ Alternating rhyme scheme
§ Translate the prologue
§ What does it mean?
Period 3 o New seats!
o Sentence packets - get them back, fix your errors, and get it back to me by Friday
o Shakespeare background article - pp. 776-780...read it and take notes (see below for a copy of the note sheet)
o Quick video reviewing iambic pentameter - see a link below
o Look again at what iambic pentameter is - compare iambic with trochaic and anapestic (see a copy of a note
sheet below that includes both notes on meter and notes on sonnets)
o WN #7 - Shakespeare indicates in the prologue that Romeo and Juliet are "star-crossed," which means cursed
by fate. What are your views on the role of fate or destiny in your life?
o Discussion
o Look closely at the prologue for meaning - different groups dissect different parts of the prologue and then
report back
o Some notes on characters in Romeo and Juliet - see copy below
4/5 - No class (but tomorrow is a double block)
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Hand in the sentence analysis packet
Today begins a 2-week span where student teacher Ms. Edstrom will teach 1st hour. Kirkham will stay with 3rd. So
when you're checking what we did, make sure you're checking for the right class period.
Period 1o Broke down the pieces of iambic pentameter
§ Iamb: An unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllabl
§ Penta: 5
§ Meter: feet in a line
§ Foot: the combination of syllables in a line
§ Iambic Pentameter: A pattern of 10 unstressed/stressed syllables separated into 5 feet per line
Living Iamb:
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Iambic pentameter follows the natural rhythm of our heartbeat
ta: unstressed
tum: stressed
§ ta TUM | ta TUM | ta TUM | ta TUM | ta TUM
"Rude" by Magic! in iambic pentameter
§ See hand out below
§ Identify the unstressed/stressed syllables in each line
Lines from Romeo and Juliet
§ See the same hand out below
§ Identify the unstressed/stressed syllables in each line
Exit ticket:
§ Write one line of iambic pentameter on your own
Period 3 o Analyze first and last names to determine where the naturally stressed and unstressed syllables are
o Look at a line from Romeo and Juliet; analyze where the stressed and unstressed syllables fall on the line
o Terms § Meter - an intentional pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that creates rhythm in poetry
§ Iamb - a unit of meter that has two syllables, the first unstressed and the second stressed
§ Iambic pentameter - a type of meter Shakespeare used; has five iambs in each line
§ Sonnet (here we looked at the prologue from Romeo and Juliet - see copy below) - a type of poem
that...
§ has 14 lines
§ uses iambic pentameter
§ has an ABABCDCDEFEFGG rhyme scheme
§ The first 4 lines (ABAB) form a quatrain, which is a 4-line stanza
§ Lines 5-8 (CDCD) and 9-12 (EFEF) are also quatrains
§ Lines 13-14 (GG) are a couplet, which is when two consecutive lines rhyme with
one another
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Finish presentations
WN #6 - Same question as yesterday: Which presenters had the best projects, and why?
The kids you wrote about yesterday and today - get up and tell them how they impressed you
That sentence practice packet I gave you yesterday (copy below) o Due at the start of class Monday
o Several review tutorials below if needed
o Feel free to email me with questions