Y11 Extended Homework
Romeo and Juliet.
Due Date ___________________________________________
As you are aware, your Romeo and Juliet exam is ‘closed book.’ This
means you will not have a copy of the text to refer to.
Part a) is an extract question, therefore you will be using quotes from the
extract they give you.
Part b) is a ‘whole play’ question, so you will need to use quotes
from across the whole play. In order to really achieve, you will need
to memorise a selection of quotes.
This homework is designed to support your learning, developing and
remembering quotes.
Complete the tasks in the following order:
o Fill in the ‘Key Quotes’ table. Make sure you write in as much
detail as possible. You will need to do this straight away to allow
time to start committing them to memory.
o Read through the ‘Brain Squeezer’ activities, and pick three
methods of remembering, which you think will work for you.
o Regularly read through and use the methods outlined to remember
your quotes and the key development points that go with them.
You will have around 2 weeks to complete this homework task, which
will be assessed in lesson. Your teacher will let you know which
particular lesson the assessment will take place in.
Quote
Who says
it?
Act and
Scene.
Context
1
‘…ancient grudge’
Chorus
Prologue
The
opening of
the play.
The chorus
gives us an
idea of
what is
going to
happen in
the play.
2
‘A pair of star-crossed
lovers’
3
‘…their death bury their
parents' strife’
4
‘Do you bite your thumb
at us Sir?’
Analysis/Development
Remember to talk about:
individual words/historical or
social
context/character/personal
response/effect on the
audience.
The ‘ancient grudge’ refers
to the ongoing conflict
between the two families.
‘ancient’ gives the
impression that this
argument is archaic. It is a
word which we might
associate with tradition;
something that should be
honoured and therefore
makes the feud between the
families seem impossible to
change. This links into the
fact that the prologue
informs the reader of what
is going to happen in the
play, which itself reinforces
the idea that fate dictates
the characters’ lives.
5
‘I hate the word
[peace]./As I hate hell,
all Montagues, and
thee.’
6
‘Your lives shall pay the
forfeit of the peace.’
7
‘No, Coz, I rather
weep…At thy good
heart’s oppression’
8
‘Sad hours seem long’
9
‘Younger than she are
happy Mothers made.’
10 ‘It is an honour that I
dream not of.’
11 ‘idle brains’, ‘vain
fantasy’, ‘thin of
substance’
12 ‘Some consequence,
yet hanging in the stars’
13 ‘I will withdraw, but this
intrusion shall, Now
seeming sweet, convert
to bitt’rest gall’
14 ‘My lips two blushing
pilgrims’
15 ‘My only love sprung
from my only hate’
BrainSqueezers.
Chunking
Chunkingisbreakingupabigpieceof
informationintosmallerchunksrather
likestepsinaladder.Itcanbeusedfornumbersandwords.Oftenstudentsuse
Bulletpointstobreakupinformation.
Forexample,thefollowingcanbebrokenintochunks:
‘The average person can take in four numbers or words at a time, can
concentrate on revision for a maximum of 45 minutes at a time and
remembers information best shortly before bedtime.’
Chunked:
v Remember 4 words/numbers at a time
v Revision max 45 mins.
v Remember best before bedtime
CardCover
Twowaystopracticewithcards:
1.Writeastimulusonthefrontofacardsuchas‘Romeoquote–love’.
Youshouldwriteonthebackofthecard:thequote,whereit’sfound,
contextanddevelopmentpoints.
OR
2.Useapieceofpaperandmovedownyourcompletedtabletoreveal
answersasyouguessthecontents.
OR
3.Read,coverup,rewrite.
Recordings
Recordyourselfreadingoutyourkeyquotes.
Listentoyourrecordingasoftenasyoucan,andseeifyoucanstart
recitingthemasyoulisten.Eventually,youshouldbeabletorecite
themwithouttherecording.
Youcouldreadthequoteswithabeatortuneinthebackground,
thiscouldalsohelpyoutoremember.
Ifyoulistentoalotofmusic,thismighthelpyou.It’showwelearn
songlyrics!
Q&A
You’llneedtoteamupwithfriendstodothis.
Devisequestionsandanswersforotherpeopleandquizeachother.
Someexamplesofquestions:
WhichquotehelpsusunderstandthecharacterofMercutio?
WhichActandScenewouldIfindthequote…
WhatkeyeventhappensinAct1Scene1–whatquotecouldbeused
whenreferencingit?
Makeonedevelopmentpointaboutthequote…
ForPhoneaddicts
Useyourphonetohelpyourememberquotes.Takeapictureofaquoteand
relevantinformationandsaveitasyourbackground.Readthequotesevery
timeyoupickyourphoneup–changeiteverysooftensoyouarelookingata
varietyofquotes.
Visuals
• Makegooduseofdrawings/diagramsinyourrevision.
• Usedifferentcolours.
• Replacekeywords/ideas/people/placeswithpictures.
• Createandputpostersuparoundyourhome.
Watchanadaptationasmanytimesasyoucan.
Buy/rent/borrowacopyofaDVDadaptationoftheplayorbook.Watchit
againandagainandlocatethekeyquotes.
Whentryingtorecallthequotes,rememberingtheactioninthefilmcould
helpyou.
Post–its
Writethekeyquotesandinformationrelatedtoitonpostitnotesand
sticktheminplacesyou’llseethemeveryday.Makesureyoucanread
them!
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Aroundyourmirror:aimtoreadoneeveryday.
Above/nexttoyourbed.
Nexttothekettle.
Inyourbathroom–lookatitwhileyourcleaningyourteeth.