Friday, March 27, 2009

Shortened schedule due to Talent Show assembly. 

2nd hour

SWBAT describe character traits by discussing plot events.

Vocabulary: man, quit thy pains, feign, coil, gossamer, conceit

Essential Questions: What are the Nurse’s character traits?

  • No Jumpstart

  • Read and discuss Romeo and Juliet, Act 2 Scene 5

  • Read and discuss Romeo and Juliet Act 2 Scene 6

  • RandJ Act 2 Study Guide will be due Monday

4th hour

SWBAT analyze plot events by illustrating and writing summary.

Vocabulary: man, quit thy pains, feign, coil, gossamer, conceit

Essential Questions: What are the Nurse’s character traits?

  • No Jumpstart

  • Finish reading Act 2 Scene 4

  • Romeo and Juliet Act 2 Scene 5

    • Storyboard: What news does Nurse give Juliet? What is the Nurse’s attitude when she tells Juliet?

    • Storyboard: What is the plan?

  • Romeo and Juliet Act 2 Scene 6

    • Storyboard: What is the setting of this scene? What is about to happen?

Thursday, March 26, 2009

SWBAT define vocabulary words by making Four Corners vocabulay posters.

SWBAT describe character traits by summarizing and illustrating.

Vocabulary: man, quit thy pains, feign, coil, gossamer, conceit

Essential Questions: What do our new words mean? How does Shakespeare use comedy to appeal to the people?

  • Jumpstart: Romeo confides in Friar Lawrence. Do you think Friar Lawrence can be trusted? Why or why not? Who do you think Juliet will trust to serve as her messenger?

  • Four Corners Vocabulary: Create a poster showing the meaning of one of our new vocabulary words (man, quit thy pains, feign, coil, gossamer, conceit). Use the book to find the definitions and the sentence/lines.

  • Read Romeo and Juliet, Act 2 Scene 4.

    • 2nd:  Work on RandJ Act 2 Study Guide

    • 4th: Storyboard: What does the letter to Romeo from Tybalt say? How does Mercution think Romeo will respond?

    • 4th: Storyboard: What do we learn about Mercutio’s character traits?

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

2nd hour

SWBAT explain the author’s use of monologue and soliloquy by reading and discussing plot events.

Vocabulary: wherefore, enmity, ghostly father, brine, chidst, monologue, soliloquy

Essential Questions: What is the difference between a monologue and soliloquy? How do events continue to develop in the rising action?

  • Jumpstart: What’s the worst pick-up line you’ve heard or used? Which of Romeo OR Juliet’s lines is the best pick-up line? What do you think of Romeo and Juliet’s first conversation?

  • Finish reading Scene 2. Discuss the differences between a monologue and a soliloquy.  Act 2 Monologue and Soliloquy

  • Read and discuss Scene 3

  • Four Corners Vocabulary: Create a poster showing the meaning of one of our new vocabulary words (man, quit thy pains, feign, coil, gossamer, conceit). Use the book to find the definitions and the sentence/lines.

  • Work on RandJ Act 2 Study Guide

4th hour

SWBAT analyze plot events and character traits by writing summary and drawing illustrations.

Vocabulary: wherefore, enmity, ghostly father, brine, chidst

Essential Questions: How do events continue to develop in the rising action? What do we learn about Friar Lawrence?

  • Jumpstart: What’s the worst pick-up line you’ve heard or used? Which of Romeo OR Juliet’s lines is the best pick-up line? What do you think of Romeo and Juliet’s first conversation?

  • Finish reading Scene 2:

    • Storyboard: Read the famous balcony scene. What does Romeo say about Juliet? What does Juliet say about Romeo?

    • Storyboard: What lines at the end of Scene 2 foreshadown Romeo and Juliet’s deaths?

  • Act 2 Scene 3

    • Storyboard: What does Friar Lawrence agree to do? Why does he make that decision?

  • Four Corners Vocabulary: Create a poster showing the meaning of one of our new vocabulary words (man, quit thy pains, feign, coil, gossamer, conceit). Use the book to find the definitions and the sentence/lines.

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

2nd hour

SWBAT analyze plot events and character motivations by reading the play and discussing events.

Vocabulary: conjure, wherefore, enmity, ghostly father

Essential Questions: How do conflicts begin to develop in Act 2?

 

4th hour

SWBAT analyze plot events and character motivations by reading the play and discussing events.

Vocabulary: conjure, wherefore, enmity, ghostly father

Essential Questions: How do conflicts begin to develop in Act 2?

 

  • Review vocabulary using Four Corners posters

  • Romeo and Juliet Act 2 Scenes 1-2

    • Read Scene 1.

      •  Storyboard: Why does Romeo run away from his friends?

    • Read Scene 2:

      • Storyboard: Read the famous balcony scene. What does Romeo say about Juliet? What does Juliet say about Romeo?

      • Storyboard: What lines at the end of Scene 2 foreshadown Romeo and Juliet’s deaths?