Tuesday, June 3, 2014
• Bell work:
– Turn in Socratic Seminar rubric with seminar reflection
attached
– Get journal
– Announcement: all late work due Friday, June 6th! D and F
calls go out tomorrow!
• Romeo & Juliet
– Getting to know Shakespeare
– Background video (if absent please watch this video)
– Perfect Mate worksheet
• HW:
– R&J finish “Perfect Mate” worksheet – due tomorrow, 6/4
Journal: Romeo and Juliet
• What do you know about Shakespeare?
• What comes to mind when you hear “Romeo
and Juliet”?
Well-known Facts about Will
• Great writer of England
• Plays translated into all
languages, musicals,
ballets
• Born Stratford-upon-Avon
• Well-to-do, affluent while
alive
• Most quoted, other than
the Bible
Lesser-known Facts
• Teen father: married
pregnant 26 year old
Anne Hathaway when he
was 18
• Deadbeat dad: Left wife
and children for London
stage career
• Father of twins
• Elizabethan rapper: uses
rhythm and rhyme
• “Plagiarism” ?
The Competition
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Bear-baiting
Races
Gambling
Music
Drinking/socializing
Prostitution
Public executions
Conditions in London-BAD!
• Thames River
polluted with raw
sewage
• Trees used up for
fuel
• Poverty
Personal hygiene/health
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Bathing considered dangerous
Body odor strong
Childhood diseases
Children often died before 5 years
Small Pox
Bubonic Plague
Living Conditions
• No running
water
• Chamber Pots
• Open Sewers
• Crowded
Clothes
• One set used all year
long, rarely washed
• Underclothing slept in,
infrequently changed
• Clothes handed down
from rich to poor
Theater in London
• Performed in courtyards
of inns
• The Theater-first public
theater-1576
• Daytime/open air
• Limited set design
• Relied on music, sound,
costumes, props and great
description
The Globe
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Built in 1599
Across the Thames- “Wrong side of town”
King’s Players - Shakespeare’s company
Penny admission
Actors
• All men
• Female parts played
by young boys
• No actual kissing or
hugging on stage
The groundling
• Poor audience
member
• Stood around stage in
“the pit”
• Women not allowed
(had to dress up as
men to attend)
• Threw rotten
vegetables at bad
performances
“Romeo and Juliet”
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Tragedy
Written in 1595
Set in Verona, Italy
Themes: parental
control/rebellious
teens; fate/freewill;
impulsive
behavior/self-control
Play’s source
• Borrowed from a
poem by Brooke-1562
• Poem found in French
translation by Brooke
• Shakespeare gave
story new life and
beauty
Queen Elizabeth
• Bastard daughter of King
Henry VIII
• And Ann Boleyn (2nd of 6
wives)
• Henry had Ann beheaded
for “treason”
• Younger sister of “Bloody
Mary.”
• “Virgin Queen”?
• A tease and a player
Her “loving” parents
The Renaissance
• 1500-1650
• “Rebirth” of arts, culture,
science
• Discovery of “New World”
• Copernicus: Sun-centered
Universe (1543)
• King Henry VIII =
renaissance man (ideal)
• Reformation of Catholic
Church
R & J Crash Course Background
• Watch the video and take notes in your
journal – at least 5 new things you learned
about Shakespeare, his writing style and
structure, the Elizabethen time period, Romeo
and Juliet, etc.!
• Video (click here – if viewing from home you
need to view the PPT as a slideshow to access)
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
• Bell Work:
– Get journals
– Share “Perfect Mate” worksheet with a partner/turn-in
– Extra Credit! Complete the R&J Intro to Shakespeare
Crossword Puzzle – research at home if needed and turn in by
Friday for extra credit!
• Romeo and Juliet:
– What is a sonnet?
– Annotate R & J Prologue (tape into journal)
– Begin reading Act I, scene I – keep track of characters and plot
as we read in your journal entry!
• HW: R & J Extra Credit crossword puzzle due Friday 
The Prologue
– Sonnet: a poem of fourteen lines that follows a strict
rhyme scheme and specific structure.
• Annotate the prologue – highlight or underline important
words or phrases and interpret them - make a guess!
What is Shakespeare saying? What does the prologue
reveal about the plot of Romeo and Juliet?
• What is a possible reason that the Prologue reveals to the
audience the outcome of the plot of the play before the
play even begins?
• What is the point of the last two lines of the Prologue? (i.e.
What are these lines indicating to the audience?)
• The Prologue - a sonnet!
Thursday, June 5, 2014
• Bell Work:
– Get journals
– Extra Credit! Complete the R&J Intro to Shakespeare
Crossword Puzzle – research at home if needed and turn in by
Friday for extra credit!
• Romeo and Juliet:
– Discuss annotated R & J Prologue (tape into journal)
– Begin reading Act I, scene I & II – keep track of characters and
plot as we read in your journal – you may be quizzed later on
this information!
• HW:
– R & J Extra Credit crossword puzzle due Friday 
– All work up until this point, late or otherwise is due tomorrow,
Friday, June 6th unless you’ve met with me
Friday, June 6, 2014
• Bell Work:
– Get journals
– Turn in Extra Credit R&J Intro to Shakespeare Crossword
Puzzle
– Turn in any other late work – due today by the end of the day
– anything submitted to me online may be turned in up until
11:59 pm but you MUST email me so I know to look for it!
• Romeo and Juliet:
– Masks
– Continue reading!– keep track of characters and plot as we
read in your journal – you may be quizzed later on this
information!
• HW:
– Bring in supplies for masks by next Tuesday…PLEASE! Glitter,
feathers, sequins, glue, etc!
Monday, June 9 – Wednesday June, 11
Mrs. Christensen here  Be on your BEST behavior!
• Bell Work:
– Get journals & a copy of R & J
– If you’ve checked out any books from me return them to Mrs. C! I
need these to get rid of your fines!
• Romeo and Juliet:
– Continue reading!– keep track of characters and plot as we read
in your journal – you WILL be quizzed later on this information!
– Masks when we finish the play!
• Mrs. Jensen thank you card (due Fri) – in class time TBD
• HW:
– Monday night HW: bring in supplies for masks by tomorrow,
Tuesday…PLEASE! Glitter, feathers, sequins, glue, etc! You may hold on
to your own supplies or contribute to the class “pot”
– Wednesday night HW: Shakespearean Insults (due Friday)
– Thursday night HW: Mrs. Jensen card due Friday, June 13th if not
finished in class
Reading, listening to, and viewing Romeo & Juliet
• Read the Prologue: introduction to the play – emphasizes the power of
fate
• Read Act I: Opening Scenes/conflict – sets up circumstances of the play
– Watch Zeffirelli Act 1, scene I
– Read the rest of Act I
• Read Act II, Scene ii: Juliet’s balcony – R & J profess their love
– Watch Zeffirelli Act II, Scene ii
– Read the rest of Act II
• Read Act III, Scene i: Verona Square – Mercutio and Tybalt die; Prince
banishes Romeo
– Watch Zeffirelli Act III, Scene i
– Read and discuss the rest of Act III
• Watch Act IV and Act V – take notes in your journal on plot, characters etc!
Be prepared for an open journal quiz on the play!
Shakespeare’s Language & Insults
• In his words…the insults! Take notes in your
journal on Shakespeare’s language, why
insults were used (humor, mood, character,
etc.), and examples of insults heard in the
video – in your own words.
• Complete the Shakespeare Insult HW by
following directions on the handout. Use
Google/dictionary.com etc. to look up the
words so you know what you are saying in
your insult! Due Friday!