Date: 11/5/12 “A”
Activity:
Present “Devise a Plan” assignments to the class
Activity:
Watch Act 4
Activity:
Close reading of Juliet’s soliloquy in 4.3—read the soliloquy and write a
point-form list of Juliet’s fears
Activity:
Act 4 Statement Assignment: Complete one of the following statements
and provide an explanation of at least 5 sentences:
 I believe that Juliet has/has not changed significantly since the
beginning of the play because…
 If I were Juliet, I would/would not consider going through with the
plan because…
 This whole thing could have been avoided if only…
**You must provide text evidence (i.e. quotes) as one of your 5
sentences**
Activity:
Read 5.1
Activity:
Important Quotes from 5.1
Activity:
Read 5.2
Activity:
Discuss: What happened? How did Friar’s plans go awry? What lesson
can be learned?
Date: 11/6/12 “B”
Activity:
Present “Devise a Plan” assignments to the class
Activity:
Watch Act 4
Activity:
Close reading of Juliet’s soliloquy in 4.3—read the soliloquy and write a
point-form list of Juliet’s fears
Activity:
Act 4 Statement Assignment: Complete one of the following statements
and provide an explanation of at least 5 sentences:
 I believe that Juliet has/has not changed significantly since the
beginning of the play because…
 If I were Juliet, I would/would not consider going through with the
plan because…
 This whole thing could have been avoided if only…
**You must provide text evidence (i.e. quotes) as one of your 5
sentences**
Activity:
Read 5.1
Activity:
Important Quotes from 5.1
Activity:
Read 5.2
Activity:
Discuss: What happened? How did Friar’s plans go awry? What lesson
can be learned?
Date: 11/7/12 “A”
Activity:
Turn in “Pride” opinion paragraphs
Activity:
Dramatic Terms and Devices Crossword puzzle and review answers
Activity:
Activity:
Activity:
Activity:
Activity:
Activity:
Distribute Handout #5—Romeo and Juliet Monologues/Scenes
You will be presenting your monologue/scene next block!!
Read 5.1 and 5.3
Important Quotes from 5.1 and 5.3
Discussion Questions: Why are the two young lovers dead, really? To
what degree do you think the Friar is responsible? Would you charge
Friar Lawrence with a crime? What is the silver lining in this tragedy?
Dramatic Devices: Pathos and Theme
Date: 11/8/12 “B”
Due:
Turn in “Pride” opinion paragraphs
Activity:
Dramatic Terms and Devices Crossword puzzle and review answers
Activity:
Distribute Handout #5—Romeo and Juliet Monologues/Scenes
Activity:
You will be presenting your monologue/scene next block!!
Activity:
Read 5.1 and 5.3
Activity:
Important Quotes from 5.1 and 5.3
Activity:
Discussion Questions: Why are the two young lovers dead, really? To
what degree do you think the Friar is responsible? Would you charge
Friar Lawrence with a crime? What is the silver lining in this tragedy?
Activity:
Dramatic Devices: Pathos and Theme
Date: 11/9/12 “A”
**END OF 2nd 6 WEEKS!!**
Activity:
Monologue/Scene presentations
Activity:
Theme Workshop: Theme can be discovered using a formula as you
would in Math.
Theme = Topic + Insight
 List topics from Romeo and Juliet (master list on board)
 Students add insight by suggesting what the play says about each
topic.
 Theme statements should be phrased in the following way:
Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet shows… (that passion can be
dangerous; that hate can lead to suffering, etc.)
Activity:
Theme Paragraph—Discuss a major theme from Shakespeare’s Romeo
and Juliet
Activity:
Your theme paragraph should begin with a theme statement. Then
provide explanation and examples to support the theme statement. How
does Shakespeare convey this theme?
 Theme Statement: William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”
shows that (insert theme statement here).
 Explanation (Explain how you came to your theme statement)
 Evidence from Text: (Quote—properly embedded and cited)
 Explanation of Quote in your own words
 Concluding Sentence