Struzziero
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Humanities English
Goals-The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Unit
READING
1. Students will practice scanning, and they will earn a 94% on the Sonnet Creative
Writing Assignment.
2. Students will identify, analyze, and make inferences about similes, metaphors,
oxymorons, paradoxes, puns, and dramatic irony. Students will earn a 90% on the
Act 1 Quiz, a 91% on the exam for Acts 1-3 quiz, and a 93% on the Act IV quiz.
3. Students will identify the elements of Shakespeareans sonnets and Shakespearean
Tragedy, and they will analyze the relationship of the passages to the whole of a
work. Students will earn a 90% on the Act 1 Quiz, a 91% on the exam for Acts 1-3
quiz, and a 93% on the Act IV quiz.
4. Students will make inferences about what the play has to teach them regarding
the role of fate and free will in their life’s journey. Students will earn a 90% on
the Act 1 Quiz, a 91% on the exam for Acts 1-3 quiz, and a 93% on the Act IV quiz.
WRITING
1. Students will use every step of the writing process to create the following: an on
demand critical analysis essay about Fate and Free Will, a sonnet, and a Soundtrack
Creative Assignment. Students will earn a 91% on the Fate and Free Will on-demand
essay, a 94% on the sonnet assignment, an 88% on the Fate vs. Free Will essay, and
an 86% on the Soundtrack assignment.
2. Students will generate clear, specific, organized thesis statements in their ondemand critical analysis essays. Students will earn a 91% on the Fate and Free Will
on-demand essay and an 88% on the Fate vs. Free Will essay.
3. Students will consistently and persuasively analyze DDs in their critical analysis
essays. Students will earn a 91% on the Fate and Free Will on-demand essay and an
88% on the Fate vs. Free Will essay.
ASSESSMENTS
1. Sonnet Assignment
2. Act 1 Quiz
3. Acts 1-3 Unit Exam
4. Soundtrack
5. Act IV Quiz
6. Fate vs. Freewill Essay