Red Cube
Knowledge
List at least 5 main characters from the story, Romeo and Juliet , and explain their relationships to each other.
Describe, in detail,
Juliet Capulet.
Describe the setting in
Romeo and Juliet .
Draw it.
KNOWLEDGE
Describe, in detail,
Romeo Montague.
Who is Paris and what is his role in the story of
Romeo and Juliet ?
Why don’t the Capulets and Montagues like each other in the story of Romeo and Juliet ?

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Analysis
Analyze the feud that takes place between the
Capulets and the
Montagues in the story of Romeo and Juliet .
How does the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues set the tone for the rest of the story of Romeo and
Juliet ?
Using a Venn Diagram, compare and contrast the Romeo and Juliet characters.
ANALYSIS
Analyze Verona as an appropriate setting for the tragedy to occur in the story of
Romeo and Juliet .
Why do you think
William Shakespeare wrote the play,
Romeo and Juliet ?
How are the incidents in Romeo and Juliet related to modern-day characters/people and modern-day situations?

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Synthesis/evaluation
How would you stage
Act I of Romeo and
Juliet ? Why would you do it this way?
Can you predict the outcome if the Capulets and the Montagues were to have had a better relationship in the story of Romeo and
Juliet ?
Do you agree with the actions of Romeo and
Juliet? Justify your answer.
SYNTHESIS/
EVALUATION
Suppose you were
Romeo or Juliet. What changes would you have made (not knowing the ending of the tragedy)?
How could you change
(modify) the plot to make this story of
Romeo and Juliet more modern?
What is your opinion of the play of Romeo and
Juliet compared to others you have read in class?

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Caterpillar
What does the caterpillar eat on
Monday?
On Tuesday?
How long does the caterpillar eat before he makes his cocoon?
What is the color of the body of the caterpillar?
What color is his head?
Look at the picture of the caterpillar on the cover of the book. How many legs does it have?
At the beginning of the story, in the light of the moon, where did
the little egg lay?
What did the caterpillar eat that made him feel better and not have a stomach ache?

Blue Cube
Caterpillar
What do you think the book, The Hungry
Caterpillar , has to say about eating the right kinds of foods?
Do you think the caterpillar would have turned into such a beautiful butterfly if he had kept eating junk food?
The author, Eric Carle, used the art form
“collage” to illustrate his book. Explain what a collage is to your teammates.
How many total pieces of fruit did the caterpillar eat in all?
Did the caterpillar eat more fruit or junk food?
How do you know?
Explain.
What does the term
“metamorphosis” mean? How does it relate to the story of
The Hungry
Caterpillar?

Caterpillar for Spanish
Write the names of the week in Spanish on paper. Read the names to one of your teammates and translate for him/her.
Write, in Spanish, the names of all the fruits the caterpillar ate on paper. Read and translate them for a teammate.
Write, in Spanish, the names of all the junk food eaten by the butterfly in Spanish
Introduce, in Spanish, the caterpillar to one of your teammates.
Introduce the butterfly, in Spanish, to one of your teammates.
Count all the pieces of food eaten by the caterpillar in Spanish.
How far did you have to count?

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BodilyKinesthetic
Create an interpretive dance about three of the characters from
Charlotte’s Web .
Using Charades, choose a character from
Charlotte’s Web and have your team members guess who you are.
Each member of the team must choose a character from
Charlotte’s Web and role play a scene from the book.
B/K
Turn to one of your team members. Using your pointer finger,
“write” the name of a character on your team member’s back and
see if they can guess who it is.
If Wilbur and Charlotte couldn’t speak, they could have used sign language to communicate. Create at least 5 different signs they could have used during this story.
Mime a favorite scene from the book,
Charlotte’s Web
.

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Verbal/Linguistic
Write a different ending to the story,
Charlotte’s Web .
Design a question you would like to ask the author.
How might the author answer?
How many smaller words can you make from the word
Charlotte ?
(ex. “hot”)
V/L
Choose your favorite part of the story and read it to one of your teammates.
Retell the story from another character’s point of view.
Create a TV commercial with a slogan to encourage others to buy this book.

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Visual/Spatial
Create a diorama of the main setting of
Charlotte’s Web .
Design a new cover for the book,
Charlotte’s Web
.
Mind Map the story of
Charlotte’s Web.
V/S
Use a Venn Diagram to compare Charlotte and Fern in
Charlotte’s Web .
Draw pictures/scenes of at least three events from Charlotte’s Web that caused Wilbur to react.
Create a poster to advertise the book,
Charlotte’s Web
.