ENGLISH 9Mrs. Britz

Week 2

January 12th – January 16th

1/12/15 TODAY’S BELL-RINGER

Understand that Shakespeare often used a different word order than we commonly doWe speak commonly in: Subject → Verb → Object

I lost my homework.To Do: Rewrite that sentence three times, changing the word order each time.

MONDAY, JANUARY 13TH

Tips for Tackling the Language (cont’d from

Friday)

Getting the Joke – a pun

Essential Understandings

Motifs

Characteristics of a Tragedy

Tragic Pattern of Shakespeare (5 plot steps = 5

acts)

TIPS FOR TACKLING THE LANGUAGE

Get the structure• Where does the complete thought end?• Where are the subject & the verb?• Remember: Shakespeare sometimes puts the verb before

the subjectSkipping for nowGuessing the meaningGet the jokeGet the point

• What are the key words? What main idea do they express?

Read “Enrich Your Reading” on p. 719

GETTING THE JOKE – PUNS

A woman has twins and gives them up for adoption. One of them goes to a family in Egypt and is named “Ahmal.” The other goes to a family in Spain; they name him “Juan.” Years later, Juan sends a picture of himself to his birth mother. Upon receiving the picture, she tells her husband that she wishes she also had a picture of Ahmal. Her husband responds, “They’re twins! If you’ve seen Juan, you’ve seen Ahmal.

Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, but when they lit a fire in the craft, it sank, proving once again that you can’t have your kayak and heat it, too.

ROMEO & JULIET – ESSENTIAL UNDERSTANDINGS

Rash decisions can lead to tragedy.

Each person determines how fate may

play a role in his or her life.

Prejudices, whether old or new, can

interfere with how we react to others.

Passion is an influence on people’s

choices.

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MOTIFS IN ROMEO AND JULIET

1. the use of light and dark (and shadows)

2. references to astrology: the sun, moon

and stars

3. the role of fate in determining the future

CHARACTERISTICS OF A TRAGEDY

The tragic hero (main character) is famous, powerful or

successful.

The tragic hero has a flaw that dominates his personality

at times.

The tragic hero gains wisdom or learns a lesson about life

by the end of the story.

The tragic hero often (but not always) dies or is

devastated by the end of the story.

THE TRAGIC PATTERN OF SHAKESPEARE – 5 ACTSExposition – mood, conditions, main characters & positions,

circumstances & relationships to one another• Complication – begins the conflict that will continue throughout

the play

Rising Action – series of events leading up to climax; provides

intensity for readers

Climax – turning point of play

Falling action – climax to hero’s death

Catastrophe – hero’s death & resolution

TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2015

Chillin with Will Quiz

Questions to Ponder, complete on your own then

when directed discuss with your partner and then be

prepared to share with class.

Complete Pre-reading Poll

QUESTIONS TO PONDER

What is a rash decision?How does thinking about possible consequences help us when making a decision?What is fate?Does fate truly determine one’s direction in life?How do our personal prejudices interfere with interactions with others?How are our personal prejudices a result of our parents’ prejudices?Where does passion exist in life?Is passion always good or always bad when making decisions?

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15 T H

Today’s Bell-ringer: review the

Shakespeare Unit Terms notes & get out a

piece of loose-leaf paper for the quiz

1st on the agenda: take the Shakespeare

Unit Terms – matching quiz (NO NOTES)

AFTER THE QUIZ- JOURNAL

Are you ready to fall in

love and get married?

Why or why not?

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15 T H

Talk about theme topics & choose one

to track (I.i.45) • keep a page in notebook just for

this• How would you cite Act 4, Scene 6,

line 92?

Act 1 pre-reading vocabulary • there will be a context quiz after

reading Act 1

I = 1II = 2III = 3IV = 4V = 5VI = 6VII = 7VIII = 8IX = 9X = 10

Death & dying

Romance & love

Child & parent

relationships

Deception (lying) &

its consequences

THEME TOPICS IN ROMEO & JULIET

Friendship

Faulty (poor) decision

making

Family hostility (anger)

& fighting

Fate & fortune (stars)

ACT ONE - VOCABULARY

Augment – (verb) to make or become greater in number, amount, strength; to increase

Adversary – (noun) a person or group that is hostile to someone; enemy

Chaste – (adj.) pure; decent; modest in both conduct and speech

Exquisite – (adj.) extremely beautiful and pleasing

Forfeit - (noun) something to which the right is lost, as for commission of a crime or misdeed, neglect of duty, or violation of a contract.

ACT ONE - VOCABULARY

Grievance - (noun) a complaint or resentment, as against an unjust or unfair act

Pernicious – (adj.) causing grave harm; destructive

Purge – (verb) to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify.

Solemnity – (noun) the state of being serious

Warrant – (verb) to give reason or sanction for; account for

Career Cruising with the counselors

THURSDAY, JANUARY 15 T H &FRIDAY, JANUARY 16 T H

Monday – no school