Romeo and Juliet

Rbook Journal

Essential Questions: Despite external differences, what are universal concerns facing

teenagers throughout time?

How do the choices concerning how to structure a story, order events within it, and manipulate time create such effects as mystery, tension, or

surprise?

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FINAL GRADE

ALP H AB E TI ZE D LI ST O F SE LE C TE D

Poetry Terms* * Please note that words in italics are defined somewhere else in the list!

1. alliteration: the repetition of sounds, usually consonant sounds but sometimes vowel sounds, at the beginnings of words in the same line or successive lines

“The fair breeze blew the white foam flew The furrow followed free” — Coleridge 2. blank verse: unrhymed verse generally written in iambic pentameter “I fancied when I looked at six o’clock The swan still ran and scuttled just as fast.” — Frost 3. connotation: the implied or suggested meaning of a word or expression. For example, the word springtime

literally means the season between the vernal equinox and the summer solstice, but the word usually makes most people think of such things as youth, rebirth, and romance

4. couplet: two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme “‘Tis education forms the common mind Just as the twig is bent the tree’s inclined.” — Pope 5. denotation: the literal or dictionary meaning or meanings of a word Springtime: the season between the vernal equinox and the summer solstice 6. exact rhyme: two or more words that end with exactly the same vowel and consonant sounds EXAMPLES: “feet” and “heat,” “shoes” and “cruise,” etc.

7. free verse: poetry that has no particular rhyme scheme, rhythm, or line length “I celebrate myself, and sing myself. And what I assume you shall assume. For every atom belonging to me belongs to you.” — Whitman 8. hyperbole: a figure of speech using obvious exaggeration or overstatement for special effect “And I will luve thee still. My dear, Till a’ the seas gang dry.” — Burns 9. iamb: a metrical foot made of one unaccented syllable followed by one accented syllable (be-CAUSE, re-

TURN) 10. iambic pentameter: a line of poetry composed of five iambs The SOUND / must SEEM / an ECH / -o TO / the SENSE. 11. imagery: a word or phrase which brings a picture to the reader’s mind or appeals to his or her sense of

sight, hearing, touch, taste, or smell; also the collection of images in a poem ...sagging orchards steamed with amber spice. [smell and sight] — Field The curfew tolls the knell of parting day. [hearing] — Gray

12. metaphor: a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things that are basically different “The train is a needle plunging into the fabric of night.” 13. meter: the repetition in poetry of a regular pattern of stressed ( ) and unstressed ( ) syllables. This

creates the rhythm of a poem 14. metrical foot: a combination of syllables in a rhythmic unit 15. narrative poem: a poem that tells a story 16. onomatopoeia: the use of words which in their pronunciation suggest their meaning “It cracked and growled, and roared and howled Like noises in a swound.” — Coleridge 17. personification: a figure of speech in which something non-human is given human qualities “A narrow wind complains all day How someone treated him.” — Dickinson 18. rhyme: repetition of the same (or similar) sound or sounds at the end of words. Usually, in poetry, rhyming

means the ending of two or more lines with words that sound alike (see also exact rhyme and slant rhyme) 19. rhyme scheme: the pattern of rhyme in a poem; rhyme schemes are described by using a different letter of

the alphabet to stand for each different rhyming sound 20. simile: a figure of speech in which the comparison between two unlike things is expressed directly, usually

by means of like or as “What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?” — Hughes 21. slant rhyme: two or more words that share enough of the same sounds to make them sound similar, but do

not end with exactly the same vowel and consonant sounds EXAMPLES: “zone” and “song,” “alive” and “ride” 22. stanza: a group of lines of verse treated as a unit and separated from other units by a space 23. symbol: any object, person, place, or action that has meaning in itself and that also stands for something

larger than itself such as a quality, an attitude, or a value. EXAMPLES: A rose is often a symbol of love and beauty; a skull is often a symbol of death; spring and winter often symbolize youth and old age.

24. tone: the feeling communicated by authors’ attitudes towards their subjects and the particular way they write

about them. Tone is found in every kind of writing. It is created through the choice of words and details.

Shakespeare Bingo

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Romeo and Juliet Timeline

In writing Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare re-told an old story. He condensed the action from several months to just 5 days, adding a sense of urgency to every event. In this activity, you will explore cause-and-effect relationships. You will also create a timeline for the play. Directions: Write each event on the day that it took place.

The servants of the Capulets and Montagues start a brawl in the streets of Verona.

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Wednesday night/early Thursday

Thursday

Events in Romeo and Juliet

• Friar Lawrence discovers that his message did not reach Romeo. • Juliet stabs herself.

• Prince Escalus banishes Romeo. • Juliet apologizes to her father for refusing to marry Paris. • Romeo and Juliet, now husband and wife, part at dawn. • Benvolio takes Romeo to the Capulet's party, hoping to get his mind

off Rosaline. • Prince Escalus decrees that the next person who starts a public fight

will face the death penalty. • Romeo drinks poison.

• Romeo kills Paris • Montague and Capulet shake hands and promise to build gold

statues of each other's children. • Romeo overhears Juliet on her balcony, pledging her love to him. • Friar Lawrence reveals that Romeo and Juliet were married.

• Romeo kills Tybalt. • Romeo and Juliet meet. • Romeo and Juliet are married at Friar Lawrence’s cell. • Lord Capulet announces Juliet’s engagement to Paris.

• Tybalt kills Mercutio. • Balthasar tells Romeo that Juliet is dead. • Lord Capulet moves the wedding from Thursday to Wednesday. • Juliet's family lays her to rest in the Capulet burial vault.

• The nurse advises Juliet to marry Paris; Juliet asks Friar Lawrence

for help.

FALLING ACTION

RISING ACTION (List examples that create complications or suspense)

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Setting: Situation/climate: Characters:

CONFLICT

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Essay Type: Compare and Contrast ( ) In-class timed essay (X) Take home essay Student legal name (“nick name”):___________________________ PER:____ Student ID#:__________________ Student Signature:_____________________ Teacher’s Name: ______________ 20____ Freshmen Sophomore Junior Senior ( ) Eng 1 Fall ( ) Eng 3 Fall ( ) Eng 5 Fall ( ) Eng 7 Fall ( ) Eng 2 Spring ( ) Eng 4 Spring ( ) Eng 6 Spring ( ) Eng 8 Spring (X) English I Intensive

Writing Prompt Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, has been retold over the years. In an essay, discuss the similarities and differences between the two movie versions of Romeo and Juliet that you saw in class (i.e. Franco Zeffirelli or Baz Luhrmann). Which version do you feel better told the story? Support your opinion with examples from the text and movie. Breakdown the prompt: 1. What is the Stipulation (Specific directions)? 2. What does the prompt tell you to Recapitulate (Background)? 3. What does the prompt Invite (General Directions) you to do? Try writing the prompt in your own words: In this paper I need to… ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

CLA Standards: Writing Applications 2.1

TheSenateandtheHouseofRepresenta2ves

ThegovernmentoftheUnitedStatesismadeupofthreebranches:thelegisla2ve

branch,theexecu2vebranchandthejudicialbranch.Thelegisla2vebranch,called

Congress,isresponsibleformakinglaws.Congressismadeupoftwohouses:the

SenateandtheHouseofRepresenta2ves.Inthisessay,youwilllearnthedifferences

andsimilari2esbetweenthesetwohousesofCongress.

TherearemanydifferencesbetweentheSenateandtheHouseofRepresenta2ves.

TheVicePresidentoftheUnitedStatesistheheadoftheSenate.Hemustvoteinthe

Senateifthereisa2e.Ontheotherhand,theHouseofRepresenta2ves’leaderis

calledtheSpeakeroftheHouse.Therepresenta2veselecthimorher.Another

differenceisthattheSenateismadeupof100senators,twofromeachstate.The

HouseofRepresenta2ves,however,ismadeupof435representa2ves.Thenumber

ofrepresenta2vesfromeachstateisdeterminedbythatstate’spopula2on.The

greaterthepopula2oninastate,themorerepresenta2vesthatstatewillhaveinthe

House.Athirddifferenceisthatsenatorsareelectedtosix‐yearterms,while

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CLA Standards: Writing Applications 2.1

PartsofaCompareandContrastEssay1.Underlinethesentencethattellswhattheauthorisgoingtocompareandcontrast2.Inwhichwaysarethesetwothingsalike?Putastarnexttoeachway.3.Inwhichwaysarethesetwothingsdifferent?Putaboxaroundoneexampleofeach.4.Circlethelinkingwordsthatconnectthedetails.5.Putastarbeforethesentenceorparagraphthatsumsuptheeventandtellsthewriter'sfeelingsaboutit.

representa2vesareelectedtoservetwo‐yearterms.Everytwoyears,thena2on

holdsanelec2onformembersofCongress.Atthat2me,allmembersofthe

HouseofRepresenta2vesandone‐thirdoftheSenateareupforre‐elec2on.

Therearealsosimilari2esbetweentheSenateandtheHouseof

Representa2ves.Forexample,bothhousesofCongressaremadeupofmenand

women.Bothsenatorsandrepresenta2vesaremembersofCongresswhomust

worktogethertowardthesamegoal:tocreate,discuss,debateandvoteonbills,

someofwhicheventuallybecomelaws.IntheU.S.CapitolBuildinginWashington

D.C.,senatorsandrepresenta2vesoYenmeetwitheachotherandinsmaller

groupstodiscusslaws.BeforethePresidentcansignabillintolaw,itmustfirstbe

approvedbyamajorityofmembersinboththeHouseandSenate.

AlthoughCongressismadeupoftwotypesoflawmakers,theymustwork

togetherforthebenefitofallAmericans.

Direc$ons:Helptheauthorofthisessay.Writedownyourcri$queofthepaperkeepinginmindthatthefeedbackmustbespecific,helpful,andkind.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Persuasive Techniques

When planning a persuasive essay, follow these steps

1. Choose your position. Which side of the issue or problem are you going to write about, and what solution will you offer? Know the purpose of your essay.

2. Analyze your audience. Decide if your audience agrees with you, is neutral, or disagrees with your position.

3. Research your topic. A persuasive essay must provide specific and convincing evidence. Often it is necessary to go beyond your own knowledge and experience. You might need to go to the library or interview people who are experts on your topic.

4. Structure your essay. Figure out what evidence you will include and in what order you will present the evidence. Remember to consider your purpose, your audience, and you topic.

The following criteria are essential to produce an effective argument

1. Be well informed about your topic. To add to your knowledge of a topic, read thoroughly about it, using legitimate sources. Take notes.

2. Test your thesis. Your thesis, i.e., argument, must have two sides. It must be debatable. If you can write down a thesis statement directly opposing your own, you will ensure that your own argument is debatable.

3. Disprove the opposing argument. Understand the opposite viewpoint of your position and then counter it by providing contrasting evidence or by finding mistakes and inconsistencies in the logic of the opposing argument.

4. Support your position with evidence. Remember that your evidence must appeal to reason.

The following are different ways to support your argument:

Facts - A powerful means of convincing, facts can come from your reading, observation, or personal experience. Note: Do not confuse facts with truths. A "truth" is an idea believed by many people, but it cannot be proven. Statistics - These can provide excellent support. Be sure your statistics come from responsible sources. Always cite your sources. Quotes - Direct quotes from leading experts that support your position are invaluable. Examples - Examples enhance your meaning and make your ideas concrete. They are the proof.