Warm-UP(Match as many of these words and definitions as you can.)

A. aside 1. an actor speaks to himselfB. simile 2. actor speaks to audienceC. metaphor 3. compare using like or asD. denouement 4. 2 actors talking to each other

E. dramatic irony 5. comparing two unlike things

F. exposition 6. final clarification of plotG. dialogue 7. gives readers background of story

H. soliloquy 8. something audience knows that the characters don’t

Warm-UP(Match as many of these words and definitions as you can.)

A. Aside 2. actor speaks to audience B. simile 3. compare using like or as C. metaphor 5. comparing two unlike thingsD. denouement 6. final clarification of plot E. dramatic irony 8. something audience knows

that the characters don’t F. Exposition 7. gives readers background of story

G. dialogue 4. 2 actors talking to each other

H. soliloquy 1. an actor speaks to himself

Romeo and Juliet

Lesson 29

Standard

• ELA9RL1 (poetry):

– a: The student identifies and responds to the aesthetic effects of figurative language (metaphor, simile).

– c: The student identifies and analyzes dramatic elements (exposition, denouement, dialogue, soliloquy, dramatic irony)

The teacher is giving out the reading selection.

• Boys get ready to read. We will go down each row and let each boy read one line until we get to Juliet’s part.

• Then the girls will do the same thing with Juliet’s part.

• We will continue to go back and forth between the boys and girls until the selection is finished.

• Pay attention to part changes.

After reading the selection and talking about the vocabulary words, try to answer this question. Hold up one finger for A,

two for B, three for C and four for D.

What type of figurative language is used in this line?

“It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.”

A. asideB. simileC. metaphorD. denouement

After reading the selection and talking about the vocabulary words, try to answer this question. Hold up one finger for A,

two for B, three for C and four for D.

What type of figurative language is used in this line?

“It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.”

A. asideB. simileC. metaphorD. denouement

After reading the selection and talking about the vocabulary words, try to answer this question. Hold up one finger for A,

two for B, three for C and four for D.

What dramatic convention is used throughout this excerpt?

A. dramatic ironyB. expositionC. dialogueD. soliloquy

After reading the selection and talking about the vocabulary words, try to answer this question. Hold up one finger for A,

two for B, three for C and four for D.

What dramatic convention is used throughout this excerpt?

A. dramatic ironyB. expositionC. dialogueD. soliloquy

Standard: Explain how we utilized the standards in class today.

• ELA9RL1 (poetry):

– a: The student identifies and responds to the aesthetic effects of figurative language (metaphor, simile).

– c: The student identifies and analyzes dramatic elements (exposition, denouement, dialogue, soliloquy, dramatic irony)

Exit Slip

• Create 5 metaphors. Be prepared to share.

• Create a short dialogue. Be prepared to get a partner to help you read your dialogue aloud.