Wednesday, June 4, 2014• Bell Work:

– Get journals – Share “Perfect Mate” worksheet with a partner/turn-in– Extra Credit! Complete the R&J Intro to Shakespeare

Crossword Puzzle – research at home if needed and turn in by Friday for extra credit!

• Romeo and Juliet: – What is a sonnet? – Annotate R & J Prologue (tape into journal)– Begin reading Act I, scene I – keep track of characters and plot

as we read in your journal entry! • HW:

– R&J Prologue – finish annotating – see instructions on PPT!– R & J Extra Credit crossword puzzle due Friday

The Prologue– Sonnet: a poem of fourteen lines that follows a strict

rhyme scheme and specific structure. • Annotate the prologue – highlight or underline important

words or phrases and interpret them - make a guess! What is Shakespeare saying? What does the prologue reveal about the plot of Romeo and Juliet?

• What is a possible reason that the Prologue reveals to the audience the outcome of the plot of the play before the play even begins?

• What is the point of the last two lines of the Prologue? (i.e. What are these lines indicating to the audience?)