Act I Short Answer (Crossover) Romeo and Juliet Act I Short Answer (Crossover)

Act I, Scene V Notes Romeo’s reaction to Juliet (l. 44-53) More hyperbole She’s like a jewel, too rich for earth, a dove among crows, etc. Renounces Rosaline (l. 52) Tybalt’s indignation (l. 54-95) Predicts letting Romeo stay will be “bitt’rest gall” (l. 95; dramatic irony) Romeo is “portly…virtuous and well-govern’d” (l. 67-9)

Act I, Scene V Notes R + J’s first meeting (l. 96-113) Extended metaphor Shrine (J)/ Pilgrim (R) Suggests their love is pure/spiritual Shows J. is intelligent (keeps up w. R., turns the metaphor in her favor, l. 110) J’s reaction to R.’s identity Paradox/hyperbole Grave=wedding bed (l. 140-1; dramatic irony) Love that comes from hate (l. 144-7)

Review “TRNT” and “New Directions” Crossover

Notes on Crossovers TS needs to be SPECIFIC and usually a COMPLEX sentence (AAAWWUUBBIS(T) conjunction) Example: Question: Do you think “TRNT” and “New Directions” share a similar viewpoint on choices? Not specific: Yes, they share the same viewpoint on choices. (No conjunction) Specific: Yes, they share the same viewpoint that choices are positive/impact our lives greatly/should be made independently. Specific: No, they do not share the same viewpoint because one sees choice positively, while the other only sees it as full of regrets. Specific: No, they do not share the same viewpoint because one views choice as flexible/moldable, while the other doesn’t.

Another reminder… New: You can only pass if you use quotes from BOTH selections. The grade scale will now move up: Old: -1:65 1: 70 +1: 75 -2: 80 2: 85 +2: 90 -3: 95 3: 100 +3: 105 New: -1: 30 1: 40 +1: 50 -2: 60 2: 70 +2: 80 -3: 90 3: 100 +3: 110

Sample #1: The speakers in both “TRNT” and “New Directions” both seem to have drastic differences on the way in which they view choice. The narrator in “New Directions,” an African-American woman from times of past, says that she “cut a new path.” This shows that decisions are not always set in stone and they can be changed for the better. On the other hand, the speaker in “TRNT,” a regretful man, seems to think decisions are set in stone by using the word “sigh” [when describing the road]. This makes the reader think that there is nothing he could do and the path is set in stone. In conclusion, both speakers have drastically different views as one thinks that they can mold choice, while the other doesn’t.

Sample #2 I believe that both the speaker, a young man, of “TRNT” and the author, an African-American woman, of “New Directions” think that you have the power to make your own choices, even if they go against society. In “TRNT” the speaker needs to choose between two roads, a worn down one and a brand new one. You would think he would’ve gone on the one the others have gone down, but he went on the brand new road. Walking down this brand new road, the speaker chose this one because he knows he can make his own choices and doesn’t need the others to do so. In “New Directions,” the author creates her own company even though it’s frowned upon for an African-American woman to do so. She doesn’t care though because she knows she makes her own choices and doesn’t need the approval of others. Therefore, both essay ad poem believe everyone can make their own choices and don’t need others.

Sample #3 I believe that the speaker from “TRNT” and the author of “New Directions” have different viewpoints on choice. In “TRNT,” the speaker, a young, indecisive man, clearly states that the choices you make define you. [He says,] “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference.” One will face many decisions in their life and the impact will echo into eternity. On the other hand, the author of “ND” tells one that it is us who define and create the choices we make. [Angelou writes of her grandmother,] “She would not work as a domestic; there was no possibility of being hired at the town’s cotton gin or lumber mill, but maybe there was a way to make the two factories work for her.” Annie Johnson, a single, African-American mother, was not satisfied with her choice options, and decided that she would not let society limit her choices and decided to create her own path. This is why the viewpoints of “TRNT” and “ND” are different.

crossover benchmark 30 minutes