Romeo & Juliet - Week 3 Day 1 - How do we feel about these characters? What choices are they making?

Agenda: Warm Up Review Act II scenes iii and iv Read Act II scenes v and vi Homework!

Warm Up Turn and talk in your groups: At this point, how do you feel about this play? What are your impressions of Romeo? Of Juliet? What would you say to them if you could speak to them? Discuss as a class

Review Act II scenes iii and iv For homework, you read Act II scenes iii and iv. What happens in these scenes? What choices does Romeo make? What choices does Juliet make? What predictions do you have about what might happen next? Why are you making those predictions? What in the text makes you think that will happen?

Verse vs. Prose - Scene iv Prose is generally more ‘familiar’ language - spoken by the lower class citizens or when characters are being informal with each other. Mercutio (and Romeo and Benvolio) speaks in prose in scene iv. Why? What is Shakespeare trying to tell us about his character? Who speaks in blank verse (i.e. iambic pentameter)? Who speaks in prose?

Reading Time! Let’s finish Act II! We’ll need: Stage Directions Juliet Nurse Friar Lawrence Romeo

Reading Discussion Turn & Talk in your groups: Why does the Nurse keep Juliet in suspense for so long about the marriage plans? The Nurse speaks in both verse and prose. When does she use prose? When does she speak in verse? What is Friar Lawrence talking about in his speech “These violent delights have violent ends…” Why don’t we see Romeo & Juliet married on stage?

Homework! Read Act III scene i (page 115 - 129) We will also be reading this scene out loud in class, so be prepared! Answer the following questions in writing (Ms. Lutz will check/collect your answers!): Who speaks in verse? Who speaks in prose? When do they switch? What do you think Shakespeare was indicating with the switch in language?

Day 2 - Where Everything Goes Wrong Romeo & Juliet - Week 3 Day 2 - Where Everything Goes Wrong

Agenda: Warm Up Read (parts) Act III scene i Watch Act III scene i Discussion & Predictions Homework

Warm Up Talk in your groups: Who makes mistakes in Act III scene i? What do they do? Why is it a mistake? When do these characters speak in verse? When do these characters speak in prose? General reactions to this scene?

Important Moments What are the most important moments in this scene? Working with your group, choose THREE moments from Act III scene i that you think are key. Why did you choose those moments? Discuss as a class

Specific Moments of Act III scene i Page 119 - 125 (Romeo, Benvolio, Mercutio, Tybalt) Why does Romeo not want to fight? How does this make Tybalt feel? Why does Mercutio get involved? Page 127 - Benvolio’s speech Why does the Prince trust Benvolio to give a truthful account of what happened? Page 129 - The Prince’s Verdict Why is Romeo only banished and not killed? Is this better or worse than death? Is this the climax of the play?

Let’s Watch! What differences do you see between the film and the text? How does the passage of time happen in the movie?

Homework Read Act III scene ii (page 129-139) Pay attention: How does Juliet react to the news that Romeo is banished? What do you think she will do? What should she do?

Day 3 - Where do we go from here? Romeo & Juliet - Week 3 Day 3 - Where do we go from here?

Agenda: Discuss Act III scene ii Advice letters to Romeo and Juliet Spring Break Homework (Sorry!)

Act III scene ii

Advice Letters! At this point, Romeo and Juliet are in a difficult situation. They are married, but Romeo is banished and Tybalt and Mercutio are dead. If you could speak to them, and offer advice - what would you say?

Advice Letters! Today, you are going to write a letter to Romeo OR Juliet. You should introduce yourself, and explain to them why they should listen to you. You have all class to write your letter.

What A Letter Should Look Like Dear _________, Paragraph One. Introduction of self, presentation of the problem. Paragraph Two. Advice for specific issues. Why they should trust you with the answers. Conclusion. Any other advice you want to give them, or suggestions you have. Sincerely, Your Name

Advice Letter Be creative! What advice do you think would help the most? Do you think they would listen if you spoke with “thees” and “thous”? You must make sure to refer to SPECIFIC events in the play (such as Romeo’s banishment or Tybalt’s death) when you offer them help. You may refer to anything they have said in the play WITHOUT citing it! This is the ONLY time you can get away without citing quotes. Ex. “I remember you said that your love was as boundless as the sea…”

Writing Time

March Break Homework (Sorry!) Finish reading Act III Read Act IV scene I We will start with this scene when you get back! You will have a QUIZ when you get back from break to make sure that you have been reading! Keep annotating!! There will be an annotation assignment after spring break!