1. Bellringer
For your bell work, explain whether these lines provide examples of repetition, parallelism, and/or anaphora. Make sure you explain your response in detail!
Tennyson ended his six stanzas in “The Charge of the Light Brigade” with the following:
Stanza 1—”Rode the six hundred.”
Stanza 2—”Rode the six hundred.”
Stanza 3—”Rode the six hundred.”
Stanza 4—”Not the six hundred.”
Stanza 5—”Left of six hundred.”
Stanza 6—”Noble six hundred.”

2. Romeo and Juliet “The Prologue”
Lesson 2

3. I Can… Explore thematic topics in Romeo and Juliet.
9-10.RL.KID.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development; provide an objective or critical summary.
Participate in a small-group discussions.
9-10.SL.CC.1 Initiate and participate effectively with varied partners in a range of collaborative discussions on appropriate 9th grade topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.

4. Abstract v. Concrete Nouns

5. Group Collaboration Step 1
Based on what you’ve read from “The Prologue,” generate a list of at least 3 abstract nouns that you think COULD be thematic TOPICS addressed in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet.
You have THREE minutes!

6. Group Collaboration Step 2
Create a THEMATIC STATEMENT based on ONE of the abstract nouns your group identified as a potential THEMATIC TOPIC.
Remember:
Thematic statements must be UNIVERSAL—meaning they must apply to other texts and life in general across time, location, and culture.
Thematic statements must also be expressed using COMPLETE sentences!
Also remember that since we haven’t read Romeo & Juliet yet, your theme might not apply to the text. You just need to write a theme that relates to a THEMATIC topic you identified from the text.
EXAMPLE I V

7. Let’s Discuss!

8. Group Collaboration Step 3
Turn to page 114 in your purple guide books.
You can see where Arthur Costa developed three levels of inquiry.
What does “inquiry” mean?
TASK
Work with your group to write three questions about “The Prologue” of Romeo and Juliet.
Make sure you write one question to represent each of the three levels of inquiry—for three total questions.

9. Group Collaboration Task 4
Trade questions with another group and work together to answer the questions the other group has composed.
Write detailed answers to each question.
You have 5 minutes!

10. Group Collaboration Step 5
Hand your group’s answers back to the group that wrote the original questions.
Take a moment to look over the answer’s your peers provided for your questions.
Looking at the answers, rate your peer’s comprehension on a scale of 1-5.
Looking at the answers, rate your own questions on a scale of 1-5.