1. Bellringer—Find the TEN errors in the passage below.
Four nearly half a century, the PBS program Sesame Street has entertain children and helped them prepair for school. Ever sense the show first appeared on TV on November 10, 1969, Lovable characters such as Big Bird, Grover Elmo, Zoe, and Cookie monster have been help kids explore letters, numbers, and even Spanish. Sesame street introduces children to the world in ways that help them understand and appreciate people of many culture.

2. Bellringer Answers
For nearly half a century, the PBS program Sesame Street has entertained children and helped them prepare for school. Ever since the show first appeared on TV on November 10, 1969, lovable characters such as Big Bird, Grover, Elmo, Zoe, and Cookie Monster have been helping kids explore letters, numbers, and even Spanish. Sesame Street introduces children to the world in ways that help them understand and appreciate people of many cultures.

3. Romeo & Juliet
Act III Scenes ii-iii

4. Objectives Demonstrate comprehension of a challenging text.
Analyze a visual depiction of literature.
Analyze how an author reveals character traits in a piece of writing.
Objectives

5. (The gist of it anyway…)
Act III Scene ii
(The gist of it anyway…)

6. Yesterday’s Exit Ticket
Write a paragraph explaining how this passage is an example of DRAMATIC IRONY.
If you cannot remember the definition for dramatic irony, you can look the term up in your literature book.
Come, gentle night; come, loving, black- browed night; Give me my Romeo; and, when he shall die, Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with night And pay no worship to the garish sun.

7. Enter the Nurse… Nurse: Ohhhhhhhhh! He’s deeeeeaaaaaaaddddddd!!!!!!
Juliet: ROMEO…? DEAD…? WHHHHHAAAAAATTTTT!!!???
Nurse: (Ignoring Juliet) I saw his bloody corpse with my own eyes!!!!! How could this be!?
Juliet: WWWWhhhhaaaaaa!!!! I. Am. Going. To. Die.
Nurse: Tybalt was my very best friend in the entire world! WWWhhhhaaaaaa!
Juliet: Romeo AND Tybalt…WWHHAAAAAAA!!!!!!!

8. Continued… Nurse: Tybalt is DEAD and Romeo…BANISHED!
Juliet: Uh. Muh. Guh. Did Romeo kill Tybalt?
Nurse: Duh!
Juliet: He’s the worst. I’m an idiot.
Nurse: Men are the WORST…especially HIM!
Juliet: Giiirrrrllll...you better watch yourself talking about my man.
Nurse: He killed your COUSIN!
Juliet: He’s my HUSBAND! This. Is. The. Worst. Day. Of. My. Life.
Continued…

9. Nurse: This is the worst day ever.
Juliet: I’m going to die.
Nurse: Wait. Don’t die. I’ll go get Romeo.
Juliet: K, bye!
Continued…

10. C H A R A C T E R I Z A T I O N
As we read, think about what you are learning about the characters and HOW Shakespeare is revealing or emphasizing character traits.
You will work tomorrow to complete the Characters and Motivations Handout on pages of your purple guide books, so keep this in mind as you read and analyze the text.

11. Act III Scene iii Let’s take a listen!
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Start listening at 22:30.
Stop at 32:04.

12. Answer the questions below on your own sheet of paper.
What is the setting of the scene?
What is Romeo’s reaction when he learns what punishment the Prince has given him?
What is Friar Lawrence’s opinion of Romeo’s punishment?
Why does Romeo say that Friar Lawrence cannot relate to Romeo’s grief?
What information does the Nurse give to Romeo? What is Romeo afraid that Juliet feels at this point?
What does Romeo attempt to do? Who stops him? What is Friar Lawrence’s reaction and what does he tell Romeo to do?

13. Let’s Discuss What is the setting of the scene?
What is Romeo’s reaction when he learns what punishment the Prince has given him?
What is Friar Lawrence’s opinion of Romeo’s punishment?
Why does Romeo say that Friar Lawrence cannot relate to Romeo’s grief?
What information does the Nurse give to Romeo? What is Romeo afraid that Juliet feels at this point?
What does Romeo attempt to do? Who stops him? What is Friar Lawrence’s reaction and what does he tell Romeo to do?