1. Characters:  who’s who (the students will have to identify which character goes into one of 3 different categories- Capulet, Montague, Neutral)
Plot:  basic recall questions of the major conflicts throughout the play
Literary Elements: we have discussed these extensively and the student should be able to recognize/define: similes, metaphors, personification, aside, soliloquy, monologue  (they should also recognize from previous units: imagery, dramatic irony, situational irony)
Dialogue:  Identify the speaker (quotes will be taken from the MAIN characters: Romeo, Juliet, Friar Lawrence, Nurse, Lord Capulet, Mercutio, Tybalt)
Essay: I have given the students the prompt, “Who is the most blameworthy for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet?”.  I have advised the students to either prewrite OR write the whole persuasive essay at home over the weekend. 
-We have spent 2 days talking about persuasive writing strategies (appealing to logos, pathos, ethos). 
- should have class notes where he and his group ranked 5 characters and provided arguments proving their guilt in a logical manner, emotional manner, and an ethical manner. 
This essay should:
                -Contain an introductory paragraph explaining the background of any/all necessary characters and/or events that the essay will rely upon
                -In the introduction should be a thesis ( “ ____________” deserves the most blame for R&J’s deaths because of _____________” (2 arguments appealing to logic/emotion/ethics).
                - 2 body paragraphs explaining/justifying particular actions/circumstances that serve as evidence of guilt
                -1 body paragraph that introduces a COUNTERARGUMENT (creating a hypothetical argument and disproving it)
                -Conclusion.