1. Mustang Minute September 16, 2013 Grab your items needed. Writing utensil R&J book Figurative Language in Music (pink half-sheet) 1 piece of lined paper (rip it out of your notebook). Clear your desk off of everything else. You should be quiet once the bell rings.

2. The Prologue of Romeo & Juliet 1.In what city does this play take place? 2.How do Romeo and Juliet’s parents feel about each other? 3.What happens to Romeo and Juliet at the end of the play? 4.What are three questions you have about Romeo and Juliet

3. A Close Reading What would be the purpose of revealing the ending at the beginning? Are there more words about love or fighting? Why do you think that is? What do you make of the emphasis on violence? How does knowing the ending and the emphasis on violence alter your expectations of the play?

4. Romeo and Juliet Considered a tragedy but comparable to his romances Believed to have been written in the early 1590’s. Based on other stories of the time Very lyrical in style and plot but ends tragically http://en.wikipedia.org

5. The Timeless Theme of Star-Crossed Lovers Not something Shakespeare discovered but something he observed in the world Why would this be even more relatable during Shakespeare’s time? Why would this story be even more popular during Shakespeare’s time? http://3.bp.blogspot.com/

6. The Timeless Theme of Star-Crossed Lovers Why does this story still relate? Why do we keep telling it? Where has the story been retold, recaptured, or referenced? What draws us to the story? http://www.bing.com/images/ Why is Shakespeare still relevant? What can we learn from his writings? What can we learn from story?

7. Embracing Skeletons http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/02/070213-bones-photo.html Infer what happened? Why would this be news?