English 9R
Thematic Unit: Love
Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare
Thematic Unit: Love
Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare
Use the Elements of a Story Organizer to refresh your memory about the tragic play and help you review for the final exam.
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Begin Wk of 5/5/14...
Begin our new thematic unit: love – review the essential questions. Enduring Understanding: Love can be defined in many ways. A person can experience love for his or her parents, guardians, friends, and/or another boy or girl. There is also a difference between love, lust, and infatuation. Essential Questions: 1. What is love? 2. Is it possible to love someone and hurt them at the same time? 3. What extreme measures are people willing to take for love? Unit Exploration Complete an anticipation guide Analyze the importance of the play's historical context Analyze character names, their meanings, and language glossary Analyze sonnet form in poetry and apply it to play's Prologue Identify and analyze themes, characterization, and conflict Discuss how impulsive behavior plays a part in "the star-crossed lovers" fate Identify dramatic structural elements using Freytag's Pyramid (exposition, rising action with exciting force, and climax, etc.) Complete study guide questions as we read and be prepared for a quiz after each act Watch film |
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Assignment: Use the link to the right to complete an interesting pre-reading assignment.
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