Poetry & Romeo and Juliet. Objective: Engage with the themes and conflicts that drive the play into Act III.

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1 Poetry & Romeo and Juliet Objective: Engage with the themes and conflicts that drive the play into Act III.

2 Unit 5 QW #4 Write about a time that someone insulted you or did something to intentionally bother you. How did they make you feel? Did you do something about it (retaliation or otherwise)? Looking back, how do you feel about the situation and your reactions?

3 Exit Ticket Please answer the following in complete sentences How do you think Juliet will react to the news that her new husband killed her cousin? How do you think the Montagues will react? How do you think the Capulets will react?

4 Poetry & Romeo and Juliet Have out at the bell: -Your copy of R&J -Homework & Unit Calendar Objective: Further develop skills and understandings to prepare students for analysis of, and engagement with, dramatic texts.

5 Homework Check & Pair Share Get out your unit calendars and homework I ll be checking homework while you discuss the events of Act III Scene i/ii and your paraphrase with your table groups. As you discuss, identify any portions of the reading that were confusing or hard to understand, and make note of them for the class discussion.

6 Poetic Elements/Devices Review Structure - the way a work of poetry is put together Stanza - a unit of lines in a poem Alliteration - repetition of a consonant/vowel sounds at the beginning of words in series Repetition - sounds, words, phrases, lines repeated for emphasis Rhyme - repetition of syllables in two or more words Rhyme scheme - the pattern of rhyming lines in a poem (AABBCC ) End Rhyme - repetition of syllables at the end of words (the most common kind) Slant Rhyme - matching the final consonants (plant, hunt) Internal Rhyme - matching a word or phrase in the middle of a line with another

7 Poetic Elements/Devices Review Denotation - the most specific meaning or definition of a word (the dictionary definition) Connotation - the suggested meanings that surround a word s definition (sometimes called the emotional or cultural meaning) Figurative Language - When words are used to convey meaning beyond their strict definitions or regular usage. personification - giving human qualities to the nonhuman (objects, etc) metaphor - comparison w/o like or as simile - comparison w/ like or as hyperbole - intentional exaggeration for effect

8 Poetic Elements/Devices Review Rhythm - pattern of stressed/ unstressed syllables in a line of poetry Meter - rhythmic structure of a poem (based on number of syllables, stresses, etc) Concrete Poem - A poem where the shape suggests or connects to its meaning Free Verse - poetry written without regular patterns of rhyme and meter

9 Exposition 1. Introductory material sets tone, introduces characters and setting, presents the initial conflict 2. Presents the way things are before the action of the play takes place Freytag s pyramid Conflict/Inciting Action 1. The initial problem to start the play, starts a series of events in motion Rising action 1. A series of related events that build toward the point of greatest interest 2. Those events are linked by cause and effect Climax 1. The inevitable result of the conflict and the rising action 2. The moment of highest tension in the play Falling action/resolution 1. Series of actions characterized by a decrease in tension Denouement 1. solution/resolution to the conflict, sometimes includes clarification of misunderstandings/secrets 2. Not always happy

Note the imagery that these produce. What are some of the different connotations or associations with the word night?

10 And bring in the Cloudy night Select four to six words from our list & use them to write a poem or paragraph that produces a picture of night in the reader s mind. Read through 3.2 lines 1-33 and look for phrases containing the word night. Note the imagery that these produce. What are some of the different connotations or associations with the word night? What does the night imagery add to the scene? Romeo and Juliet have been eagerly anticipating night. How do you think the recent events of the play so far will change the meaning of night for them?

11 Exit Ticket Is Romeo an idiot for risking his new marriage in a silly fight? Was he thinking or acting out of passion? Find a line from him that supports your answer.

12 Poetry & Romeo and Juliet Have out at the bell: -Your copy of R&J -Homework & Unit Calendar Objective: Further develop skills and understandings to prepare students for analysis of, and engagement with, dramatic texts.

13 Homework Check & Pair Share Get out your unit calendars and homework I ll be checking homework while you discuss the events of Act III Scene iii and your paraphrase with your table groups. As you discuss, identify any portions of the reading that were confusing or hard to understand, and make note of them for the class discussion.

14 Promptbooks Promptbooks are copies of scripts that contain notes about performance (blocking, line delivery, costumes, setting, props, etc). They give directors, actors, and others involved in the play a guide and reminders about the production. You are being asked to envision the setting for the play, make choices about your scene, and record your group s ideas in a promptbook.

15 Promptbook guiding questions You do not need to write answers to these in sentence form, but you should answer them with your promptbook notations 1) What does the text tell you that the scene needs? Where are the characters? What items would appear around them? Are there others around? How would they act in this environment? 2) What has recently happened in the play? How would these events change the characters attitudes and/or moods? Match these with the words of the scene to not how the lines would be spoken. 3) How would the actors move around the stage while speaking? Do they move away and toward each other? Do they face each other constantly or do they sometimes speak while looking in other directions? 4)Make sure to include a logical set design, complete and thoughtful notations, and demonstrate understanding of the scene details and the characters.

16 Exit ticket Fully explain Friar Lawrence s plan for Romeo and Juliet (act III scene iii lines go get thee forth in lamentation )

17 Poetry & Romeo and Juliet Have out at the bell: -Your copy of R&J Objective: Engage with the themes and conflicts that drive act III.

18 Promptbook guiding questions You do not need to write answers to these in sentence form, but you should answer them with your promptbook notations 1) What does the text tell you that the scene needs? Where are the characters? What items would appear around them? Are there others around? How would they act in this environment? 2) What has recently happened in the play? How would these events change the characters attitudes and/or moods? Match these with the words of the scene to not how the lines would be spoken. 3) How would the actors move around the stage while speaking? Do they move away and toward each other? Do they face each other constantly or do they sometimes speak while looking in other directions? 4)Make sure to include a logical set design, complete and thoughtful notations, and demonstrate understanding of the scene details and the characters.

19 Exit Ticket 1) Describe the reactions of Lord and Lady Capulet to Juliet s disobedience. 2) What was the nurse s advice to Juliet? How does Juliet s attitude toward the nurse change because of her advice? Include a textual reference that supports your answer.

20 The Sonnet Most of R + J is written in blank verse - unrhymed iambic pentameter Some of it is written in rhymed iambic pentameter (like the prologue, which is called a sonnet) Rules for a Sonnet: Must consist of 14 lines. Must be written in iambic pentameter (duh-duh-duh-duh-duhduh-duh-duh-duh-duh). Must be written in one of various standard rhyme schemes. If you're writing the most familiar kind of sonnet, the Shakespearean, the rhyme scheme is: ABAB CDCD EFEF GG This type of sonnet consists of three quatrains (quatrains are four consecutive lines of verse that make up a stanza or division of lines in a poem) and one couplet (couplets are two consecutive rhyming lines of verse).

21 The Sonnet There is more to a sonnet than just the structure of it. A sonnet is also an argument it builds up a certain way. And how it builds up is related to its metaphors and how it moves from one metaphor to the next. In a Shakespearean sonnet, the argument builds up like this: First quatrain: An exposition of the main theme and main metaphor. Second quatrain: Theme and metaphor extended or complicated; often, some imaginative example is given. Third quatrain: A twist or conflict, often introduced by a "but" (very often at the start of the ninth line). Couplet: Summarizes and leaves the reader with a new, concluding image. One of Shakespeare's best-known sonnets, Sonnet 18, follows this pattern:

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