Romeo and Juliet - Teenage Tumult
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Day Five:
- Why do we study Shakespeare today?
- Elizabethan English.
- Start reading Act 1 Scene 1, listening to the BBC video. Start about 2:00mins
Day Two:
- Finish Reading Act 1 Scene 1 and answer questions: (Click here for the questions for all Acts/Scenes)
- Who (or what) started the brawl?
- How does Benvolio get involved? Whats Tybalt's response?
- What background information does the prince provide about the feuding families?
- Describe Tybalts' personality.
- What do Montague and Benvolio plan to do about Romeo?
- What is wrong with Romeo and what does Benvolio plan to do about it?
- The Life of Shakespeare.
Day Three:
- Re-cap Act 1 Scene 1.
- Read Act 1 Scene 2 and answer questions:
- What are Capulet and Paris talking about?
- How old is Juliet?
- What is Capulet's position on the subject they are talking about? What is his proposal to Paris?
- How does Romeo get "invited" to the party?
- Why does Benvolio want Romeo to go to the party?
Day Four:
- Re-Cap A1S2
- Start at Act 2
- Questions
- Shakespearean Insults.
Day Five:
- Start at Act 2 Scene 4
- Questions
- Recap Act 3 Scene 1, do questions.
- Start at Act 3 Scene 2
- Questions
- Using Social media, translate an Act/Scene. See examples below. Here's another example.
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Day Thirteen:
- Start at Act 3 Scene 4
- Questions
Day Eight:
- Start at Act 4 Scene 2
- Questions
- In a group, act out a scene
Day Nine:
- Start at Act 5 Scene 1
- Questions
- What is dramatic irony? Make a prediction after watching video one and video two.
- Def: Dramatic irony occurs when there is a contradiction between what a character thinks and what the audience knows to be true.
- Def: Dramatic irony occurs when there is a contradiction between what a character thinks and what the audience knows to be true.
- Check out some examples of dramatic irony from RnJ. What other examples can you think of?
Day Ten:
Day Eleven:
- Open Book Test
Day Twelve:
- Romeo and Juliet Escape Room Challenge.
Day Thirteen:
- Watch and 1968 and 1996 version of the movies. Write a short essay comparing the two highlighting the similarities and differences and which one you prefer and why.