1. Let’s Prepare! Gather your materials! ---------- yellow and green
BYOT
reference
Sheet of loose-leaf

2. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
Lesson 12

3. Let’s Review!

4. Let’s Prepare!

5. Today’s Outcomes
TSWBAT read, annotate, and analyze a Shakespearean soliloquy for literal and figurative language.
TSWBAT analyze how the language and structure of the text develops a central idea of the play.
TSWBAT construct a thesis statement in preparation for a timed write activity.

6. Let’s Prepare! Gather your materials! ---------- yellow and green
BYOT
reference
Sheet of loose-leaf

7. Check’ring fleckled Titan
Synonym Swap
5 minutes!
Let’s Read!
Synonym Swap:
Check’ring fleckled Titan
Dank Osier Baleful divers (diverse) Mickle Nought Vile Vice Rind Predominant canker

8. Let’s Read! 8 minutes! Summary Guiding Questions: Who is speaking?
Where is the story taking place?
What is the setting?
When does the action take place?
What is the speaker talking about?
What task is the speaker performing?

9. Let’s Work with Words! 3 minutes! Topics
What topics or ideas is the Friar talking about in his soliloquy?
Recall the Prologue activity.

10. Let’s Work with Words! 10 minutes! Annotated Questions
*Note—don’t only mark devices that you notice. Make sure to connect method to meaning.

11. Guiding Questions and Prompts:
Annotated
Questions
Let’s Work with Words!
10 minutes!
Guiding Questions and Prompts:
What patterns of connotation do you notice?
*connotation activity: highlighter 1 (yellow) = positive highlighter 2 (green) = negative
The phrase/word ___ makes me think of ___.
The phrase/word ___ creates a ___ mood.
The phrase/word ___ used to describe ___ conveys ____.
The phrase/word ____ functions to reveal the following meaning:____.
The deliberate contrast of ___ mimics the conflict of ___.
*Note—don’t only mark devices that you notice. Make sure to connect method to meaning.

12. Let’s Express Our Understanding!
Statement
Thematic
Let’s Express Our Understanding!
10 minutes

13. Let’s Express Our Understanding!
Statement
Thematic
Let’s Express Our Understanding!
10 minutes
Elements of Language
Patterns of word choice/diction
Contrasts in word choice/diction
Comparisons
Vivid Verbs:
Conveys
Expresses
Demonstrates
Thematic Idea:
Identify thematic topics (abstract nouns)
Create a thematic statement to express your ideas.

14. Let’s Close!
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