1. Weekly Objectives Utilize various reading strategies to monitor comprehension Utilize various reading strategies to monitor comprehension Determine the meaning of unknown words using context clues Determine the meaning of unknown words using context clues Understand literary forms and terms Understand literary forms and terms Analyze the way in which the theme or meaning of a selection represents a view or comment on life, using textual evidence to support the claim. Analyze the way in which the theme or meaning of a selection represents a view or comment on life, using textual evidence to support the claim. Students will write for a variety of purposes and audiences using the Standard English conventions of grammar, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. Students will write for a variety of purposes and audiences using the Standard English conventions of grammar, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. Interpret the possible influences of historical context on literary works. Interpret the possible influences of historical context on literary works. Interpret and draw inferences in a drama. Interpret and draw inferences in a drama. Understand and appreciate a Shakespearean drama. Understand and appreciate a Shakespearean drama.

2. Weekly Agenda Read Act III Read Act III Comprehension questions Act III Comprehension questions Act III Homework Homework Assessments Assessments

3. Guided Reading - Act III The events that transpire between Mercutio and Tybalt. The events that transpire between Mercutio and Tybalt. Lady Capulet’s unwitting pronouncement (3.1. 182-183) Lady Capulet’s unwitting pronouncement (3.1. 182-183) How Romeo comes to be banished(3.1. 189- 190) How Romeo comes to be banished(3.1. 189- 190) Juliet’s reaction to the news of Tybalt’s death and Romeo’s banishment (3.2) Juliet’s reaction to the news of Tybalt’s death and Romeo’s banishment (3.2) Friar Laurence’s attempts to give Romeo hope Friar Laurence’s attempts to give Romeo hope ( 3.3. 134-55) ( 3.3. 134-55) The short –term plan Friar Devises (3.3.146-55) The short –term plan Friar Devises (3.3.146-55)

4. Guided Reading Act III Cont. Think about Lord Capulet’s conversation with Paris and what it reveals about his true feelings regarding Juliet’s options. (3.4.12-18; 3.5 141- 155) Think about Lord Capulet’s conversation with Paris and what it reveals about his true feelings regarding Juliet’s options. (3.4.12-18; 3.5 141- 155) Pay attention to the references of light and dark (3.5) Pay attention to the references of light and dark (3.5) Note the pleas to “fortune” (3.5) Note the pleas to “fortune” (3.5) Note that the Nurse says Lord Capulet is to blame for Juliet’s situation(3.5.169) Note that the Nurse says Lord Capulet is to blame for Juliet’s situation(3.5.169)

5. Literary Terms Tragedy Soliloquy Aside Tragic hero Allusion Blank Verse Irony Simile Metaphor Iambic Pentameter Characterization Internal/External Conflict Foil Dramatic Conventions

6. Before Reading Review Irony, Simile, Metaphor Review Irony, Simile, Metaphor Review Act II Review Act II DOL DOL Make predictions Make predictions

7. During Reading Read for the purpose of determining whether your prediction is correct. Read for the purpose of determining whether your prediction is correct.

8. After Reading Discuss outcome of Act III. Check prediction Discuss outcome of Act III. Check prediction Review and apply irony, simile, and metaphor Review and apply irony, simile, and metaphor Comprehension Check Comprehension Check

9. Comprehension Check What has happened to incite a fight between Tybalt and Mercutio? What has happened to incite a fight between Tybalt and Mercutio? What does Lady Capulet ask for? (3.1.182-83) What does Lady Capulet ask for? (3.1.182-83) How does Romeo come to be banished? (3.1.186-88) How does Romeo come to be banished? (3.1.186-88) How does Juliet respond to the news of the deaths? (3.2.99) How does Juliet respond to the news of the deaths? (3.2.99) How does Friar Laurence try to console Romeo? How does Friar Laurence try to console Romeo? ( 3.3. 134-55) ( 3.3. 134-55)

10. Comprehension Check Cont. What is Friar Laurence’s short term plan? What is Friar Laurence’s short term plan? (3.3.146-55) (3.3.146-55) How does Lord Capulet really feel about love- based marriage and Juliet’s freedom to choose? (3.4 and 3.5) How does Lord Capulet really feel about love- based marriage and Juliet’s freedom to choose? (3.4 and 3.5) Why do you think Shakespeare uses the imagery of light and dark so extensively in 3.4? Why do you think Shakespeare uses the imagery of light and dark so extensively in 3.4? Why is Juliet’s appeal to fortune ironic in 3.5? Why is Juliet’s appeal to fortune ironic in 3.5? Why does the Nurse blame Lord Capulet for Juliet’s wandering ways? Why does the Nurse blame Lord Capulet for Juliet’s wandering ways?

11. Use of Irony Verbal Irony- “Two houses, both alike in dignity” Chorus Act I, Prologue I - Why is this irony? Verbal Irony- “Two houses, both alike in dignity” Chorus Act I, Prologue I - Why is this irony? Situational Irony- “Examine other beauties” 1.1.226 – Explain Situational Irony- “Examine other beauties” 1.1.226 – Explain Dramatic Irony- “Romeo slew Tybalt. Romeo must not live.”- 3.1.183 –Explain Dramatic Irony- “Romeo slew Tybalt. Romeo must not live.”- 3.1.183 –Explain Rhetorical Irony- “Ask for me tomorrow and you shall find me a grave man.” 3.1.98-99 explain Rhetorical Irony- “Ask for me tomorrow and you shall find me a grave man.” 3.1.98-99 explain

12. Homework Assignment Review Act III and identify examples of similes and metaphors. Then translate their meanings. Review Act III and identify examples of similes and metaphors. Then translate their meanings. Example: “But soft, what light through yonder window breaks?/ It is the East, and Juliet is the sun.” ( 2.2.2-3) Metaphor: Look how beautifully the sunlight streams through the window! The window is the East and Juliet is the sun that shows through the glass.

13. Homework Assignment Cont. Example: “ My bounty is as boundless as the sea,/ My love as deep.” (2.2 140-41) Example: “ My bounty is as boundless as the sea,/ My love as deep.” (2.2 140-41) Simile: “My love is as wide and as deep as the ocean.”