Past Lessons

Monday, February 25, 2013

Monday's Class - The Balcony Scene Part I

Get the following:
1. Composition notebook
2. Your copy of the play


  
DO NOW - COPY!
Entry Title: Vocabulary for Act II, Scene II (Pages 69-73)
  1. Thy = Your
  2. ‘Tis = It is; to this
  3. Wherefore = why
  4. Diana – goddess of the moon
  5. Vestal livery = clothing worn by a virgin
  6. Green sickness – an illness thought to afflict girls during puberty.

 AGENDA  
  1. Do Now - Vocabulary
  2. Reminder: Follow directions quickly!
  3. Grades and missing work!
  4. Today's Question: What are some literary elements does Shakespeare use to characterize Juliet in the balcony scene? 
  5. Class Disscusion: What is eavesdropping?  
  6. Mini-lesson - Review of literary elements (Metaphor, simile, personification).
  7. Guided Practice - Dramatic Reading of Act II, Scene 2.
  8. Assessment - Textual analysis worksheet. 
  9. HW - none

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