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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Tuesday's Class - Romeo the Pilgrim

Get Your Composition Notebook
and Romeo and Juliet!

DO NOW - COPY!
Entry Title:  Romeo the Pilgrim

Pilgrim - A person who journeys a long distance to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion.

Example:  Someone who goes on a trip to Bethlehem to see the place where Jesus was born.


Casting for Today's Dramatic Reading
Act I, Scene 5 Pages 53-61
Capulet
Capulet's Cousin
Romeo
Juliet
Tybalt
Benvolio
Nurse

AGENDA
  1. Do Now - Study Act I Vocabulary Words
  2. Announcements:  Being on time to class means in your seat working quietly when the bells rings! 
  3. Assignement!  Queen Mab mini-project
  4. Today's Question: How does Shakespeare use the idea of a pilgrim as an extended metaphor to beautify the meeting of Romeo and Juliet? 
  5. Mini-Lesson: 1) Video on extended metaphor. 2) Dramatic reading for a grade! 
  6. Try It: Identify examples in CB of extended metaphor when Romeo and Juliet meet.
  7. Get It:  Half sheet with heading... answer the essential question today as your ticket out the door!
  8. HW: Queen Mab mini-project is due tomorrow!

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