- Your Composition Book
- Something with which to write
- From Back Table: Quotes about Fate & Bloom's Taxonomy
Do Now: Copy
Entry Title: Prejudice
An unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason.
AGENDA
- Do Now: Prejudice
- Rule reminder: Make smart choices!
- Quote of the week: "Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self confidence." - Robert Frost
- Today's Question: Can you create questions/prompts about Fate vs. Free Will?
- Mini Lesson: Review of theme and the plot structure diagram for homework. Review of writing questions and prompts suing Bloom's Taxonomy.
- Practice Time: See samples below.
- Assessment: Complete plot structure diagram.
- Homework: Plot Structure Diagram due Tuesday!
Answer-Question/Prompt Game
In this game, you are given the answer and you have to come up with the question/prompt using Bloom's Taxonomy.
Examples
1. Answer: Lord Montague, Lady Montague, Romeo,
Mercutio, Benvolio, Abram, Belthasar
Possible Questions:
a. List at least three members of the House of Montague.
b. Who are the Montagues?
c. Who are the enemies of the Capulets?
This Answer-Question is low level on Bloom's Taxonomy.
2. Answer
I fear, too early; for my mind misgives
Some consequence, yet hanging in the stars,
Shall bitterly begin his fearful date
With this night's revels and expire the term
Of a despised life, closed in my breast,
By some vile forfeit of untimely death.
Question/Prompt: a) Explain how
Shakespeare's uses foreshadowing to
create suspense in his audience. (high)
b) How is Romeo feeling before
he goes to the Capulet masquerade? (low)
TRY IT YOURSELF
1. Answer: The feud between the Capulets and the Montagues is the backdrop for the romance between Romeo and Juliet. "Is she a Capulet? O dear account! My life is my foe's debt." Although it may seem odd for a love story to begin with violence between two feuding families, this technique actually helps to make the love between Romeo and Juliet that much more amazing.
Possible Questions/Prompts:
2. Blistered be thy tongue
for such a wish! He was not born to shame.
Upon his brow, shame is ashamed to sit;
Possible Questions/Prompts:
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