r&j—act1
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R&J Act 1 lesson 2TRANSCRIPT
Based on Holt McDougal Literature Grade 9, Unit 10
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DRAMA TEKS
• explain how dramatic conventions (e.g., monologues, soliloquies, dramatic irony) enhance dramatic text.[4A]
Introduction to Romeo & Juliet
• Orientation Presentation, including video trailer (online)
Act 1Scene 1
Pp. 1038 – 1046
Act 1, Scene 1: Pre-Read
• Consider the Big Question, p. 1034
Prologue
• Close-read the Prologue — p. 1038
Prologue
• Prologue (Video Clip: Baz Lehrman)• Prologue (Video Clip: Franco Zefferelli)
Act 1, Scene 1: Pre-Read
• Read the Overview of Act 1 — p. 1035• Study the cast of characters — p. 1036• Preview Act 1, Scene 1 — pp. 1038 – 1048– Read the synopsis at the beginning– Read the Margin Notes throughout the scene
Act 1, Scene 1: Vocabulary
• Augment• Adversary• Chaste• Exquisite• Forfeit• Grievance• Pernicious
Act 1, Scene 1: Literary Elements
• Scene 1 contains examples of these elements:• Character Development• Dialogue• Pun • Imagery• Couplet• Oxymoron
Act 1, Scene 1: Video
• Act 1 fight scene
Act 1, Scene 1: Close Read Lines
• 36 – 75 — The street fight• 76 – 98 — Prince’s speech to the
families after the fight• 111 – 150 — Benvolio & Montague’s
conversation about Romeo’s sadness• 155 – 234 — Benvolio questions
Romeo about his sadness
Act 1, Scene 1: Questions
• QUESTION to answer on notebook paper: • Why does Shakespeare begin the play with an
action-packed scene?
Act 1Scene 2, pp. 1046 – 1049
Act 1, Scene 2: Literary Elements
• Scene 1 contains examples of these elements:• Character development• Metaphor• Foil
Act 1, Scene 2: Close Read Lines
• 1 – 34, pp. 1046 – 1047
Act 1, Scene 2: Questions
• QUESTION to answer on notebook paper: • How would you feel about being asked/told to
marry at age thirteen? Why? What advice would you give Romeo?
Act 1Scene 3
pp. 1049 – 1053
Act 1, Scene 3: Literary Elements
• Scene 3 contains examples of these elements:• Character development• Foil
Act 1, Scene 3: Close Read Lines
• 63 – 66, p. 1052• 79 – 81, p. 1052• 95 – 99, p. 1052
Act 1, Scene 3: Activity
• Analyze the nurse's speech for information on Juliet's background
• Create a T chart (foil characters)
Act 1Scene 4
pp. 1053 – 1057
Act 1, Scene 4: Literary Elements
• Scene 1 contains examples of these elements:• Character development• Pun
Act 1, Scene 4: Close Read Lines
• 63 – 66• 79 – 81• 95 – 99
Act 1, Scene 4: Activity
• Identify and analyze the imagery in Mercuito's Queen Mab speech
Act 1Scene 5
pp. 1057 – 1062
Act 1, Scene 4: Vocabulary
• Scene 1 contains examples of these elements:• Purge• Polemnity• Sirrah
Act 1, Scene 4: Literary Elements
• Character development• Tone• Sonnet• Foreshadowing
Act 1, Scene 4: Close Read Lines
• 38 – 90• 91 – 144
Act 1, Scene 4: Activity
• Applied Practice Reading 2 (attachment)
Act 1 Post-Read
• Students write a short summary of the action in Act I.• On notebook paper, answer the following Questions:– Think about a situation where someone made a strong first
impression on you. What was your reaction?– What seems to be Romeo's immediate reaction when he first
sees Juliet across the room?– What seems to be Juliet's reaction?– How does Tybalt react to Romeo's crashing the party?