Tuesday, June 3, 2014• Bell work: – Turn in Socratic Seminar rubric with seminar reflection

attached – Get journal – Announcement: all late work due Friday, June 6th! D and F

calls go out tomorrow! • Romeo & Juliet– Getting to know Shakespeare – Background video (if absent please watch this video)– Perfect Mate worksheet

• HW:– R&J finish “Perfect Mate” worksheet – due tomorrow, 6/4

Journal: Romeo and Juliet

• What do you know about Shakespeare? • What comes to mind when you hear “Romeo

and Juliet”?

Well-known Facts about Will

• Great writer of England• Plays translated into all

languages, musicals, ballets

• Born Stratford-upon-Avon• Well-to-do, affluent while

alive• Most quoted, other than

the Bible

Lesser-known Facts

• Teen father: married pregnant 26 year old Anne Hathaway when he was 18

• Deadbeat dad: Left wife and children for London stage career

• Father of twins• Elizabethan rapper: uses

rhythm and rhyme• “Plagiarism” ?

The Competition

• Bear-baiting• Races• Gambling• Music• Drinking/socializing• Prostitution• Public executions

Conditions in London-BAD!

• Thames River polluted with raw sewage

• Trees used up for fuel

• Poverty

Personal hygiene/health

• Bathing considered dangerous• Body odor strong• Childhood diseases• Children often died before 5 years• Small Pox• Bubonic Plague

Living Conditions

• No running water• Chamber Pots• Open Sewers• Crowded

                  

Clothes

• One set used all year long, rarely washed

• Underclothing slept in, infrequently changed

• Clothes handed down from rich to poor

Theater in London

• Performed in courtyards of inns

• The Theater-first public theater-1576

• Daytime/open air• Limited set design• Relied on music, sound,

costumes, props and great description

The Globe

• Built in 1599• Across the Thames- “Wrong side of town”• King’s Players - Shakespeare’s company• Penny admission

Actors

• All men• Female parts played

by young boys• No actual kissing or

hugging on stage

The groundling

• Poor audience member

• Stood around stage in “the pit”

• Women not allowed (had to dress up as men to attend)

• Threw rotten vegetables at bad performances

“Romeo and Juliet”

• Tragedy• Written in 1595• Set in Verona, Italy• Themes: parental

control/rebellious teens; fate/freewill; impulsive behavior/self-control

Play’s source

• Borrowed from a poem by Brooke-1562

• Poem found in French translation by Brooke

• Shakespeare gave story new life and beauty

Queen Elizabeth

• Bastard daughter of King Henry VIII

• And Ann Boleyn (2nd of 6 wives)

• Henry had Ann beheaded for “treason”

• Younger sister of “Bloody Mary.”

• “Virgin Queen”?• A tease and a player

Her “loving” parents

The Renaissance

• 1500-1650• “Rebirth” of arts, culture,

science • Discovery of “New World”• Copernicus: Sun-centered

Universe (1543)• King Henry VIII =

renaissance man (ideal)• Reformation of Catholic

Church

R & J Crash Course Background

• Watch the video and take notes in your journal – at least 5 new things you learned about Shakespeare, his writing style and structure, the Elizabethen time period, Romeo and Juliet, etc.!

• Video (click here – if viewing from home you need to view the PPT as a slideshow to access)

Wednesday, June 4, 2014• Bell Work:

– Get journals – Share “Perfect Mate” worksheet with a partner/turn-in– Extra Credit! Complete the R&J Intro to Shakespeare

Crossword Puzzle – research at home if needed and turn in by Friday for extra credit!

• Romeo and Juliet: – What is a sonnet? – Annotate R & J Prologue (tape into journal)– Begin reading Act I, scene I – keep track of characters and plot

as we read in your journal entry! • HW: R & J Extra Credit crossword puzzle due Friday

The Prologue– Sonnet: a poem of fourteen lines that follows a strict

rhyme scheme and specific structure. • Annotate the prologue – highlight or underline important

words or phrases and interpret them - make a guess! What is Shakespeare saying? What does the prologue reveal about the plot of Romeo and Juliet?

• What is a possible reason that the Prologue reveals to the audience the outcome of the plot of the play before the play even begins?

• What is the point of the last two lines of the Prologue? (i.e. What are these lines indicating to the audience?)

• The Prologue - a sonnet!

Thursday, June 5, 2014• Bell Work:

– Get journals – Extra Credit! Complete the R&J Intro to Shakespeare

Crossword Puzzle – research at home if needed and turn in by Friday for extra credit!

• Romeo and Juliet: – Discuss annotated R & J Prologue (tape into journal)– Begin reading Act I, scene I & II – keep track of characters and

plot as we read in your journal – you may be quizzed later on this information!

• HW: – R & J Extra Credit crossword puzzle due Friday – All work up until this point, late or otherwise is due tomorrow,

Friday, June 6th unless you’ve met with me

Friday, June 6, 2014• Bell Work:

– Get journals – Turn in Extra Credit R&J Intro to Shakespeare Crossword Puzzle– Turn in any other late work – due today by the end of the day –

anything submitted to me online may be turned in up until 11:59 pm but you MUST email me so I know to look for it!

• Romeo and Juliet: – Masks – Continue reading!– keep track of characters and plot as we read

in your journal – you may be quizzed later on this information! • HW:

– Bring in supplies for masks by next Tuesday…PLEASE! Glitter, feathers, sequins, glue, etc!

Monday, June 9 – Wednesday June, 11Mrs. Christensen here Be on your BEST behavior!

• Bell Work: – Get journals & a copy of R & J – If you’ve checked out any books from me return them to Mrs. C! I

need these to get rid of your fines! • Romeo and Juliet:

– Continue reading!– keep track of characters and plot as we read in your journal – you WILL be quizzed later on this information!

– Masks when we finish the play! • Mrs. Jensen thank you card (due Fri) – in class time TBD• HW:

– Monday night HW: bring in supplies for masks by tomorrow, Tuesday…PLEASE! Glitter, feathers, sequins, glue, etc! You may hold on to your own supplies or contribute to the class “pot”

– Wednesday night HW: Shakespearean Insults (due Friday) – Thursday night HW: Mrs. Jensen card due Friday, June 13th if not

finished in class

Reading, listening to, and viewing Romeo & Juliet

• Read the Prologue: introduction to the play – emphasizes the power of fate

• Read Act I: Opening Scenes/conflict – sets up circumstances of the play – Watch Zeffirelli Act 1, scene I– Read the rest of Act I

• Read Act II, Scene ii: Juliet’s balcony – R & J profess their love – Watch Zeffirelli Act II, Scene ii– Read the rest of Act II

• Read Act III, Scene i: Verona Square – Mercutio and Tybalt die; Prince banishes Romeo – Watch Zeffirelli Act III, Scene i– Read and discuss the rest of Act III

• Watch Act IV and Act V – take notes in your journal on plot, characters etc! Be prepared for an open journal quiz on the play!

Shakespeare’s Language & Insults• In his words…the insults! Take notes in your

journal on Shakespeare’s language, why insults were used (humor, mood, character, etc.), and examples of insults heard in the video – in your own words.

• Complete the Shakespeare Insult HW by following directions on the handout. Use Google/dictionary.com etc. to look up the words so you know what you are saying in your insult! Due Friday!