The+Tragedy+of+Romeo+and+Juliet+(Act+I)

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__ //Materials// __ Student journal, Literature Book (LB), Reader’s Notebook (RN), Unit 5 Resources (Unit 5), All in One Workbook, (All) Graphic Organizer Transparencies (Graph Org), phlitonline.com
 * //The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet//** Act I

__Meet the Author__: Write name of author and title of selection, write two facts about the author you found interesting and why you chose these two facts. (online and LB 802-3) __Background Video__: Watch Discussion Question: “What aspects of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet cause it to be as popular and accessible today as it was more than 400 years ago when it was written?” Additional videos __Extra Background:__ __[|Pearson Shakespearean Theater LB 798.doc]__ __[|Elizabethan Language LB 805.doc]__ __[|Shakespeare math Pearson LB 802.doc]__ __Vocabulary Central__: Cornell notes in journal of 6 selection vocab. words (online) Vocabulary Builder (All 241). Vocab Games from Vocabulary Central (online) [|RJ Act 1 roots.docx] __Literary Analysis__: Cornell notes in journal on “Dialogue and Stage Directions” (As a change from the standard Cornell note taking-assign single drama and poetry terms from the Lit bk [pp 719-720, 782-783] to individual students and have each create a "perfect" Cornell note to present to the class using the ELMO while the rest of the class adds  the information into their journals . This gives the opportunity for a 'stand and deliver' presentation for all students.) Literary Analysis: Dialogue and Stage Directions” (All 239) Reading Skill-Summarizing (RN 317) __Reading Skills__: Reading: Using Text Aids to Summarize (All 240)
 * Before you Read (2 days)**

**While You Read (3 days)** Read “//The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet”// Act I (LB 806-830) Making Connections (RN 318) Summarizing Act I (Graph Org 148) Supplementary assignments/study aides

**After You Read (2 days)** Critical Thinking 1-6 (LB 830) After you Read Literary Analysis Dialogue 1 & 2 (LB 831) (copy in student journals) Reading Skill: Summarize- 3 & 4 (LB 831) (copy in student journals) Vocabulary (LB 831) (copy in student journals)

**Assessment (2 days)** Selection Test B (Unit 5 38-40)