Homework for 1-b, 3-b, and 4-b/Assigned on 5/11 and due on 5/15

Re-read Act II/Scenes III-VI. If you struggle with the Elizabethan version that is printed in your text, use Google (or any search engine and type in No Fear Shakespeare. You will be directed to a free Sparks note website that provides an excellent side-by-side translation.

After you read, respond to study guide questions for these scenes. (See page 15 in your RWNB)

All Act II Study Guide questions (Scenes 1-6) will be collected on Tuesday, 5/15

Continue to add to your culminating project graphic organizer. At the end of each scene or so, you should be able to explain HOW Shakespeare is developing the theme you are tracking. Please reveiw 14-a for a model that demonstrates a good way to record these notes. I have attached 14-a below for your review:

MODEL FOR NOTE-TAKING/GRAPHIC ORGANIZER--#14-a
CULMINATING PROJECT PLANNING PAGES
• The graphic organizer should be completed each time you finish reading one or more complete scenes.
• The graphic organizer will help you track the introduction, development, and refinement of the theme you chose to examine in the drama, Romeo and Juliet.
• These notes will be used to construct a response to the culminating project requirement: Write a literary analysis of a theme in Romeo and Juliet and explain how it emerges, is shaped, and refined throughout the course of the play.
• The graphic organizer will prompt you to identify and explain methods Shakespeare uses to introduce and develop major themes in the play.
• You have already selected the theme you will track. (See page 14 in your RWNB for theme choices.)
• To review ten different methods a writer uses to introduce and develop a major theme, re-read #13 in your RWNB—Understanding Theme.
The following example models the steps I am asking you to take as you read through the play. These notes will help you successfully complete the exam.
SELECTED THEME: REVENGE
Text Support (Think of a moment, an action, or words in this scene that suggest the theme you have selected)
The Capulet servants insult the Montague servants. The Montague servants respond with swords drawn. This altercation triggers an all-out brawl between the two families in the public square.
Source: Act I Scene I page ___
Method: Conflict
Explanation: Shakespeare uses this conflict to introduce the idea of revenge, a major theme in the play. It is apparent that the two families have been fighting for quite some time when the play opens. A simple gesture or rude word from one house triggers vengeful words and actions from the opposing house. In this first conflict, it seems that both families enjoy the drama of the feud. Seeking revenge is one way characters show pride and love for their respective families.