Sunday, May 5, 2013

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

Week #34 May 6-10, 2013

Literature: The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Vocabulary: Shrift, Posterity, Vain, Solemnity, Disparagement, Scathe, Esteem, Conjure, Invocation, Embed, Perverse, Orb, Idolatry, Bounty, Virtue, Predominant, Exposition, Consume, Addle, Dexterity, Calamity,Dissemble, Enamor, Tempest, Doleful, Lamentable, Melancholy, Pilgrimage, Solace, Behold, Sunder, Auspicious, Engross, Unsavory
TERMS TO REVIEW: shared lines, short lines, feminine ending, Alexandrine, iamb

Homework:

  • SAT vocab notes with sentences - due: Tuesday, May 7
  • Sonnet posters - due: Friday, May 10
Activities
  • Monday, as usual, is a quiz day. So, study up! It will cover the vocabulary from week #33 and some questions on part of speech and figurative language using quotes from Romeo and Juliet
  • Tuesday through Friday will be spent reading and annotating Romeo and Juliet