Objective: Students will learn how to read and understand Shakespeare’s verse. Students will explore the plot structure of a Shakespearean tragedy.
Journal: Recall THREE interesting facts about Shakespeare’s life. Explain TWO ways in which the Elizabethan stage was different from the theater of today.
Agenda: 1) Shakespeare Quiz
2) Working with SAT vocabulary: Word Association Charts for all 15 new vocab words
3) Note-taking:
Blank Verse: Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter.
Iambic Pentameter: A poetic rhythm consisting of five sets of unstressed/stressed syllables.
Tragedy: A story in which the main character comes to an unhappy end.
Tragic Flaw: A quality a character possesses which leads to his/her downfall.
Monologue: A long speech delivered by one character in a play to another character or group of characters on stage.
Soliloquy: A long speech delivered by one character in a play which is not directed at any other characters. (The character delivering the soliloquy may be on stage by himself/herself or may be speaking so that the other characters on stage can’t hear.)
Pun: A play on words.
Plot Structure of a Shakespearean Tragedy (Pg. 755 in Elements)
4) Reading and Decoding Act 1, Scene 1 of Julius Caesar pp. 758-760.
Homework: Study Vocab Words
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