A= Troy and ShariB= Dyian and RobertC= Jared and KathyD= Jordan and ChesterE= Uriel and VaughnF= Chanelin and GenesisG= Bryan and ClintonH= Nolan and GavinI= Terae and NickJ= Lidia and DianaK= MiaL= Dameon and David

Do Now: Tell me AGREE or DISAGREE and WHY

A= Bruce and EricB= Alexis and CarmenC= Erika and StephanyD= Tremone and MikeE= Taylor and AutumnF= Cody and DerekG= Denzel and Vo’JaunH= Karline and AaliyahI= Jessica and EdwinJ= Toni and JasmynK= DaisjanaeL= O’Neil and WillieM= Freddy and HienN=Jyron and ShanikaO= Janae and Elexus

Do Now: Tell me AGREE or DISAGREE and WHY

A= Tommylee and JohnnyB= Aida and AliceC= Lionel and HoldenD= Macie and AustinE= Jowan and MyahF= Carlos and RavenG= Hailey and SarahH= Dusty and TanI= Marlett and ZachJ= Philip and TakodaK= Angela and LilibethL= Greg and GregrionneM= Tatiana and JosueN= Dejanique and JanikaO= Antonio and RashaadP= Devin and Sashara

Do Now: Tell me AGREE or DISAGREE and WHY

A play may be a tragedy, a comedy, or, in modern drama, a mixture of the two.

• A tragedy depicts serious and important events that end unhappily.

• A comedy ends happily. Although most comedies are funny, they may also make us think and question.

Kinds of Plays

Most classical tragedies deal with serious subjects—fate, life, and death—and center on a tragic hero. Tragic heroes

ambition

excessive pride

rebelliousness

passion

• are usually noble figures

• have a tragic flaw, a personal failing that leads to their downfall

Tragedy

In a comedy, the characters usually face humorous obstacles and problems that are resolved by the end of the play. Comic heroes

• may be ordinary people instead of nobility

• eventually overcome their flaws and achieve happiness

Comedy

The conflict in comedies is usually romantic.

• Someone wants to marry but faces an obstacle—opposing parents or rival suitors.

Comedy

• Complications can involve misunderstandings, mistaken identities, disguises, or transformation.

• The obstacle is always overcome.

Which plot would be a tragedy, and which would be a comedy?

Kinds of PlaysQuick Check

1. A young woman wants to marry her love, but her mother disapproves of him. After many setbacks, the suitor wins the mother’s approval and the lovers marry.

2. A young man, blinded by passion, worsens a feud between his family and his lover’s. The play ends with the deaths of the two lovers.

Kinds of PlaysQuick Check

1. A young woman wants to marry her love, but her mother disapproves of him. After many setbacks, the suitor wins the mother’s approval and the lovers marry.

2. A young man, blinded by passion, worsens a feud between his family and his lover’s. The play ends with the deaths of the two lovers.

Comedy

Tragedy

Which plot would be a tragedy, and which would be a comedy?

FATE

The idea that no matter

what you do, your

destiny (where you end

up) is inevitable (is

definitely going to

happen).

FREE WILL

The ability to control

your life with the

choices you make.

FEUD

A bitter and ongoing conflict between two groups, usually families, that involves murder on both sides.

STAR-CROSSED LOVERS

A pair of lovers whose

relationship is prevented

(stopped) by fate.

PROLOGUE

The introduction of a play or

section of a play.

SONNETS

A sonnet is a poem that has 14 lines: 3 QUATRAINS and a COUPLET.

(A quatrain is a stanza with 4 lines. A

couplet is a stanza with 2 lines.)

IAMBIC PENTAMETER

Sonnets use a type of rhythmic pattern called IAMBIC PENTAMETER.iambic = da DUM da DUM da

DUMpentameter = 5 stressed

syllables (DUMs) per line

Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

Romeo and Juliet

FactsWritten by William Shakespeare in about 1591

Based on Arthur Brooke's The Tragicall History of Romeus and Juliet

Montagues

Capulets

Others

Reading the Prologue

I. Read

II. Line by Line: In Table Groups

III. Quatrain by Quatrain

IV. Summary

Reading the Prologue

Line Assignments– 1st

Troy and Shari: Line 1Dyian and Robert: Line 2Jared and Kathy: Line 3Jordan and Chester: Line 4Chanelin and Genesis: Line 5Terae and Nick: Line 6Lidia, Diana, and Mia: Line 7 and 8Bryan and Clinton: Line 9Nolan and Gavin: Lines 10 and 11Vaughn and Uriel: Line 12Dameon and David: Lines 13 and 14

Line Assignments– 3rd

Bruce and Eric: Line 1Alexis and Carmen: Line 2Erika and Stephany: Line 3Tremone and Mike: Line 4Taylor and Autumn: Line 5Cody and Derek: Line 6Karline and Aaliyah: Line 7Denzel and Vo’Jaun: Line 8Jessica and Edwin: Line 9Toni, Jasmyn, and Daisjanae: Line 10O’Neil and Willie: Line 11Freddy, Hien, and Jyron: Line 12Shanika, Janae, and Elexus: Lines 13 and 14

Line Assignments– 5th

Tommylee and Johnny: Line 1Lionel and Holden: Line 2Aida and Alice: Line 3Macie and Austin: Line 4Jowan and Myah: Line 5Carlos and Raven: Line 5Hailey and Sarah: Line 6Marlett and Zach: Line 7Philip and Takoda: Line 7Dusty and Tan: Line 8Angela and Lilibeth: Line 9Greg and Gregrionne: Line 10Tatiana and Josue: Line 11Antonio and Rashaad: Line 12Devin and Sashara: Line 13Dejanique and Janika: Line 14

Interpreting the FIRST STANZA

The first stanza introduces the theme.

Interpreting the SECOND STANZA

The second stanza complicates the theme.

Interpreting the THIRD STANZA

The third stanza develops a twist.

Interpreting the FOURTH STANZA

The fourth stanza brings the theme to a close!

SUMMARIZE THE PROLOGUE

WRITING YOUR SONNET!

The “BIG” assignment for this week is your own Sonnet.

You will write your own sonnet based on the ideas of love & hate; fate & free will; and/or family feuds.

Keep it modern and keep it personal!

Steps

1. Create Topic

2. Write normally about the topic

3. Break it up into 14 lines

4. Make the lines follow the ABAB CDCD EFEF GG rhyme scheme

5. Make sure each line is 10 syllables

Step One

Figure out what you’re writing about! Worry about your topic first, and get some thoughts down on paper.

Remember the purpose of each stanza when developing the story for your sonnet.

Step Two

Once you have an idea of how your sonnet will go, think about making it rhyme. Use a dictionary if you have to!

Step Three

After creating the story line and your rhymes, think about the rhyme scheme. Remember, sonnets don’t have to be grammatically correct, so it’s okay if you have to get creative to meet the rhyme scheme!

RUBRIC

28 points for iambic pentameter in each line (2 per line)

32 points for correct rhyme scheme

10 points per stanza for appropriate content (40 total)

10 points for going above and beyond– creativity and presentation!!!