“On the Bard’s birthday, is Shakespeare still

relevant?”Open up your book to page 370

Complete the Quickwrite on page 370 on a separate piece of paper

“On the Bard’s birthday” cont.

• Complete the first column on page 371 – define each term before reading the articles

• During Reading• Read the article that I have provided as well as the article

on pages 371-374 and complete the following• Underline words/phrases • Mark the text WITH 2 DIFFERENT COLORS for evidence that

could help you support or challenge the inclusion of R&J in the 9th grade

• Use the SAME color coding system for the unit so that you will be able to identify your evidence easily when you start writing your synthesis argument• Use one color for support (FOR)• Use the other for challenge(AGAINST)

Complete the graphic on page 371 for ONE of the articles

Writing Prompt:

Write a support paragraph for an argument for or against the inclusion of William Shakespeare’s R&J in the 9th grade curriculum.

• Use a topic sentence that supports your CLAIM

• Cite evidence from at last ONE of the texts in this activity

• Integrate the evidence with commentary that explains how the evidence supports your claim

• Include properly cited quotation from at least ONE of the texts from this activity

• Share your paragraph with two classmates for editing/revision

• Print a perfect final paragraph to turn in to Mrs. Y-Rock