Wednesday 11-5-14Wednesday 11-5-14Draw 5 more squares onto your Draw 5 more squares onto your

existing list: Sit where you like but existing list: Sit where you like but wherever you sit is the character that wherever you sit is the character that

you will read. It will change daily.you will read. It will change daily.

16.16.Mandate – a command with authorityMandate – a command with authority17.17.Melancholy – sad; gloomyMelancholy – sad; gloomy18.18.Oblivious – forgetful; unawareOblivious – forgetful; unaware19.19.Resent – to feel angry and bitter Resent – to feel angry and bitter

aboutabout20.20.Skeptical – doubting, questioning, not Skeptical – doubting, questioning, not

believingbelieving

Quick ReviewQuick Review

What is a drama?What is a drama?What is the difference between an What is the difference between an

ACT and a SCENE?ACT and a SCENE?What is a FEUD? A RIVALRY?What is a FEUD? A RIVALRY?What is the big FEUD in What is the big FEUD in Romeo and Romeo and

JulietJuliet??

Today’s EQs:Today’s EQs:

EQ 51 How do we analyze a EQ 51 How do we analyze a passage for words or phrases that passage for words or phrases that provide historical or cultural clues?provide historical or cultural clues?

My measureable Goal: I can My measureable Goal: I can identify words that are not modern.identify words that are not modern.

4. HISTORICAL CONTEXT4. HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Refers to the specific time in history in Refers to the specific time in history in which a piece of literature is setwhich a piece of literature is set

Look at Details:Look at Details: Cultural and Social DetailsCultural and Social Details LanguageLanguage ClothesClothes RelationshipsRelationships Well-known People or Events Well-known People or Events ReligionsReligions Activities; what did they do for fun?Activities; what did they do for fun?

Historical CluesHistorical Clues

Lanterns instead of electricityLanterns instead of electricityCarriages instead of carsCarriages instead of carsRecord player instead of an IPODRecord player instead of an IPOD

Remember that historical clues do not Remember that historical clues do not depend on words being past tense. depend on words being past tense. Don’t worry about verbs just specific Don’t worry about verbs just specific words that you know are not modern.words that you know are not modern.

Remember that Plays are Remember that Plays are organized into acts and then organized into acts and then

acts have scenes.acts have scenes.Today we will begin reading Act I: Today we will begin reading Act I:

scene Iscene I

Character listCharacter list

Sampson, Gregory, Abram, Balthaza, Sampson, Gregory, Abram, Balthaza, Benvolio, Tybalt, Citizens, Montague, Benvolio, Tybalt, Citizens, Montague, Lady Montague, Prince Escalus and Lady Montague, Prince Escalus and Romeo.Romeo.

Exit TicketExit Ticket

Can you think of any outdated Can you think of any outdated technology terms that would let you technology terms that would let you know that it is a historical clue?know that it is a historical clue?

Write down as many as you can think Write down as many as you can think of!of!