R and J Act 1 and Keystone

Monday, 4/29 Review the HOMEWORK: Packet and Reflection Questions for Act 1 

1. Students will review multiple choice from Keystone 9
2. Students will take the Written section of Keystone 9 in class
3. Students will review and compare their writings to the graded elements on the practive exam
4. Review Act 1 R and J
5. Discuss Act 2

Homework: 4/30- Read and Highlight the modern English version of Act 2 Scenes 1 and 2 for Tuesday
5/1- Finish reading Act 2 (English version)
5/2-Finish reading Act 2 and complete packet - Packet due

KEYSTONE EXAM PREP

Keystones 10 and 11 due on Thursday, 5/2


Keystone 12 test and constructed response due TUESDAY 5/7 






Act 2 Comprehension Questions- Due on Saturday, 5/4 at 8PM

We are going to reflect on Act 2.  Each essay must be answered in at LEAST 3 paragraphs each.  You must include specific examples (and their line, scene and act numbers) and explain them

Remember, a paragraph is at least 7 sentences.  Remember to include a topic sentence for each answer.

40 Points

Do NOT just fill the space with unsupported quotes.

1. Write a character description of either Friar Lawrence or the Nurse.  What kind of person are they?  What role do they have in the plot of Romeo and Juliet?  Do you approve of their actions in helping Romeo and Juliet? Use quotations from the play to support your answer.

2 .Both Juliet and Mercutio claim to know the “real” Romeo. How does each of them regard Romeo? How would Mercutio react if he heard Romeo talking to Juliet in the garden?

3. Can you think of any recurring images or ideas from Act I of Romeo and Juliet that show up again in Act II? What is this literary device called?

4. Romeo or Juliet- Which character is more practical in Act 2?. Give evidence to support this statement

turn them in to www.turnitin.com

Standards:

Standard - CC.1.2.9-10.A

Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.

Standard - CC.1.3.9-10.K

Read and comprehend literary fiction on grade level, reading independently and proficiently.