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Lesson duration is: 40 min
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Unit 3 Romeo and Juliet
Week 5 ACT II
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Unit 3 :Romeo and Juliet
Global context: orientation in space and time
Key concept:time, place and space
Related concept:empathy and meaning
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statement of inquiry
Feeling empathy through universal themes
in existing work
leads to
your own interpretation and a new meaning of the existing work.
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Language Aqcuisition
Period 3
Arts
Period 4
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You create your own work with
a new interpretation and new meaning.
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Interdisciplinary Unit:
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The structure of a play
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Goal today
I understand the balcony scene between Romeo and Juliet.
Succes Criteria
To apply knowledge of social and historical context to understand their motivations.
To create an interpretation of the balcony scene, relevant to a modern audience.
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myshakespeare.com
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Swearing your love
Read more of the balcony scene between Romeo and Juliet.
Why does Juliet object to Romeo swearing his love by the moon? What does she suggest he swears on instead?
If you were to make a solemn vow of love, what would you swear by, and why?
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Write down your solomn vow of love:
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Stage your scene
Imagine you are going to stage a modern version of this scene in Romeo and Juliet.
Your version must show the lovers meeting, their initial caution and their eventual engagement – but you can change the words and setting to give it a modern feel.
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Showtime
Watch each other’s modern interpretations of the balcony scene.
Discuss:
What were the challenges when approaching this assignment?
What made your scene successful?
What was needed to improve your scene?
Is Romeo and Juliet relevant to a modern audience?
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I understand the balcony scene between Romeo and Juliet.
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Goal today
I understand the balcony scene between Romeo and Juliet.
Succes Criteria
To apply knowledge of social and historical context to understand their motivations.
To create an interpretation of the balcony scene, relevant to a modern audience.
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Homework read Act IV
Write down the names of the new characters in these scenes.
Write an parapragh about each scene in your cornell notes. (20-30 words)