Inherit the Wind Vocabulary Journals: Finish this weekend because you are being assigned 40 more words on Monday!!! See Vocabulary link at bottom right for words.
THE TRAGEDY OF ROMEO & JULIET
Welcome to Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet. This is your syllabus for the whole unit. Don’t lose this. This is subject to change at the teacher’s discretion. We will read some scenes in class and you will read some at home. We will discuss each scene in class. Be aware that you will be quizzed on scenes you read as homework. In addition, you will add vocabulary words to your journal. There is a list of 28 words following this syllabus, and you will add 12 of your own words for a total of 40.
Date Assignments Mon 11/10 Intro to Shakespeare. In-class – hand out syllabus, study guides, and read background on William Shakespeare. pp. 726-730. Hand out Themes sheet. Share answers in small groups, whole class discussion. Begin reading R&J. Discuss the Prologue.
Tue 11/11 MASS - In class – Assign parts, and start Act I, Scene 1. Pp. 732-744. Read and discuss. Work on SG.
Wed 11/12 Assign parts. Read Act I, Scene 2 & 3 pp. 744-751. Discuss. Finish from where we end as homework. Work on SG.
Thu 11/13 Assign parts. Read Scenes 4 & 5 in class. pp 752-761. Discuss. Answer questions on p. 762. Finish SG’s, Study for Act I quiz.
Fri 11/14 Quiz over Act I. Collect the Act I study guides. Homework: Work on vocabulary.
Mon 11/17 Hand out Act II SG’s. Assign parts. Begin Act II, Scene 1 & 2. pp. 764-773.
Tue 11/18 Assign parts. Read Scenes 3 – 4, pp. 774-782. Work on SG and Vocab.
Wed 11/19 Discuss Assign parts. Read Scenes 5 and 6 in class. pp. 782-786. Homework: Finish SG. Study for Act II Quiz.
Thu 11/20 End of Quarter 1. Act II Quiz. SG Due! Vocab
Fri 11/21 Assign parts. Hand out Act III SG’s. Read Act III, Scenes 1-3 in class. pp. 790-805. Discuss. Homework: Work on SG.
Mon 11/24 Assign parts. Read scenes 4 & 5. pp. 805-815. Review by answering questions on page 816. Homework: Finish SG’s. Vocab.
Tue 11/25 Quiz over Act III. Collect SG’s. Hand out Act IV SG’s. Assign parts. Read Act IV, scenes 1 – 3 in class. pp. 818-826. Discuss. If needed, finish as homework. Homework: Work on SG’s.
Wed 11/26 Early dismiss for Thanksgiving!
Thur 11/27 No School. Happy Thanksgiving!
Fri 11/28 No School.
Mon 12/1 Act IV, scenes 4-5. Finish Study Guide
Tue 12/2 Quiz over Act IV. Collect SG’s. Hand out Act V SG’s. Begin Act V. Assign parts. Read Scene 1 and 2 in class. pp. 838 - 839. Discuss. Begin scene 3. Homework: Work on SG’s
Wed 12/3 Finish Scene 3 in class. pp. 839-851. Act V Quiz. Discuss. Read “Connections” on page 854. Homework: Finish SG’s. Be working of vocabulary
Thu 12/4 Review entire play for Final Test. Discuss questions at the end of each act. pp. 762, 788, 816, 834, and 855.
Fri 12/5 Final Test over all acts!
Mon 12/8 MASS - (JOURNALS DUE TODAY!!!) Start the movie
Tue 12/9 Watch the movie
Wed 12/10 Watch the movie
Thur 12/11 Watch the movie
Fri 11/12 Finish the movie
Mon 12/ 15 REVIEW FOR FINALS
Tue 12/16 REVIEW FOR FINALS
8-9:15 (9:30) 10 – 11:15 (11:30) 12:30 – 1:45 (2)
Wed 12/17 1 2 3
Thu 12/18 4 5 8
Mon 12/19 9 Band/Music Make-ups
Vocabulary Words to add to your Journal. There will be 40 total. (If the words are defined on the page, use that definition. If not, look up in a dictionary.)
# and word page Location - Act, Scene, Line
1. civil 735 Prologue, 4
2. star-crossed 735 Prologue, 6
3. ancient 747 I, 2, 85
4. wax 750 I, 3, 76
5. chinks 759 I, 5, 119
6. prodigious 761 I, 5, 142
7. wherefore 766 II, 2, 33
8. countervail 785 II, 6, 4
9. confounds 785 II, 6, 13
10. conceit 786 II, 6, 30
11. villain 791 III, 1, 62
12. peppered 792 III, 1, 100
13. lenity 793 III, 1, 125
14. railst on 803 complain against III, 3, 119
15. temper 810 III, 5, 98
16. practice strategems 814 attempt to trap III, 5, 211
17. charnel house 821 IV, 1, 81
18. supple government 821 ability to move IV, 1, 102
19. drift 822 IV, 1, 114
20. orisons 824 IV, 3, 3
21. solemnity 830 IV, 5, 61
22. put out 832 IV, 5, 121-122
23. office 836 V, 1, 23
24. ducats 837 V, 1, 59
25. nice 839 V, 2, 18
26. dateless 842 V, 3, 115
27. impeach 847 V, 3, 236
28. privy 848 V, 3, 266
29.-40.
12 of your own words Cite page Cite Act, Scene, Line as above.
Shelly Gruenwald
email: sgruenwald@blmcchs.org
school (309) 661-7000 x-1222
