Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Day 22- Periods 2 & 6 Wednesday, February 26 AND Periods 1, 4, & 5 Thursday, 2/27

Objective: Ask and answer questions to Read Closely, digging deeper into the text for comprehension


  1. Bellwork in spiral notebook:
    Explain this quote: "I'll to the Friar to know his remedy. If all else fail, myself have power to die." - Juliet, 3.5.254

  2. Read Act 4, Scene 1 -  a. Read once alone. On a separate sheet of paper, ask one question per page; reread and take time to think about a question. You will have 4 questions total.  b. Read a second time with a group of three: Friar, Paris, and Juliet. After reading with the group, each person asks one of their questions and the group seeks to answer it. Go around the group, each person asking a question, until all questions have been asked and answered.

  3. Using the Elmo, define subtextthe underlying or implicit meaning, as of a literary work. 

  4. Students complete independently Activity 4.21, page 298, in SpringBoard. Turn in for feedback.