Module 2 Exam: Romeo and Juliet

Module 2 Exam: Romeo and Juliet

1. Classroom Teaching

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     • “Literature in English, from nursery rhymes to Shakespeare' sonnets, may instil a lifelong joy of reading and provide a deeper understanding of oneself and others. English texts, films, music and other art forms may also inspire the pupil's own artistic expression and creativity in many genres and media.”
     • Oral communication after yr. 10: "listen to and understand variations of English from different authentic situations"
     • Yr. 10: "create, communicate and converse about own texts inspired by English literature, films and cultural forms of expression"
     • By 10th year: read and discuss a representative selection of literary texts from the genres poetry, short stories, novels and drama from the English-speaking world
     • History in Great Britain
   • Pre-reading
     • Thematic issues
       • Dominant theme: love
     • Linguistic issues
       • Difficult language, overwhelming
     • Background information
       • Plot
         • They will know the whole story, but the sonnet is in focus due to the chosen scene
         • Watch clip of prologue
           • 1996 directed by Baz Luhrmann
         • Tragedy
       • Shakespeare
         • His relevance
           • References and made-up words we use today
             • Hand out with glossary of words we use today, reflect on the meaning, reveal it's from Shakespeare
           • Culture
       • Characters
         • Give students a Facebook bio of each character
       • Themes
         • Love, revenge, violence, individual vs. society
   • While-reading
     • Thematic issues
       • What the readers "think it is about"
     • Linguistic issues
       • Audio to help so that students can follow along
       • Two versions; original text and modern translations
     • Interactive reading process
       • Bottom-up: decode language features
       • Top-down: Apply prior knowledge to construct meaning
         • Discuss
   • Post-reading
     • Linguistic issues
       • Movie or video clip of the whole scene to make sure everyone understand
         • Scaffold
     • Thematic issues
       • "What the work says about the subject"
         • Christian reference and metaphor
         • Critical literacy
           • Problem posing
             • Why, how and to who
     • Acting
       • Motivate to speak English for the sake of the performance
       • Improvisation in an authentic situation
       • Consider the whole scene, drama is an option. Modernize it to make it less awkward
     • Rewrite into modern versions
       • Texting
       • Instagram
       • How would they have met today?
     • Shakespearean Sonnet
       • Create their own
         • Study the rhyme pattern
           • ab ab cd cd ef ef gg
         • Fourteen lines in total
           • First twelve lines, split into three quatrains with four lines each
             • Theme or problem
               • Resolved in the two last lines

2. Act 1: Scene 5

   • Cut to the important parts so that the students don't feel overwhelmed
     • Unfamiliar words and old language
     • Time
   • The first fourteen lines Romeo and Juliet speak together, form a sonnet
     • "...children can act on expectations of pattern repetition, and this produces a kind of reward or sense of mastery” (Coats, 2010).
     • Juliet's first kiss
     • Stanza 1: AB AB Stanza 2: CD CD Stanza 3: EF EF Couplet: GG
       • Stanza 1: Romeo asking for a kiss. If his rough hands scratch her skin, he will kiss it better.
       • Stanza 2: Two hands can touch as easily as two lips. Palm against palm a pure and holy way to kiss.
       • Stanza 3: Romeo asks if saints have lips. Juliet says they are meant for prayer. Romeo wants their lips to touch as their hands have, to grant his prayer.
       • Couplet: Juliet says Saints do not move when granting prayers. Romeo then asks her to not move so that he can act out his prayer
     • Depicts their romantic connection through poetry
   • First time Romeo and Juliet meet at Capulet's feast
   • Themes
     • Love
       • Christian metaphor
         • Pure and divine
       • Need to be challenged with uncomfortable questions or themes such as love
         • Part of growing up