Lesson 2: Act 2
Duration of Days: 5
Lesson Objective
- Students will be able to cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
- Students will be able to determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail 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.
- Students will be able to analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.
- Students will be able to determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone).
How do the Capulets and Montagues contribute to the conflict and tragedy?
To what extent are the characters victims of circumstance or their own choices?
conjure (verb)
adjacent (adjective)
compliment (noun)
rash (adjective)
substantial (adjective)
predominant (adjective)
waverer (noun)
feign (verb)
moderately (adverb)
RL.9-10.1
RL.9-10.2
RL.9-10.3
RL.9-10.4
L.9-10.4.A
W.9-10.1
Reading for Information
DOK 1-4
- Vocabulary glossary
- Sentence frames
- Speaking frames
- Annotation guide
- Complete Independent Read: Romeo and Juliet (Act 2)
- Complete the Act 2 Think Questions for Close Reading