Romeo+and+Juliett

**Academic Vocabulary**
trgedy tragic hero character foil word play and blank verse soliloquy and aside allusion paraphrase critical review

**Literary Analysis:**
Identify the characteristics of Shakespearean drama and tragedy Identify and analyze Shakespearean language, including word play and blank verse Identify and analyze character foils and the tragic hero Identify and analyze soliloquies, asides, and allusions Analyze influence of historical and cultural context Interpret literature in relation to its literary period --- Identify the characteristics of a myth Identify the characteristics of narrative poetry Analyze comic relief and dramatic irony Identify Protagonist and Antagonist Identify Iambic Pentameter Analyze tragedy Analyze influence of author backgrund Genre study: drama, myth, blank verse, narrative poetry

**Reading**
Use strategies for reding Shakespearean drama, including keeping track of events and character relationships Paraphrase passages as an aid to comprehenson Identify and analyze a critical review Compare and contrast a criical review with your own response - Study a cast of characters, a snyopsis/summary, stage directions, and marginal notes Make notes Keep track of cause-effect relationships as they lead to an outcome Note character traits Note punctuation and phrasing

**Writing and Grammar**
Understand and use parallel structure Create rhythm in writing

**Speaking, Listening, and Viewing**
Identify, analyze, and evaluate mis en scene Create a visual treatment Stage a scene ______________________________________________________________________________________ View a feature film Compare and contrast a film with a play