Lesson 11: Mad Skillz

1. Lesson 11:Mad Skillz Understand and apply concepts of foils, figurative language, subtext, and dramaturge to Romeo and Juliet

2. Subtext • Define in R+J Packets • The underlying or hidden meaning in dialogue or text; what is meant within the words by the way they are said • Each group has a piece of paper that says “That one is mine,” but each takes place in a different scenario • You and your group will act out this scenario saying the line, and the rest of the class needs to guess the scenario

3. Figurative Language Define the following terms in your R+J Packets

4. Figurative Language in R+J • Worksheets! Staple to R+J Packets • Example 1 • Romeo: “Love is smoke made with the fume of sighs” • What kind of figurative language is this? • What is the comparison or use of fig lang?

5. Example 2 • Romeo: • “One fairer than my love! The all seeing sun/Ne’er saw her match, since first the world begun.” • What kind of figurative language? • What is the comparison/use?

6. Foils: Staple sheet to packet! • A foil is a character who provides a ______________________to another character. • A foil may emphasize another character’s ______________________ or may make another character look better by comparison. • A foil essentially is a character that ________________ and _________________ another character. Strong contrast Distinctive traits compares contrasts

7. Foil Example Harry Potter versus Draco Malfoy

8. Romeo and Mercutio • How are these two characters foils of one another? • Name different character traits about each character.

9. Timeline: Front page of R+J Packet • What happens Sunday morning? 1. 2. 3. • What happens Sunday night? 1. 2. 3.

10. CharacterizationAdd notes in boxes for each character • What are some descriptive words of Romeo? What kind of character is he?

11. Juliet

12. Benvolio

13. Mercutio

14. Tybalt