Vocab/Lexis
What's one adjective to describe Romeo?
Students' own responses,
E.g. emo
Who wrote Romeo and Juliet? (Name must be spelled correctly!)
William Shakespeare
What's the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
Metaphor: "is"
What's another name for the 'monomyth'
Hero's Journey
What does PEEL stand for?
Point
Evidence
Explain
Link
This phrase means when you love someone but they don't love you back, e.g. Romeo & Rosaline
"unrequited love"
Which character belongs to which family:
Romeo
Juliet
Romeo Montague
Juliet Capulet
Identify the literary technique/device used in the following sentence:
"The wind whispered through the trees, carrying secrets of the forest."
Personification
Names 5 movies/books that follow the Monomyth/Hero's Journey
Harry Potter
Maze Runner
LOTR
Star Wars
Hunger Games
etc...
Instead of Linking back to the Point, what could we write about?
Link to:
- Other texts (intertextuality)
- Symbol
- Theme
- Tone/Mood
- Genre
What's one adjective to describe Mercutio's character?
Hot-headed
Or something similar, e.g. passionate
Who is Romeo's cousin?
Benvolio
What is being compared here?
Lady Capulet describing Paris to Juliet...
“This precious book of love, this unbound lover, To beau-fy him only lacks a cover.”
Paris = a book
Who wrote 'The Hero with a Thousand Faces'?
Joseph Campbell
“Therefore, love moderately; long love doth so;
Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.”
Friar Lawrence
What is the literary way of saying:
1) 'exaggeration'
2) 'contrast"
1) hyperbole
2) juxtaposition
1) What is Romeo's punishment for killing Tybalt?
2) How does he react?
1) Banishment (to Mantua)
2) Punishment = worse than death
Why might an author use numerous Short Sentences in a text?
Students' own responses
Name 5 stages of the Monomyth/Hero's Journey
Ordinary World
Call to Adventure
Meeting the Mentor
Crossing the Threshold
Special World
Trials/Tests
Return Stronger than Before
When analysing an image, what else can you write about besides text?
Colour, facial expressions, props, setting etc...
2) Write 4 words with this root
CAP = Head
Capital
Captain
Capitulate
Decapitate
Cappuccino
Who says:
"talk of peace! I hate the word,
As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee:
Have at thee, coward!
Tybalt
Use "While X, Y" to provide two interpretations to the following quote: "My love is like a red, red rose"
Students own responses
Name 5 Character Archetypes
Hero
Sidekick
Villain
Helper/Mentor
Nurturing Mother
Maiden/Princess
etc...
What's one possible Sentence Structure when writing a Point?
author (+ technique) + in order to...