Romeo and Juliet
What family was Juliet from?
The Capulets
What is a claim?
A claim is a statement that answers a proposed question.
What continent were the Aztecs from in "Aztec Sacrifice?"
South America
Define the literary tool "theme"
Teaches a life lesson
Moral of the story
What should you do if you are absent from Miss Johnston's class?
Email her asking for the work you missed and include what class period you are in when doing so.
Do not ask at the beginning of the class when you return.
Where does Romeo and Juliet take place?
Verona, Italy
What are the two rules for writing claim?
1. It must be a statement (NOT written as a question)
2. It must be a complete statement.
What mountain range did the rugby team crash in the flight disaster article we read?
The Andes Mountain Range
What is another theme in Romeo and Juliet?
open-ended
Give one example of what you think Shakespeare was trying to say about love.
open-ended
Families often shape perspectives within a community.
Communities often pass along perspectives that don't make sense.
Why is important to cite evidence from multiple sources, rather than just one?
When providing evidence to prove something (in this case, a claim), providing evidence from just one source doesn't really provide a strong case. Having multiple pieces of evidence from an array of sources backs your claim. Think of a lawyer trying to prove their case to a judge..
What was Maslow's theory behind his "hierarchy of needs?"
Maslow theorized that until a human met their most basic needs (the bottom tier, physiological), the needs in the higher tiers did not matter.
What does it mean to say, a theme is "universal?" Give an example of a theme that is universal.
Anyone in the world could relate to the lesson behind the theme.
Ex: "Don't judge a book by its cover"
(open-ended)
Which side of the family was Mercutio from? Which side of the family was Tybalt from?
Mercutio was a Montague.
Tybalt was a Capulet.
What did Friar Lawrence mean when he said "these violent delights have violent ends?"
Romeo and Juliet should be careful about their choice to fall in love with each other, as it would inevitable have severe consequences.
What is the purpose of "reasoning" in CER?
It connects your evidence to your claim by explaining it.
Tradition and rituals sustain a community.
We started learning the basics of MLA formatting. When we pull quotes from articles to use in our papers, we call this "text evidence." Why must you cite evidence as a writer.
What is wrong with the following direct citation?
"Peace? I despise the word." (Shakespeare)
The period goes after the last parentheses:
"Peace? I despise the word" (Shakespeare).
What was one theme in Romeo and Juliet?
Hatred is often senseless.
Young love is naive.
(open-ended)
From CER, we add the "I" to the acronym to make it: CIER. What does the "I" stand for? (Think about your evidence- what must you do before you state it so that it makes sense to the reader?)
Connect MLK's letter from Birmingham Jail to our second essential question "how does perspective shape a community?"
One's beliefs are often shaped by their community.
What is the difference between the theme and the main idea?
The main idea briefly describes what happens in the story in one or two sentences.
The theme is broad, it removes any context or specific details of the story.
Create a claim that hasn't been stated yet to answer the question, "how does community impact perspective?"
Provide evidence and reasoning from one of the articles we have read.
open-ended