Choral Readings and Act I- 9/17

Warm Up:
-Students will take notes on basic rules of verb tenses, keeping the proper verb tense, and pronoun agreement
-Students will receive a handout to practice using the proper tense
-Using the smartboard, students will demonstrate an understanding of subject/verb agreement

Work Session:
-The class will convene in the amphitheater to perform the choral readings of the prologue
-Students will return to the class and fill out anticipation guides based on the prologue
-As a class we will discuss the answers to these anticipation guides
-As a class we will view the opening scenes of Romeo + Juliet
-The class will discuss mood and tone operating in the scene and how this sets the stage for the rest of the play
-Students will receive speaking roles and the class will begin reading Act I of Romeo and Juliet
-The class will take notes on the main characters, using an advanced graphic organizer that will be modeled by the instructor

Summarizer:
-Students will complete a 3-2-1 Countdown based on today's lesson