How does literature help us better understand ourselves? What does Romeo and Juliet have to say to a...
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How does literature How does literature help us better help us better understand ourselves? understand ourselves? What does What does Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet have to say to a teenager have to say to a teenager of today? of today?
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How does literature help How does literature help us better understand us better understand
ourselves?ourselves?
What does What does Romeo and JulietRomeo and Juliet have to say to a teenager of have to say to a teenager of
today?today?
Why Do We Read/Write Stories, Why Do We Read/Write Stories, Poems, Books, Plays…?Poems, Books, Plays…?
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Author’s ReasonsAuthor’s Reasons Communicate feelingsCommunicate feelings Pass on historyPass on history Provide entertainmentProvide entertainment Share ideasShare ideas
Reader’s ReasonsReader’s Reasons Validate own Validate own
feelingsfeelings Pass classesPass classes For fun For fun
(entertainment)(entertainment) Understand new Understand new
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Why do you think Shakespeare Why do you think Shakespeare is still read today?is still read today?
[examples/partial list of possible student responses][examples/partial list of possible student responses]
It is required by teachersIt is required by teachersHis plays have been around for a His plays have been around for a
long timelong timeAction, plot is interestingAction, plot is interestingStrong charactersStrong characters
Why do you think Shakespeare Why do you think Shakespeare is still read today?is still read today?
Other ideasOther ideas [teacher response][teacher response]
His plays talk about life and our ability to control His plays talk about life and our ability to control our own destiny. our own destiny.
Other writers and elements in our culture refer to Other writers and elements in our culture refer to his stories; need understanding of them to his stories; need understanding of them to understand our culture, stories…even newspaper understand our culture, stories…even newspaper articles/TV shows/movies.articles/TV shows/movies.
They help us see our own relationships in strong They help us see our own relationships in strong dramatic terms and help us to better understand dramatic terms and help us to better understand ourselves and those around us. ourselves and those around us.
Shakespeare is a master at creating new words Shakespeare is a master at creating new words that we still use today.that we still use today. Quoting ShakespeareQuoting Shakespeare
What experience do you have What experience do you have with Shakespeare?with Shakespeare?
Have readHave read Midsummer Night’s Midsummer Night’s
DreamDream Romeo and JulietRomeo and Juliet HamletHamlet Poems (Sonnets)Poems (Sonnets)
Saw Saw Live playLive play Movie based on Movie based on
Shakespeare’s playShakespeare’s play
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What Do You Think You Know What Do You Think You Know about about Romeo and JulietRomeo and Juliet??
[examples of student [examples of student responses]responses]
They die at the end.They die at the end. He shot himself and He shot himself and
she stabs herself.she stabs herself. Their families didn’t Their families didn’t
like each other.like each other. They lived on the They lived on the
beach.beach. Juliet was really Juliet was really
young, like 16.young, like 16.
She was really rich She was really rich and he was poor.and he was poor.
Romeo kills a guy.Romeo kills a guy.
Where did you hear it?Where did you hear it?
Personal Personal knowledgeknowledge
Media—TV, Media—TV, books, moviesbooks, movies
Other peopleOther people
Read the play in Read the play in 66thth grade grade
Saw the Saw the Leonardo movieLeonardo movie
My sister was in My sister was in another another Shakespeare Shakespeare playplay
Heard about it Heard about it from someonefrom someone
What Do You Want to Know?What Do You Want to Know?[examples/partial list of possible [examples/partial list of possible
student student
responses]responses]
Why do they talk funny?Why do they talk funny? How do you understand How do you understand
what they’re talking what they’re talking about?about?
Do R&J both die in the Do R&J both die in the play, too?play, too?
Why is this play so Why is this play so famous? What is so famous? What is so good about it?good about it?
