Today's English language learning class will focus on Act 2 of Romeo and Juliet. The objectives are to answer final questions about Act 1, discuss new vocabulary from Act 2, and make predictions about what may occur. Students will read Act 2, answer comprehension questions, and organize the characters into groups of Montagues, Capulets, and others. Key vocabulary from Act 2 will also be presented and defined.

1. Monday July 11, 2011
Hubbs Center - ELL 7
Agenda and Objectives

2. Today’s objectives are...
• We will answer some final questions about Act 1 and
will find synonyms and antonyms to important words
from Act 1.
• We will discover and discuss new vocabulary words
for Romeo and Juliet, Act 2.
• We will make a prediction about what might happen
in Romeo and Juliet: Act 2.
• We will read for understanding and will answer
questions about what we read to show our
comprehension.
• We will organize the characters we read about into 3
groups: the Montagues, the Capulets, and Neither.

3. Act 1 Wrap Up:
• 15 minutes
• Act 1: answer questions about the
details we read about in the 1st Act.
• Find the synonyms and antonyms for
the words given from Act 1.
• Synonym = same
• Antonym = opposite, different

4. Act 2: Important Words
• partner activity with dictionaries
• present your word to the class
• we will all record the definitions
•Groans •Hatred
•Blush •Join
•Comfort •Leaped
•Exchange •Fruit
•Torments •Twinkle
•Attentive •Youthful

5. Act 2: Important Words

6. What is going to happen in
Act 2?
• We will make a prediction about what might
happen in Romeo and Juliet: Act 2.
• Post it notes:
• What are 3 things that might happen?
• How do you know that? What gave you
those ideas?

7. Let’s read Act 2!
• We will read for understanding and will
answer questions about what we read
to show our comprehension.
• We will organize the characters we read
about into 3 groups: the Montagues,
the Capulets, and Neither.

8. Characters in Act 2:
• Capulets • Montagues • Neither
• Sampson
• Gregory • Abraham • Prince
• Tybalt • Balthasar
• Lord and Lady
Capulet • Benvolio
• Juliet • Lord and Lady
• Nurse Montague
• Servant
• Romeo
• Paris
• Rosaline • Mercutio
• Cousin Capulet