1. Wednesday July 20, 2011
Hubbs Center - ELL 7
Agenda and Objectives

2. Objectives
• We will write a 3-5 sentence summary of Act 3,
Scene 1 and will practice synonyms and antonyms
from Act 2.
• We will discuss and practice the subjunctive
mood.
• We will review the reading strategy called
monitoring and clarifying.
• We will continue reading Act 3.
• We will write our own comprehension questions
for Act 3, Scene 2.

3. Write a Summary: Act 3, Scene 1
• What does a summary need?
 3 to 5 sentences
 main characters in the scene
 main idea of the scene: what was the most important thing that
happened?
 the setting of the scene
• After you write your summary, make a prediction about Act
3, Scene 2. What do you think will happen in Scene 2?
• Then, work on the synonyms/antonyms handout from Act 2
(yesterday).

4. “If only I were a glove on that hand...”
Subjunctive Mood:
• This is a verb form used when talking about wishful,
unreal, uncertain, imaginary, improbable,
impossible, or untrue situations.
• Subjunctive mood has all three tenses but only two
are still used in modern English: the present and the
past. Subjunctive Past
I were
You were
He were
She were
It were

5. Examples of Subjunctive
• If I were you, I would stop bugging your teacher.
 Impossible: I can't be you
• If I won the lottery tomorrow, I would split it
with you.
 Improbable: It is unlikely that I will win.
• I wish I were home in bed.
• I wish I talked to her earlier.
 Wishful and Untrue: I am not home in bed. I didn't talk
to her.

6. “If only I were a glove on that hand...”
• The subjunctive were (or sometimes was) after
the word “if” (and other words with similar
meaning). Look at these sentences:
* If I were you, I would ask her. If I were If he I wish I
* Suppose she were here. What would you say?
younger, weren’t weren’t
Why do we say "I were", "he were"? I would so mean, so slow!
We sometimes hear things like "if I were you, I go. he would
would go" or "if he were here, he would tell
you". Normally, the past tense of the verb "to
buy one
be" is: I was, he was. But the if I were you
structure does not use the past simple tense of
for me.
the verb "to be". It uses the past subjunctive of
the verb "to be". In the following examples, She acts If I were I wish
you can see that we often use the subjunctive
form were instead of "was" after: as if she you, I the
* if
were would movie
* as if Queen! tell her. were
* wish
* suppose
longer.

7. Let’s Brainstorm a List of
Subjunctives!
• If I were you, I would...
• If I won the lottery, I would...
•

8. Subjunctive Round Table
Discussion
• Working in groups of 3 or 4, you will each
take a turn to choose a question out of a
bag.
• Read the question to the group. Give
everyone a chance to answer. You can
answer the question, too!
• At the end, everyone will write a question
using the subjunctive mood.

9. Strategy - Monitoring and
Clarifying

10. We will read Act 3, Scene 2.
• Predictions
• Connections
• Questions
 Monitor and Clarify
• 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

11. Write a comprehension
question for Act 3, Scene 2.
• What makes a good comprehension
question?