Tues. Nov. 27

BR: Page 438 “Quick Write”

Agenda:

• Grammar: Chap.10: Squinting Modifers pages 186-187
• Students will copy the Macbeth literary elements and definitions seen on blog/board.

 Macbeth Literary Terms

1. Equivocation – an expression or statement that is vague and deliberately misleading
2. Antithesis – the use of words or phrases that contrast with each other to create a balanced effect
3. Paradox – a statement, proposition, or situation that seems to be absurd or contradictory, but in fact is or may be true
4. Soliloquy – the act of speaking alone, often used as a theatrical device that allows a character’s thoughts and ideas to be conveyed to the audience
5. Incantation – ritual chanting or use of “magic words”
6. Allusion – a suggested link in the text to something outside of the text, usually a historical person, historical event, or literary figure
7. Dramatis Personae – list of characters in a play
8. Tragic Flaw – a character flaw that causes the downfall of the protagonist in a tragedy
9. Aside – a remark made by an actor, usually to the audience, that the other characters on stage supposedly cannot hear
10. Comic Relief - a comic scene or passage inserted into a serious work, used to provide relief from tension, or the further heightening of tension
11. Tragedy - a serious play with a tragic theme, often involves a heroic struggle and the downfall of a major character
12. Bank Verse – un-rhymed poetry that has a regular rhythm and line length (especially iambic pentameter
13. Iambic Pentameter – the most common rhythm in English poetry, has five iambs (one unstressed syllable followed by astressed syllable) in each line (ten syllables following the da DUM pattern)
14. Monologue – a long speech spoken by a character in the presence of others

• Students will create a character chart for an active reading guide.Open to Macbeth, the play, in your textbook. Locate characters in the text. Create a chart including their name, their role, quote, character at beginning of play, character at end of play.
• Teacher will review with students the Renaissance and Shakespeare from yesterday’s findings.
• Students will begin reading Act I of Macbeth