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Students can partner-read or read independently to practice understanding figurative language and the more complex language of Elizabethan English in ACT II, Scene ii of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. My students found this to be so fun, accessible, and really helped them break down the complex language of Shakespeare's iambic pentameter/Early Modern English. This is great for empowering learners to access the text in a manageable way and doubles as a great sub plan so that students do

In this task, students will complete research, use close-reading skills, and presentation skills in order to summarize their understanding of Ancient Greece, Odysseus, and his epic poem.

In this assignment, students will break down aspects of the text in order to deepen their understanding of the character, Polyphemus, and the narrator's unreliability.

Students can partner read or read independently to practice identifying the author's characterization of a new character in ACT II, Scene iii of Romeo and Juliet. My students found this to be so fun, accessible, and really helped them break down the complex language of Shakespeare's iambic pentameter/Early Modern English.

I use this lesson in small groups, as a whole group, or through individual work to introduce my reporters to the idea that there are SO many questions we should be asking about everything we experience. You can use any video clip for them to investigate but I enjoy using this one because it has a lot to inspect immediately.