A Brief History of the English Language

http://www.englishclub.com/english-language-history.htm Directions: Scan the QR code and read the article. As a group, answer the following on your Cornell notes: o Name one example of Old English, one example of Middle English, and one example of Early Modern English. o Which version of English did Shakespeare use? o Do you think the English language is still changing? Why or why not?

Iambic Pentameter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArrR66OSa0Q Directions: Scan the QR code and watch the first 2:00 of the video (you can watch the rest at home if you want). As a group, decide what you will need to remember about iambic pentameter. Record that information on your Cornell notes. Come up with a group definition of iambic pentameter using 15 words or less. Record your definition on your Cornell notes.

Figurative Language
Directions: Use your PLDs to define the following types of figurative language: o Imagery o Simile o Metaphor o Alliteration o Personification o Onomatopoeia o Hyperbole Write the definitions on your Cornell notes.

Frequently Encountered Shakespearean Words

http://www.shakespeareswords.com/FEW.aspx Directions: Copy the Shakespearean words and their definitions onto your Cornell notes. Bookmark this page it will be enormously helpful to you as we read R&J!

Shakespeares Grammar and Word Order

Directions: Complete ONE worksheet together as a group. Attach your worksheet to your Cornell notes.

Verse v. Prose

http://www.rsc.org.uk/downloads/rsc-shakespeares-language-2011.pdf Directions: Use your PLDs to define poetry (verse) and prose. Write your definitions on your Cornell notes. Scan the QR code. Scroll down to page 3 of the document and read the section titled Prose. As a group, discuss the following and record your answers on your Cornell notes: o What is unusual about Shakespeares use of prose for his time? o Why does Shakespeare use prose? o What does prose generally tell us about a character?

Words Shakespeare Coined

http://www.shakespeareonline.com/biography/wordsinvented.html

http://www.cracked.com/article_15859_10words-phrases-you-wont-believe-shakespeareinvented.html

Directions: Use your PLDs to figure out what it means to coin a word. Record a definition (in your own words!) on your Cornell notes. Scan the QR codes and read the two lists of words. As a group, discuss the following: o Which words/phrases have you heard before? o Which words/phrases surprised you? Outline your discussion on your Cornell notes.

Translating Shakespeare into Modern English

Directions: Complete ONE worksheet together as a group. Attach your worksheet to your Cornell notes.