Lesson 1 "Dram Introduction and William Shakespere"

Look at the picture on Page 434, What do you think the picture has to do with Drama? (self thinking question)

On Page 435 Read the short introduction to Drama.

Read the Introduction to Unit 8 on pages 436-437. Drama is meant to be performed as well as read.

Look at the objectives in the margin of page 438, this is what you will strive to learn the first section of the unit.

Look at the white boxes in the margins of Pages 439-440 these are key vocabulary that you will need to know. Jot them down in your notes.

Take the quiz on 08-01 Drama Introduction (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print them out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 1 Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary Terms

drama - a story told through the words and actions of characters, written to be performed as well as read; a play.

tragedy - a play that ends with the suffering or death of one or more of the main characters.

act - a major unit of action in a play.

climax - the high point of interest or suspense in a story or play

dialogue - the conversatin amoung characters in a story or play

monologue - a speech by one person

foreshadowing - clues or hints that a writer gives about something that has not yet happened

dreamatic irony - when the audience or reader knows more than the characters know.

scene - a unit of action in a play that takes place in one setting.

Key Points about literature from this section

The objectives of the first story in the unit:

• You will define elements in a drama that make it a tragedy.
• You will explore how a writer uses dialogue and monologue to tell a story.
• You will explain how a play is constructed using acts and scenes.
• You will define and give examples of climax, dramatic irony, and foreshadowing.

Lesson 2 "Romeo and Juliet"

Prepare to read "Romeo and Juliet ", read the text in the small boxes in the margins on Pages 442-461.

Look at the pictures on Pages 442-461 try to start forming an idea about what the story is going to be about.

Prepare for the selection by becoming familiar with the vocabulary at the bottom of pages 442-461(tan boxes).

Enjoy the play of "Romeo and Juliet", Read Pages 442-461.

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Vocabulary below for help)

Read through and try to answer the questions on Pages 462-463.(This is for your own benefit of understanding the story. Contact me if you have any trouble with the answers. jmarley@yksd.com.

Take the quiz on 08-02 "Romeo and Juliet" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 2 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

flattering - pleasing or soothing to oneself

immortal - free from death

kindred - relatives

beseech - to beg

culling - collecting or sorting

meager - thin

misery - suffering

remnants - traces

penury - poverty

wretch - a miserable creature

disperse - to scatter

discharged - let out

violently - done with strong, rough force

famine - hunger

oppression - unjust or cruel

contempt - score

dispatch - to kill

loathsum - hateful

cordial - life-giving liquid

associate - to accompany

infection - catching

peestilence - disease

reighn - rule

hence - away

aloof - apart

strew - to scatter widely

rite - a ceremony

pry - to snoop; to spy

inexorable - unable to be changed

detestable - hateful

morsel - a small piece

haughty - feeling superior to others

apprehend - to catch; to arrest

unhallowed - unholy

vengence - harm done in return for a wrong.

felon - a person who has committed a crime

provoke - to cause someone to take action

peruse- to look at

kinsman - a relative

crimson - red

unsubstantial - not physical, of the spirit

abhorred hated - inauspicious - unlucky

righteous - good; right

engrossing - taking in everything

unsavory - unpleasant; bad-tasting

bliss - great happiness

dicern - to recognize; to make out.

lamentable - causing sorrow

contagion - a spreading disease

contradict - to deny

thwarted blocked or stopped

bosom - a breast; a heart

nuns - women belonging to a religious order

sheath - a cover or case

pitiful - full of sadness

piteous - miserable; sad

circumstance - details

suspicion mistrust; doubt

sovereign - a king

exile - separation from homeland

conspires plots against

ambiguities - mysteries

impeach - to accuse

purge - to free from blame

tedious - tiring; boring

untimely - before it should happen

siege - a serious attack

betrothed - promised in marriage; engaged

devise - to think up

potion - a drink with special powers

dire - severe; terrible

entreated - begged

rigor - strictness

scourge - a punishment

discordes - quarrels

enmity - hatred.

Lesson 3 "A Raisin in the Sun"

Prepare to read "A Raisin in the Sun", read the objectives for the selection in the margin on Page 465

Continue to get ready for the selection by learning the six vocabulary words on Page 466.

Read about the author and selection from Pages 465-466.

Before you read "A Raisin in the Sun", read the text in the small boxes in the margins on Pages 467-494

Prepare for the selection by becoming familiar with the vocabulary at the bottom of page 467-494 (make flash cards if necessary).

Enjoy the Play of "A Raisin in the Sun", Read Pages 467-494.

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Vocabulary below for help)

Read through and try to answer the questions on Pages 495-496.(This is for your own benefit of understanding the story. Contact me if you have any trouble with the answers. jmarley@yksd.com.

Take the quiz on 08-03 "A Raisin in the Sun" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 3 Vocabulary / Questions to think about.

Vocabulary:

deferred - put off

fester - get infected

exceptionally - more than usual

stupor - a daze

disheveled - not neat

erratic - not ordinary; unexpected

indictment - finiding fault

oriented - turned toward

maximum - the mose

indifference - a lack of concern

emphasis - importance

drily - in sharp, bitter way

exasperated - annoyed or bothered

grudgingly - unwillingly

abruptly - suddenly, without warning

oppression - unjust treatment

conspicuously - obviously

sullen - bad-tmpered

frustration - anger at defeat

vindicated - forgiven

embrace - to hug

masculine - male

mimicking - imitating

aggressivness - forceful energy

defiance - to disobey boldly

mutual - shared

violent - furious

refrain - repeated words

graphically - in visul way

proposition - a plan

investment - money put into something, in hopes of profit

graft - getting something in a way that is against the law

vigorously - with energy

passionately - with great feeling

utter - total; complete

anguish - great pain

reptition - repeating

chauffeur - a hired driver

intellectual brainy

permeated - entered

inflection - pronunciation

slurring - siding together

transformed - greatly changed

vengence - force

clinically - as a scientist would

biology - the science of living things

dissected - cut up examined

'defensively - protecting oneself

unison - all together

insurance - coverage against loss

invest - to put money into something, hping for profit.

Liquor - drinks containg alcohol

prophets - people who see the future.

expectancy - looking forward to something

precise - correct; exact

doggedly - stubbornly

irritably - in an annoyed way.

gambling - betting money on; risking

ledger - an account book

respectable - decent; prper

self-righteously - convince of one's own goodness

tentatively - unsurely

furtively - secretly, as if ashamed

futile - useless

inspiration - encouragement

savor - special flavor or smell

scriptures - bible verses

raucous - rough; loud

neurotic - a person with disturbed feelings and thoughts

snobbish - stuck-up

tuition - payment for schooling

precision - correctness; exactly or sharly statedprofound - deep

tyrant - absolute ruler

Key Points about literature from this section

The objectives of this section of the unit:

• You can now read read and understand a drama
• You can now identify character traits and conflicts a playwright uses to drive the plot of the realistic drama
• You can define and give examples of allusion and stage directions.

Lesson 4 "Writer's Realm"

Prepare to read "Writers Realm ", read the objectives for the selection in the margin on Page 498.

Continue to get ready for the selection by learning the three vocabulary words in the margins on Page 498-499.

Read about terms used by productin teams as tehy record a scene. The box at bottom of page 498.

Read about the author and selection from Pages 498-499.

Before you read "Writer's Realm ", read the text in the small boxes in the margins on Pages 500-503

Prepare for the selection by becoming familiar with the vocabulary at the bottom of pages 500-501(make flash cards if necessary).

Enjoy the play of, "Writer's Realm ", Read Pages 500-503.

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Vocabulary below for help)

Read through and try to answer the questions on Pages 504-505.(This is for your own benefit of understanding the story. Contact me if you have any trouble with the answers. jmarley@yksd.com.

Take the quiz on 08-04 "Writer's Realm"(You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 4 Questions to think about/ Vocabulary.

Vocabulary:

transition - change or shift.

multiple candelabra - a many-branced candlestick holder

conductive - helpful or useful

musing - thinking

exotic - strange; unusual