Book Summary For Romeo and Juliet

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  • Common Core alignment to "Reading: Literature and Subject-related Content" is to 3 key phrases: "Particular Topic", "Context" and "Reading Literature". CCSS Alignment Strand Numbers for Specific Grades: Particular Topic: "CCSS.ELA-Literacy." precedes these numbers: 4.6. 5.6, 6.6, 7.6, 8.6, 9-10.6, 11-12.6 Context: "CCSS.ELA-Literacy." precedes these numbers: 2.4a, 3.4a, 4.4a, 5.4a, 6.4a, 7.4a, 8.4a, 9-10.4a, 11-12.4a Reading: Literature: "CCSS.ELA-Literacy." precedes these numbers: RL.2.4, RL.3.4, RL.4.4. RL.5.4, RL.6.4, RL.7.4, RL.8.4, RL.9-10.4, RL.11-12.4 Reading: Informational Text: "CCSS.ELA-Literacy." precedes these numbers: RI.2.4, RI.3.4, RI.4.4. RI.5.4, RI.6.4, RI.7.4, RI.8.4, RI.9-10.4, RI.11-12.4
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A vocabulary word list for Romeo and Juliet is listed by acts in the play:

  • Romeo and Juliet Act 1:
    Mark = sub. God bless or save the mark = saving your favour
    Shrift = confession
    Soft = Wait a minute
    Withal = with
    Anon = soon
    Pernicious = destructive
    Portentous = indicating evil to come; threatening
    Transgression = going beyond certain limits
    Languish = long or pine for
    Esteem = high rank
    Purged = cleansed (of the smoke)
    Same words listed without definitions:
    Augmenting, Loathed, Good-den, Humor, Profane, Augmenting, Posterity, Heretics, Obscured, Boisterous, Alderman, Benefice, Pernicious, Portentous, Languish, Heretics, Esteem, Purged
  • Romeo and Juliet Act 2:
    perjury, variable, intercession, chide, brine, rancor, feign, wanton
  • Romeo and Juliet Act 3:
    appertaining, consort, mantle, tedious, beguiled, validity, abhors, beseech
  • Romeo and Juliet Act 4 & 5:
    inundation, arbitrating, orisons, culled, solace, dirges, presage, impeach

  • Links to vocabulary words lists and puzzles for other Shakespeare plays:

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    As You Like It

    Julius Caesar

    Hamlet

    King Lear

    Macbeth

    Much Ado About Nothing

    Othello

    Romeo and Juliet

    The Merchant of Venice

    The Taming of the Shrew

    The Winter’s Tale

    Twelfth Night

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    Faith Rupert from Smoky Valley School District in Lindsborg, KS

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