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Romeo and Juliet Act III Type 3 Writing Assignment: Conflict Analysis
Overview:
For this writing assignment, you will choose ONE of the following types of conflicts and discuss how 2 or more instances of this conflict in ACT III help the plot keep moving and stay interesting.
- Violence/crime vs. peace/law
- Old vs. young
- Fate vs. free will
- Parents vs. children
- Trust vs. suspicion
- Tragedy vs. humor
- Patience vs. impetuousness (impulsive – acting suddenly without thought)
This involves:
Choosing ONE of the above conflicts from Act III and identify how it keeps the plot moving and interesting in Act III
Identifying at least 2 specific examples from Act III (quoting lines) illustrating this conflict at work
Discussing/elaborating on how specifically the example demonstrates the conflict, what is shows about the conflict, and how it keeps the plot moving.
Format:
1 paragraph, ½ page to 1 page long TYPED!!!!
Begin w/ a topic sentence identifying the conflict and how it keeps the plot moving.
Transition
Introduce first example – set up what it shows
Give the quotation from the play, along with Act, scene, and line #’s
Explain or analyze what this example shows about the language used
Transition
Introduce second example
Etc..
Brainstorming:
FCA’s (each one is worth 5 points = 20 points)
Organizes paragraph around a clear topic sentence (TS) that identifies the conflict and how what the conflict contributes to the Act
Uses transition words and statements to help ideas connect and flow
Introduces and implements at least 2 specific examples, in the form of quotations, from the play to support the discussion of the conflict and its impact on the Act
Elaborates on the examples, discussing how each example specifically reflects the conflict and keeps the plot growing more intense
RBE: No spelling errors, no run on sentences or fragments, no errors in S/A and Pronoun Agreement
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* * * A rubric may be attached to your writing.
Act III conflict and what it shows:
Introduction/Summary of what the quotation will show:
- Quotation:
- Analysis/ Explanation of the quotation (try answering these questions):
How does this quotation demonstrate the conflict?
How is this conflict/quotation working in the Act in general?
Introduction/Summary of what the 2nd quotation will show:
- Analysis/ Explanation of the quotation (try answering these questions):
How does this quotation demonstrate the conflict?
How is this conflict/quotation working in the Act in general?
The 5 M’s – Meaning, Mind, Mood, Motivation, and Method
Act: / Character:Who am I? (character’s name and relationship to other characters)
What am I saying?What am I saying?
Why am I saying it (focused on motivations)?
Because I want (what the character wants to accomplish)
Because I think (what the character thinks about the other characters and the
situation they are in, and what the character thinks about his/her own situation)
Because I feel (fears, hopes, love, hate, envy, contempt, and so on . . . include to
whom this emotion is directed, if it is towards another character. Characters may
also be experiencing more than one feeling – so each emotion should be
addressed)
Because this is what I’m like (statements about the character’s nature/personality)
How do I speak? (concerned with answers to speaking style, emphasis, tone, speed, pauses, gestures, movements, facial expressions, etc..
Act I sc. i / Act I sc. ii / Act I sc. iii / Act I sc. iv / Act I sc. vPuns / X
Personification
/ XAllusion / X
Light/dark imagery / X / XX
Oxymoron / X / X
Conceit / X
Foreshadowing / X
Literary Devices in Act I– x’s in squares denotes the number of examples to include. Record line numbers andexplain the meaning.
Act I sc. i / Act I sc. ii / Act I sc. iii / Act I sc. iv / Act I sc. vViolence/Crime
Vs.
Peace/law
Old
Vs.Young
True love
Vs.
Infatuation
Fate
Vs.
Free Will
Parents
Vs.
Children
Trust
Vs.
Suspicion
Tragedy
Vs.
Humor
Conflicts in Act I– Record events with line numbers that reflect any of the conflicts listed below.