The 5 M S Meaning, Mind, Mood, Motivation, and Method

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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

Who am I? (character’s name and relationship to other characters)

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..

Personification

Literary Devices in Act I– x’s in squares denotes the number of examples to include. Record line numbers andexplain the meaning.

Old

Conflicts in Act I– Record events with line numbers that reflect any of the conflicts listed below.