1. Thursday July 21, 2011
Hubbs Center - ELL 7
Agenda and Objectives

2. Objectives for today:
We will compare and contrast a present-day
Romeo and Juliet story with Shakespeare’s
play.
We will read Act 3, Scene 2 to practice the
“monitor and clarify” strategy.
We will write a letter of advice to Romeo or
Juliet using the subjunctive mood.
We will talk about new vocabulary words for
Act 3.

3. Romeo and Juliet in Somalia
Read through the article about a real life
Romeo and Juliet story from Somalia.
After reading, answer these comprehension
questions:
Who?
What?
Where?
When?
Why?
Then, compare and contrast this story to
Shakespeare’s play.

4. Compare and Contrast
Compare =
Contrast =
Shakespeare’s Real life
Romeo and Juliet Similarities Romeo and Juliet
story in Somalia

5. Act 3, Scene 2
As we are reading, use the “monitor and clarify” strategy - put a question
mark by anything that is confusing or that we should discuss together.
Capulets Montagues Neither
Sampson
Gregory Abraham Prince
Tybalt Balthasar
Lord and Lady
Capulet Benvolio
Juliet Lord and Lady
Nurse Montague
Servant
Romeo
Paris
Rosaline Mercutio
Cousin Capulet

6. Advice for Romeo or Juliet?
What is advice?
Who usually gives you advice?
“Dear Abby”
Have you heard of Dear Abby in movies, television and print? It is the
most widely published newspaper column in the world, and is
published in about 1,400 newspapers worldwide. Dear Abby is read
daily by more than 110 million people.
Abby receives more than 10,000 letters and e-mails per week. More
than 80 percent of the letters and emails she receives comes from
readers between 18 and 49. The majority of the rest comes from
people under 18.
adapted from: http://www.uexpress.com/dearabby/

7. Dear Abby: We have lived in a small apartment building for four years. The family next door has lived here a
little longer. We get along well with our neighbors and respect each other’s things.
However, I have a habit that I fear may be inappropriate, and I would like your opinion.
Our neighbors subscribe to the local newspaper, which is delivered very early every morning, long before
they get up. I’m an early riser and I always hear it arrive in the morning. As soon as it does, I reach over
and "borrow" it.
I read only my family’s horoscopes, the comics and, of course, your column. I never keep any part of their
paper, and I always fold it carefully and place it on their porch before they wake up.
Am I doing wrong by sneaking a peek from their daily newspaper? I hope to read your response in their
paper.
Sincerely, Sneak-a Peek Neighbor
* What do you think? Is this writer doing anything wrong? How would you answer this letter?
-------Helpful Phrases----------
respect each other’s boundaries: knowing when not to bother someone
sneak-a-peek: have a quick, secret look
adapted from: http://www.bangkokpost.com/education/site2000/ptja2800.htm

8. What advice would you give?
Let’s write to Sneek-a-peek to tell him
or her if what he or she is doing is
wrong. We will give him or her advice
about what they could do to solve the
problem.

9. Dear Sneek-a-Peek:
I think ________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________.
If I were you, ___________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________.
Good luck!
Sincerely,

10. Now, will you give advice to
Romeo or Juliet?
What will you advise Romeo or Juliet to
do?
You will write your advice in the form of
a letter, like “Dear Abby”.
Use the phrase, “If I were you, I
would...”

11. Dear __________________:
I think
________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________.
My advice is _________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________.
You should follow my advice because _____________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________.
Good luck!
Sincerely,

12. Act 3 - Vocabulary