WORLD

LITERATURE
Ms. Hollins (Winter 2021)
 RIDDLE OF THE DAY
What has a head and a tail, but no
body?

Answer: Coin
 A Day: March 17, 2021
WELCOME TO WORLD LITERATURE B Day: March 16, 2021

Lesson Standard(s):
ELAGSE11-12RL4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text,
including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on
meaning and tone, including words with multiple meanings or language that is particularly fresh,
engaging, or beautiful. (Include Shakespeare as well as other authors.)

Learning Target: I CAN determine the meaning of words and phrases as

they are used in the Romeo & Juliet IN ORDER TO modernize the words used by Shakespeare.

Warm Up: Directions: For the bell work, come up with three modern day
sayings/slang that you think Ms. Hollins or your grandmother doesn’t know. Then,
define them. (e.g. It’s lit = Something is nice/acceptable/brings excitement.)
TODAY’S AGENDA

1.
I Do: Review How to Decipher/Translate Words & Importance
2.
We Do: Translate & Review Common Words of Shakespeare
3. You Do: Translate Sections of Romeo & Juliet “Shakespeare Slang”

4. Exit Ticket: “I Care Why?” Activity

5.
Homework: Finish Incomplete Classwork
 I DO
Review How to Decipher/Translate Words & Importance
When you hear a new word or
phrase, how do you determine
the meaning?

THINK ABOUT THIS.

HOW TO DECIPHER.

1. Determine if the word or phrase is

Positive or Negative Feeling
(Connotation).
2. Use context clues/surrounding
words for hints.
3. Replace words in the phrase with
synonyms to see if phrase still
makes sense.
EXAMPLES.

1. "You'll have more fun at the dance if you aren't such a

wallflower."
a. Feeling: Negative
b. Context: Not having fun at dance.
c. Synonyms: Lame/Bore

2. "You'd be a lot happier if you stopped hanging out with

your frenemy."
a. Feeling: Negative
b. Context: Hanging with this person, makes one
unhappy.
c. Synonyms: Sounds like Friend & Enemy
combined (Friend that’s an enemy.)
 IMPORTANCE.

● Most things we read WILL NOT be written by someone from East Point, GA in 2021.
● Must know how to understand varying viewpoints and perspectives.

Remember: If your elders can make meaning out of Lil Baby, you can make meaning out of
Shakespeare.
 WE DO
Translate & Review Common Words of Shakespeare
LANGUAGE OF SHAKESPEARE.
Directions: I will display some words of Shakespeare. Together, we will decipher them. Be sure to use the strategies
provided from earlier.

Word/Phrase Feeling Context Clues Synonym/Final Meaning

(Connotation)

Draw if you be men.

Thou shall not stir one foot to seek a

foe.

But ‘tis no wit to go.

Now, by the stock and honour of my kin,

to strike him dead I hold it not to sin.
LANGUAGE OF SHAKESPEARE.
Directions: I will display some words of Shakespeare. Together, we will decipher them. Be sure to use the strategies
provided from earlier.

Word/Phrase Feeling Context Clues Synonym/Final Meaning

(Connotation)

Draw if you be men. Negative Something that shows Fight

masculinity.

Thou shall not stir one foot to seek a

foe.

But ‘tis no wit to go.

Now, by the stock and honour of my kin,

to strike him dead I hold it not to sin.
LANGUAGE OF SHAKESPEARE.
Directions: I will display some words of Shakespeare. Together, we will decipher them. Be sure to use the strategies
provided from earlier.

Word/Phrase Feeling Context Clues Synonym/Final Meaning

(Connotation)

Draw if you be men. Negative Something that shows Fight

masculinity.

Thou shall not stir one foot to seek a Negative Won’t put in work to seek/visit Enemy
foe. this person.

But ‘tis no wit to go.

Now, by the stock and honour of my kin,

to strike him dead I hold it not to sin.
LANGUAGE OF SHAKESPEARE.
Directions: I will display some words of Shakespeare. Together, we will decipher them. Be sure to use the strategies
provided from earlier.

Word/Phrase Feeling Context Clues Synonym/Final Meaning

(Connotation)

Draw if you be men. Negative Something that shows Fight

masculinity.

Thou shall not stir one foot to seek a Negative Won’t put in work to seek/visit Enemy
foe. this person.

But ‘tis no wit to go. Negative You don’t have something, if Sense/Wise
you go.

Now, by the stock and honour of my kin,

to strike him dead I hold it not to sin.
LANGUAGE OF SHAKESPEARE.
Directions: I will display some words of Shakespeare. Together, we will decipher them. Be sure to use the strategies
provided from earlier.

Word/Phrase Feeling Context Clues Synonym/Final Meaning

(Connotation)

Draw if you be men. Negative Something that shows Fight

masculinity.

Thou shall not stir one foot to seek a Negative Won’t put in work to seek/visit Enemy
foe. this person.

But ‘tis no wit to go. Negative You don’t have something, if Sense/Wise
you go.

Now, by the stock and honour of my kin, Positive Something to hold of honor. It’s Family (Kinfolk)
to strike him dead I hold it not to sin. ok to kill, because you must
honor.
 YOU DO
Translate Sections of Romeo & Juliet “Shakespeare Slang”
SECTION TRANSLATION…
Directions: You will be placed in groups. Each group will be tasked with translating at least one
section of the text provided. Group with the best translation gets extra credit for today. Tag one
person per group to share your group’s translation with the rest of the class.

EXAMPLE:
Come,
In one respect I’ll thy assistant be;
For this alliance may so happy prove
To turn your households rancour to pure love.

TRANSLATION: Come with me. Let me help you. Y’all being

together/your love may result in your household coming
together.
GROUP DECIPHER RESULTS. (Shakespeare Slang)
Group One: First let me tell ye, if ye should
lead her in a fool’s paradise, as they say, it
were a very gross kind of behavior, truly it
were an ill thing.
Group Three: Go home, be merry, give
consent to marry Paris. Let not thy nurse lie
with thee in thy chamber. Take thou this
vial, being then in bed. And this distilling
liquor drink thou off. When presently
through all thy veins shall run. No pulse.
Nor warmth.
Group Two: O, sweet my mother, cast me
not away! Delay this marriage, for a month,
a week, Or, if you do not, make the bridal
bed in that dim monument where Tybalt
lies.
Group Four: Farewell, God knows when
we shall meet again. What if this mixture do
not work at all? Shall I be married then
tomorrow morning? No, no, this shall forbid
it. (She lays down a knife) Romeo, I come!
This I do drink to thee.
GROUP DECIPHER RESULTS. (Tri-Cities Conversion)

Group One: Don’t do my girl, Juliet, dirty. Group Two: Mom, don’t make me marry
That would be messed up. him. Delay the marriage. If not, I’m going to
kill myself.

Group Three: Go home and act like you’re Group Four: Only God knows when we will
happy to marry Paris. Don’t let the nurse meet again, Romeo. Hopefully, this mixture
sleep with you tonight and drink this potion. works. If not, I have this knife.
 EXIT TICKET
“I Care Why?” Activity

Thought Question: Why is it important for us to be able to translate/understand

language that may be from a different time period or social setting than our own?
ROMEO & JULIET PREVIEW