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"I've bought three of Mrs. Bowers' literature guides and can't say enough about their thoroughness, clarity, and practicality. As I previously stated, I particularly love the change in literary focus per chapter or act."--D. Leveron "I teach 9th grade at a public high school in California. I am really pleased with the information and activities available in this guide. It really is helpful and challenging, unlike those others that call themselves "challenging" units. I would definitely recommend this guide, and would buy again." --R. Knowles

This Second Edition Secondary Solutions Literature Guide for Romeo and Juliet contains 145 pages of student coursework, quizzes, tests, and teacher guides aligned with eighth through tenth grade English / Language Arts content standards. 

 This Guide includes:

• Sample Agenda and Teacher Notes
• Activity on Elements of Drama
• Author Biography and Questions
• Glossary of Terms
• Working/Appreciating Shakespeare's Language
• Historical Context on Theater in Shakespeare's Time
• Activity and Quiz on Sonnets and the Sonnet Form
• Allusions, Terminology, and Expressions
• Vocabulary Lists With and Without Definitions
• Scene Guides
• Comprehension Check/ Study Guide Questions for each Act
• Standards Focus Activities on Dialogue, Monologue, and More; Characterization; Figurative Language; Character Analysis; Plot Development; Conflict; Irony and Pun; Foreshadowing; Theme
• Assessment Preparation Activities on Context Clues; Word Usage; Colons, Semi-Colons, and the Dash; Vocabulary Extension; Vocabulary in Context 
• Reading and Vocabulary Quizzes every Act
• Two Final Test Versions
• Vocabulary Final Test
• Summary of the Play
• Pre- and Post- Reading Activities and Ideas
• Essay/Writing Ideas
• 3 Rubrics
• Complete Answer Key