One of the themes of Romeo and Juliet is: Passion can cause someone to ignore common sense. Outside of the story of Romeo and Juliet, what circumstances might cause someone to ignore common sense while caught up in their passion for something? Has this ever happened to you? Explain. Another theme that permeates the play is: Family can define, support, and sometimes smother us. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Why? Give an example from your own life in which this statement is true. Explain.

Read this excerpt from we’ve got a job: the 1963 children’s march. then, in 1958, when he was nine, his mother got a job as a dental assistant – and a raise. at about the same time, wash got a job, too. six days a week for eight years, he woke up by four o'clock in the morning to deliver milk. by the time he got to school each day, he'd already put in almost half a day's work. how does this excerpt readers make a personal connection to the story? by connecting readers to his mother’s medical training by connecting readers to the milk-delivery business by connecting readers to wash’s academic success by connecting readers to wash’s daily work routine