Romeo and juliet curriculum guide introduce romeo and juliet to high school students through performancebased teaching strategies. Students will discuss opinions and ideas with each other through class discussion. The unique style of writing will make the students brains work much harder to understand the message. Romeo and juliet is a classic story that has been revised, revisited and updated many times. Each chapter has a repeated line main idea at the bottom of the page and the book includes a table of contents, characters page, and settings page. Shakespeare uncovered combines history, biography, iconic performances, new analysis, and the personal passions of its celebrated hosts to tell the stories behind the stories of shakespeares greatest plays. The exact text of the printed book for easy crossreference hundreds of hypertext links for instant navigation.
The book starts off with a text message going on between romeo and benvolio, his cousin. I brought this purely because i love the book play, and its a great idea to put both the original and modern day variations side by side. Students will respond to a statement through a type 2 writing. Aug 23, 2011 the authoritative edition of romeo and juliet from the folger shakespeare library, the trusted and widely used shakespeare series for students and general readers, is now available as an ebook. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. As a high school english teacher, i would use this version of shakespeares romeo and juliet to. Do you remember struggling with shakespeare in high school, no matter how amazing the storyline. Windows, mac, android, nook, ipad, iphone, ipod touch, sony reader, kobo, tablets, and more. And, like many other high school freshmen, i hated every minute of it. When students complete the activities in this lesson plan, they will use the following comic layout types. This high school english literature quiz takes a look at the characters in william shakespeares play, romeo and juliet. When you import any of the activities below, you can choose to share these readymade characters with your students. Romeo o then, dear saint, let lips do what hands do. Before your students read romeo and juliet, introduce them to the play by discussing the major themes.
If they were given a book with language they see every day would not benefit their learning as much. Start out by watching the brief but engaging video lessons in this romeo and juliet study guide in class or assign them as homework. Parents need to know that romeo and juliet is often the first shakespeare play that middle or high school students read. The romeo and juliet chapter of this shakespeare study guide course is the simplest way to master romeo and juliet. But in the twentieth century the play gained appreciation for its unique merits and became a standard of high school study and was produced in various media. Teaching romeo and juliet to e university of houston. Romeo and juliet and high school musical high school musical is about troy bolton, the captain of the school basketball team who falls in love with gabriella montez, a shy transfer student who is a whiz kid. Teaching romeo and juliet to esl students in middle school nuria carrasco introduction as a teacher at sharpstown middle school sms, i assume that esl teachers are always involved in this.
Its a tragic, romantic story about two young lovers who get caught in the crossfire of their parents conflict. Juliet is talking into the recording device, chin down, making her eyes look really big. The teachingartists who lead students through the threepart residency perform the play. Shakespeares romeo and juliet this lesson plan complements study of plot and characterization in romeo and juliet by focusing on shakespeares use of lyric forms and conventions. Activities for low level english learnersteaching romeo and juliet by the daring english teacher its that time of year again. While this unit could be used in any high school setting, we are specifically designing it for our student teaching practicum in gwinnett county. How i learned to finally appreciate romeo and juliet. How do friends treat each other with the onset of a new relationship. For most students, romeo and juliet is their first experience reading a shakespeare play, and so it can be a makeitorbreakit situation. This activity allows students to explore the ways shakespeare uses images and antithesis.
Since high school students date and watch shows with romantic storylines, i poke at romeo and juliets relationships. In stock an active product, which we have in stock, ready for immediate despatch. Art feature comic book onomatopoeia simile poem used as basis for art project handwritten. Shakespeares primary inspiration for the play was arthur brookes tragical history of romeus and juliet 1562, a long and dense poem.
Romeo and juliet lesson plans shakespeare navigators. Buy enough of the dover classic editions of romeo and juliet for all of your students. Teen readers especially connect with the theme of love in romeo and juliet, because theyre often experiencing the high and lows of love for the first time. Your students will adapt one or more scenes from romeo and juliet into a journalistic piece using the news medium of their choice newspaper article, news broadcast, gossip. Trackstar trackstar is an online interface which allows.
When i was first introduced to shakespeares classic tragedy, i. How to make romeo and juliet relevant to your students. Each book is a valuepriced, highquality trade paperback, which you will receive. Romeo and juliet use a teaching guide that includes a synopsis and commentary of shakespeares romeo and juliet, teaching activities, discussion questions, and essay topics. Adapted shakespeare plays for special education students. Romeo and juliet then has a narrative to hook teenagers in as well as being an example of shakespeares finest craftsmanship. High school english teachers are breaking out the shakespeare and introducing their freshmen to the cl. Romeo and juliet pottsgrove school district pottsgrove. I know teachers are desperately looking for something to help them convey the importance of this piece to their students. Romeo and juliet curriculum guide printable teaching. In romeo and juliet, shakespeare creates a violent world, in which two young people fall in love.
I had always heard it built up as a great love story, a great romance and i didnt see it at all. Brett wright, the author of the book yolo juliet does an amazing job at making romeo and juliet teenage friendly and being very creative to make the story relevant for the present time. Its topicsteenage love and honorare probably more resonant now than they were in shakespeares day. Students identify with their tas in various roles and are further drawn into the story because of this investment. Students can choose important scenes from the play to create a romeo and juliet comic strip based on the characters, scenes and plots of the play. Romeo and juliet rationale we are designing a unit based on william shakespeares romeo and juliet to introduce our overarching theme of conflict with authority. The lesson plans in this curriculum guide give students practice reading a 17th century text and help them make personal connections to the plays plot through music. See more ideas about teaching, romeo and juliet and english classroom.
It is difficult to teach shakespeare to highschool students because it is often above their levels of comprehension. Juliets family of course but now, his own family, and time. Romeo and juliet setting this literature quiz is called romeo and juliet setting and it has been written by teachers to help you if you are studying the subject at high school. Objectives the following objectives are covered in this unit.
Students connect to the conflicts romeo and juliet face, and they see. Student worksheet vocabularybuilding romeo and juliet is all about love and relationships. It served my needs well, but i think high school students in the us would want more. Read romeo and juliet online here for free william shakespeare ebooks can be purchased at for use on your computer or mobile device. In this high school shakespeare series i will be covering each one of these topics and linking to them. A guide for using romeo and juliet in the classroom.
Should we read romeo and juliet in school phdessay. Six years after that romeo and juliet encounter, and youll find me in a college classroom with a dozen other students. Choose a student to become the nurse, who is charged with delivering. The intention of this unit is to provide an introduction to the storyline of a few of shakespeares plays in order to prepare the students for a more intense analytical study in high school. Gnomeo and juliet compare and contrast questions compare. Romeo and juliet is often the first shakespeare play that young people read, and its an excellent introduction to the language and rhythm of his works. I have seen this used with high school students and advanced middle sc. While reading romeo and juliet, your mind is constantly thinking and deciphering what message shakespeare is giving you. Why do we read romeo and juliet in middle school and high. Engaging teaching strategies and learning resources for middle school ela and high school english students. Romeo and juliet no fear shakespeare sparknotes, sparknotes editors, john crowther. Teaching for the contemporary high school english classroom campbell county high school, alexandria, ky june 20 professional experience the. Adult themes in romeo and juliet just dont translate well to kids. Teaching romeo and juliet to high school students bard of.
A lot of students will consider shakespeare outdated and irrelevant. To me, it seemed a pretty pointless story about a couple of idiotic teenagers in lust. Introduce your students to movies that are loosely based on shakespeares plays. Romeo and juliet then has a narrative to hook teenagers in as well as being an example of. Mar 03, 2007 teaching romeo and juliet to high school students posted on march 3, 2007 by rickey pittman when i taught gifted reading at lee junior high in monroe, i discovered a means to teach romeo and juliet to students quickly and efficiently and i also used this technique with other shakespeare plays. My students need 30 copies each of 3 adapted versions of shakespeares plays to suit their special education needs. Romeo and juliet for struggling readers donorschoose. Romeo but soft, what light through yonder window breaks.
Grades 9 and 10 literature high school romeo and juliet. Romeo and juliet folger shakespeare library series by. As your students read the original text, this assignment will allow them to further relate to the story, as well as. Romeo and juliet final scene amazing performance by high. Interesting and fun ways of teaching shakespeares romeo and juliet 5 out of 5 these interesting and fun ways of teaching shakespeares romeo and juliet will make the play enjoyable. Romeo and juliet by william shakespeare free online book. The play has a somewhat lengthy dramatis personae, considering that the focus of. Playing educational quizzes is a userfriendly way to learn if you are in the 9th or 10th grade aged 14 to 16. Sep 16, 20 romeo and juliet by high school students september 16, 20 in our news by kindlehill this was a bold and fastpaced production with so many memorable scenes performed by the year 89 class at kindlehill. Be specific and give quotes for evidence to support your claims from both of the plays. Introduce romeo and juliet to high school students through performancebased teaching strategies. Romeo and juliet literature guide page 3 teachervision.
People and students would say that romeo and juliet is just another piece of plat by shakespeare. Romeo and juliet, shakespeares most famous tragedy and one of the worlds most enduring love stories, derives its plot from several sixteenth century sources. Although it is not mandatory public school curricula are set at the state or local level there is a national common core curriculum in the us. The romeo and juliet project tennessee shakespeare company. Education gives one a general understanding of different concepts, theories, and ideas. Romeo and juliet character this literature quiz is called romeo and juliet character and it has been written by teachers to help you if you are studying the subject at high school. The lesson plans in this curriculum guide give students practice reading a 17th century text and help them.
William shakespeare ebooks can be purchased at for use on your computer or mobile device. Compare and contrast questions for the movie gnomeo and juliet with romeo and juliet. Romeo and juliet by high school students kindlehill school. Ask for a volunteer romeo and juliet to act out the balcony scene. Freshman year romeo and juliet project for a menomonie high school english class. Teaching romeo and juliet to high school students bard. Abebooks, an amazon company, offers millions of new, used, and outofprint books.
Jun 1, 2017 a starcrossed teaching unit for william shakespeares lovestrong classic play romeo and juliet. Young kids will love all the loopy gnome humor even if they dont get all of the jokes. The first time i read romeo and juliet my freshman year of high school, i hated it. Jun 18, 2017 schools still teach romeo and juliet, because it is a remarkable work of literature. And because romeo and juliet has been a mainstay of highschool. Romeo and juliet by william shakespeare abridged for the. Romeo and juliet in the high school classroom wh magazine. Jun 25, 20 nevertheless, romeo and juliet is the most frequently required reading of all shakespeares plays. Our literary touchstone classics are unabridged, complete texts, and come with unbelievable prices. This day by day unit plan allows students to analyze a traditional text and compare it to modern day situations and issues. We read romeo and juliet in mid high because it held a big part in our literature today.
This 4 week long unit includes an interactive flip book that allows students to take a hands on approach. To make students read romeo and juliet early in their high school years will benefit them. There are a little things in the script that you need to think about to get your head around sometimes because of the language which you need to get used to, but the modern translation by the side is very useful in aiding this. Romeo and juliet shakespeare uncovered pbs learningmedia. Is it ok for kids to read books outside their reading levels.
The pressure is onnot only are you expected to get them excited about. Romeo and juliet and high school musical high school musical is about troy bolton, the captain of the school basketball team who falls in love with gabriella montez, a shy transfer student who is a whiz kid brainiac who excels strongly in math and science. At the end of the school year, i want my students to have read and understood the required amount of shakespeare that the common core requires. A bookshop here in monroe gives me a 20% discounts if i order 20 copies or more of a book. The series 3 resources julius caesar, much ado about nothing, merchant of venice, and measure for measure were made possible by a grant from the national endowment for the humanities. Maybe my high school english teacher knew more than i thought about an appropriate curriculum. That night he climbs over the capulet familys garden wall to try to find juliets room. Themes in romeo and juliet a two hour activity for high school students in which they select music to reflect themes within romeo and juliet. Only do this with advanced classes unless you want shakespeare himself to awake from the dead. Shes standing in a room filled with lots of dancing high school students and pop music. Actually, there is great debate on whether or not to remove shakespeare from 9th and. This chapter uses simple and fun videos that are about five minutes long.
My students need 30 copies of a version of romeo and juliet that will illustrate the text, capture their imagination and illuminate the magic of shakespeare. Romeo and juliet final scene amazing performance by high school students. Some cool kids perform romeo and juliet act v, scene iii. Romeo and juliet and high school musical by melita olig on prezi. Teaching romeo and juliet to high school students posted on march 3, 2007 by rickey pittman when i taught gifted reading at lee junior high in monroe, i discovered a means to teach. Here are just some of the idioms and expressions that shakespeare invented that relate. Romeo and juliet teaching high school english, high. William shakespeares timeless tale of tragic love will enthrall your students when you use this collection of five weeks of lesson materials designed to challenge and entertain advanced middle school. The first time i read romeo and juliet, i was a freshman in high school. We dont read it because i was made by shakespeare or because we wont get the chance to enjoy it and the likes, we read it for us to know more about the past. The revelation that a student who had read from the very book he was holding. Since high school students date and watch shows with romantic storylines, i poke at romeo and juliet s relationships.
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