Ninth graders prepare to write, develop, and publish the culminating task essay. This essay will compare and contrast the way a theme is developed in the play Romeo and Juliet and one of three film versions of the play--Romeo and Juliet...

React to Act III, scene 3 from Romeo and Juliet by exploring how Romeo acted in Act III, scene 3 when he sought counsel from the Friar?

Listen to Act III, scene 4 from Romeo and Juliet using Romeo and Juliet: The Fully Dramatized Audio Edition to establish our understanding.

Students listen to lines 106-247 from Act I, scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet using Romeo and Juliet: The Fully Dramatized Audio Edition, to explore what emotion, other than hate, mentioned in the Prologue.

Access lines and staging prompts for scenes from William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet. The scenes are displayed according to act with the setting included. Explanatory notes are found at the end of each scene. Additional...

Excellent analysis of the themes of light, time, and destiny in Romeo and Juliet.

Publish your final work to express understanding of Romeo and Juliet compared to film adaptations.

Prepare to write by previewing the culminating task for Romeo and Julie to help understand the task.

View minutes 1:39 to 1:49 from Romeo and Juliet (Luhrmann) to determine the details were changed, added, or removed from this adaptation of the scene.

View minutes 1:59 to 2:12 from Romeo and Juliet (Zeffirelli) to determine what details were changed, added, or removed from this adaptation of the scene.

With a partner, review Act IV from Romeo and Juliet. Use the text theme understanding tool to determine and analyze the meaning of the text.

Students read Act 4 and 5 of Romeo and Juliet and analyze how the author continues to develop themes within the play.

View minutes 0:57 to 1:13 from Romeo and Juliet (Luhrmann) and determine what details were changed, added, or removed from this adaptation of the scene.

Review your claims from the prompt: determine a theme that is developed in the last scene of Romeo and Juliet. Compare and contrast the way that theme is developed in the text and how that theme is developed in the film.

Explore how adaptations or reproductions of Romeo and Juliet enhance or detract from the theme of a text.

Students build their knowledge of a text's setting by reading background information and answering questions to prepare to read Romeo and Juliet.

Ninth graders will read Act 3 of Romeo and Juliet. They will also answer questions in order to analyze how Shakespeare uses characters, conflict, pacing, and images to develop themes in the play.

Students react to Act II, scene 4 from Romeo and Juliet and explore what events develop the plot.

Students read Act II, scene 3 from Romeo and Juliet and explore how Shakespeare develops Friar Lawrence's characteristics.

Students compare Romeo and Juliet: Act II, Scene 2 from three different versions of the story.

Students view minutes 0:35 to 0:45 from Romeo and Juliet (Luhrmann) and explore the director's choices to develop themes within the film.

Students view minutes 0:40 to 0:52 from Romeo and Juliet (Zeffirelli) and explore the director's choices to develop themes within the film.

Students analyze the structure of a sentence from the prologue of Act II of Romeo and Juliet to determine how understanding the sentence deepens our understanding of the text.

Ninth graders read Act II of Romeo and Juliet and deepen their understanding about characters and themes in the play by examining Shakespeare's use of images.