After viewing a clip from Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet in which major characters are introduced, and the violence between the Montagues and the Capulets is depicted, the class reads Act 1, Scene 1, lines 158-202. Groups then analyze the language Shakespeare uses to introduce Romeo.

Concepts

romeo and juliet, characterization, william shakespeare, literary analysis

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Rather than using the provided audio recording, cast class members and ask them to prepare a masterful reading of Act 1, scene 1, lines 158-202

Classroom Considerations

• The unit employs scenes from Romeo + Juliet, Buz Lurhmann’s 1996 adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy
• The 20-lesson unit, the third in a module of three, builds on the protocols and routines established in the first unit
• The second resource in a 20-lesson unit 

Pros

• The 12-page resource includes a list of the Common Core standards addressed by the lesson, the plan, a vocabulary list, discussion questions and sample responses, worksheets, a link to a free audio resource for the play, a writing prompt, a rubric, a writing checklist, and a homework assignment that asks class members to research Cupid and Dian

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.9-10.1 RL.9-10.3 RL.9-10.4