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Juliet 1: Falling in Love Instructional VideoJuliet 1: Falling in Love Instructional Video
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British Council
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9th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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4:29
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30 mins
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Juliet 1: Falling in Love

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Shakespeare's timeless tragedy Romeo and Juliet has many lessons to teach youth today. As part of the Shakespeare English Exercises series, a video and set of activities help English learners connect with the popular play. Activities include discussion questions and drag-and-drop interactives related to the vocabulary and content of the video.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

william shakespeare, romeo and juliet, dramatic plays

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Act out one of Juliet's key scenes and have actors explain the interpretive choices they make 
  • Share a modern-day interpretation of Romeo and Juliet with learners

Classroom Considerations

  • Assumes students have read and know about Romeo and Juliet

Pros

  • Features an actor sharing her own experiences to help make the video more relevant
  • Provides a variety of tasks to complete after watching the clip

Cons

  • Video is poor quality and includes some distortion in the audio

Common Core

RL.9-10.7 RL.11-12.7

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