Conflict in Relationships
Description:
This is a longer unit of about 7-8 weeks in which students will read and act out Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet as a class. Honors students will also read or watch an additional version of the play. Students will be reading the play in class and will complete independent flipped lessons on their own time. Various reading strategies will also be used in this unit. Students will participate in many discussion forms most notably, a debate. Students will also view the 1996 version of Romeo and Juliet along with an older version and write a short comparative analysis piece. Lastly, students will rewrite a scene from Romeo and Juliet in the context of a world conflict studied in History 9.
Essential Questions:
Common Core Standards:
Activities:
Assessments:
Text Set:
This is a longer unit of about 7-8 weeks in which students will read and act out Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet as a class. Honors students will also read or watch an additional version of the play. Students will be reading the play in class and will complete independent flipped lessons on their own time. Various reading strategies will also be used in this unit. Students will participate in many discussion forms most notably, a debate. Students will also view the 1996 version of Romeo and Juliet along with an older version and write a short comparative analysis piece. Lastly, students will rewrite a scene from Romeo and Juliet in the context of a world conflict studied in History 9.
Essential Questions:
- Who is Shakespeare and why is he important to our lives and society?
- What do the terms conflict and conflict resolution mean?
- What universal and timeless issues do teenagers face?
- What elements make up a sound argument? How can we use textual evidence to back up an argument?
Common Core Standards:
- Reading 1-10
- Writing 1, 3, 9 & 10
- Speaking and Listening 1, 3 & 4
- Language 3 & 6
Activities:
- Prior Knowledge Poster Walk
- Anticipation Guide
- Prologue Translation Activity
- Contextual Vocabulary List
- Mini Socratic Seminar Discussions
- “Who is to Blame for the Death of Romeo and Juliet?” Debate
- Honors Assignment: Reading/Watching Additional Adaptations
- Short Comparative Analysis Writing Piece & Viewing of 2 Movie Versions
- Rewriting Romeo and Juliet as a World Conflict
Assessments:
- Reading Strategies for In Class Reading & Independent Flipped Lessons
- Contextual Vocabulary Assessment
- Mini Socratic Seminar Discussions
- Who is to Blame for the Death of Romeo and Juliet? Debate
- Honors Assignment: Reading/Watching Additional Adaptation
- Short Comparative Analysis Writing Piece
- Rewriting Romeo and Juliet as a World Conflict
Text Set:
- Romeo and Juliet Side by Side Versions
- West Side Story/Other Versions
- 1996 Baz Luhrmann Romeo and Juliet
- 1968 Zeffirelli Version of Movie
- Independent Flipped Lessons (Videos and Resources)