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Romeo and Juliet (2021)

Lesson 1

ELA

Unit 12

9th Grade

Lesson 1 of 23

Lesson Overview

Objective

Explain the function of the prologue in Romeo and Juliet.

Analyze the conflict in act 1, scene 1.

Readings and Materials

Play: Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare — Prologue (p. 7); Act 1, Scene 1 (pp. 9–15)

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Movie: Romeo and Juliet (Directed by Baz Luhrmann, 1996) — Prologue

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Excerpt: “Street Love” by Walter Dean Myers — Prologue

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Lesson Map

Lesson

Explain the function of the prologue in Romeo and Juliet.

Analyze the conflict in act 1, scene 1.

Materials

Romeo and Juliet — Prologue (p. 7); Act 1, Scene 1 (pp. 9–15)
Romeo and Juliet — Prologue
“Street Love” — Prologue

Lesson

Analyze Shakespeare’s characterizations of Romeo and Benvolio.

Materials

Romeo and Juliet — Act 1, Scene 1 (pp. 17–25)
“If No Love Is, Oh God, What Fele I So”
“Petrarch”

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Analyze how Shakespeare continues to develop the theme of fate in act 1, scene 2.

Materials

Romeo and Juliet — Act 1, Scene 2 (pp. 27–33)

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Analyze Shakespeare’s characterization of the three female characters introduced in act 1, scene 3.

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Romeo and Juliet — Act 1, Scene 3 (pp. 33–41)

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Analyze Shakespeare’s characterization of Mercutio and describe his relationship with Romeo.

Materials

Romeo and Juliet — Act 1, Scene 4 (pp. 41–49)

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Analyze Shakespeare’s characterization of Romeo.

Materials

Romeo and Juliet — Act 1, Scene 5 (pp. 51–61)

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Explain in a well-crafted essay how Shakespeare and Luhrmann each create mood in act 1, scene 5.

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Romeo and Juliet — Act 1, Scene 5

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Explain how the interactions between Romeo and Juliet develop the themes of the play.

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Romeo and Juliet — Act 2, Scenes 1–2 (pp. 65–83)

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Analyze how the interactions between Romeo and Friar Lawrence develop the conflict of the play.

Materials

Romeo and Juliet — Act 2, Scene 3 (pp. 83–91)

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Examine the differences between Romeo the lover and Romeo the friend.

Materials

Romeo and Juliet — Act 2, Scene 4 (pp. 91–103)

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Analyze how Shakespeare develops the theme of young love in act 2, scenes 5-6.

Identify instances of foreshadowing in act 2, scenes 5-6.

Materials

Romeo and Juliet — Act 2, Scenes 5–6 (pp. 103–111)

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Analyze how the events of act 3, scene 1 further communicate the theme of fate.

Materials

Romeo and Juliet — Act 3, Scene 1 (pp. 115–129)

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Analyze the events of act 3, scene 2 and the impact they have on the plot development.

Materials

Romeo and Juliet — Act 3, Scene 2 (pp. 129–139)

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Compare Romeo’s and Juliet’s reactions to his banishment and analyze what these reactions reveal about character and theme.

Materials

Romeo and Juliet — Act 3, Scene 3 (pp. 139–153)

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Analyze the connections drawn between love and death in act 3, scene 5.

Analyze Juliet’s character development in act 3, scene 5.

Materials

Romeo and Juliet — Act 3, Scenes 4–5 (pp. 153–173)

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Analyze Juliet’s actions and motivations for her actions in act 4, scenes 1–3.

Analyze how Shakespeare develops the theme of young love in act 4, scenes 1-3.

Materials

Romeo and Juliet — Act 4, Scenes 1–3 (pp. 177–191)

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Explain how Myers draws on and transforms ideas from Romeo and Juliet to develop the themes, characters, and/or conflict of Street Love.

Materials

“Street Love” — pp. 112–116

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Analyze the individual characters’ reactions to Juliet’s death.

Identify how the tone shifts in act 4, scene 5.

Materials

Romeo and Juliet — Act 4, Scenes 4–5 (pp. 195–207)

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Analyze how Shakespeare uses the plot to develop the theme of fate in act 5, scenes 1–2.

Materials

Romeo and Juliet — Act 5, Scenes 1–2 (pp. 211–219)

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Analyze the degree to which fate shaped the deaths of the protagonists.

Materials

Romeo and Juliet — Act 5, Scene 3 (pp. 219–231)

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Develop an opinion about the significance of the final scene and its relationship to earlier scenes.

Materials

Romeo and Juliet — Act 5, Scene 3 (pp. 231–243)

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Discussion & Writing

Discuss and debate the essential thematic questions of the unit.

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Assessment

Content Assessment

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