Romeo & Juliet Units
Below you will find overviews for lessons as wells as links to the materials you'll need to carry out each one. - REMEMBER - When borrowing Google Slides, Docs, Sheets, etc., you will need to open the file and go to File, Make a Copy to make your own editable version.
Unit Starters
Background Web Scavenger Hunt
Give students the opportunity to learn all the background information they need before starting Romeo & Juliet with a web scavenger hunt that includes an easy-read website with digestible bits of info and a quick quiz to confirm their learning.
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Shakespearean Love/Hate Letter
Introduce the poetic and inventive language of Shakespeare to your students by having them write a love or hate letter to a celebrity of their choice. Have them use the LingoJam translator to turn their Modern English writing into Shakespearean.
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Unit Lessons/Activities
Summaries, Quotes, & Media
Cover Romeo and Juliet in record time with this slideshow of act summaries, and selected scenes with links to line-for-line translations and videos.
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Teen Speak Translation Project
Ask your students to turn Shakespeare into their own language by assigning each team a Romeo and Juliet act to summarize, translate, and present.
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Act 1 Teen Speak Example
Step into your students' shoes by translating and presenting Act 1 of Romeo and Juliet in teen speak as an example of their Teen Speak project.
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Act Quizzes
Keep track of student learning with these small formative assessments using Google Quizzes for each act of Romeo and Juliet.
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Quote/Theme Match
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Unit Closers
Analytical Essay
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