Quarter 2: Relationships

Essential Questions:

• What do we learn from these texts about the nature of relationships?

• What are the characteristics of drama? An effective monologue?

Anchor Text:

Romeo & Juliet

Supplementary Texts:

Clips from different versions of Romeo and Juliet.

Clips from Shakespeare in Love

Create a soundtrack/rationale for song (1 per act, cover)

Patterned Way of Reading Drama (tracing events and characters throughout the play).

Key Assignments & Assessments:

• Write and perform an original monologue.

• Write a reinterpretation of a scene (benchmark assessment)

• Romeo and Juliet Comprehension and Interpretation Exams (ongoing, with each act/benchmark assessments).

• Quotes that support/explore themes (scaffold throughout unit).

• Shared Inquiry Discussions

Analysis of Texts Methods:

Prologue Analysis

Rewrite Dialogue From Act I, Scene 5 (Romeo and Juliet)

Distinguishing Tone & Mood (powerpoint)

Strategies To Identify Speaker

Pacing: How does the pacing of the text influence the reader's experience of the story?

Character Assignment: Quotes & Analysis

Interpretative Questions (WriteAbout)

Act I

How would you describe the tone of the prologue?

Do Romeo's feelings for Juliet seem to be different than his feelings for Rosaline?

What's the nurse's position on Juliet's proposed marriage?

Act II

Is Romeo acting honorably? Is Romeo ever acting honorably in this play? (throughout the play, start at act II during balcony scene)

What does the Friar mean in Romeo and Juliet's wedding vows when he says, "Wisely and slowly, they stumble that run fast?"

Act III

Who's to blame for each character's death or banishment?

What do we learn about Romeo and Juliet through their response to tragedy?

To what extent were Romeo's decisions affected by pressure to be a "man?"

Act IV

Why does Juliet trust Romeo more than the other characters?

Act V

Who's to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet?

Were Romeo and Juliet really in love?

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