Anticipation Guide Download and complete this Anticipation Guide in Notability. This will help us begin thinking about the choices made by characters in the play and the effect those choices have on those around them. It will also begin a discussion on the important themes of the play.
Playbill Download the Romeo and Juliet Playbill in Notability. This is where you will type all your notes, summaries, vocabulary, and journal entries for the course of our study of the play. You may also print the file, if you'd like. Your playbill will be collected after the test. Be sure to stay up to date with this! Resources Use the following resources to help you complete your playbill:
Unit Projects You have a variety of options to choose as the final project for this unit. Please read through this list of Romeo and Juliet Projects and choose one that best suits you!
Extra Credit Opportunities For extra credit, you can choose one of the longer speeches to memorize and perform in front of the class.
Unit Test Reviews Download the Romeo & Juliet Test Review to help you prepare for the final test. Remember to use your playbill to help you review as well. Don't forget to study the vocabulary! You should also take a look at these Review Questions before the test. This worksheet is not required.
Film Adaptations Shakespeare's dramas were made to be viewed and performed, so it's important for students to analyze a subject in two different artistic mediums. After we finish reading the drama, we will be watching one of three different films:
Romeo + Juliet (Baz Luhrmann, 1996) starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Clare Danes (view parent permission letter)
Romeo and Juliet (Franco Zeffirelli, 1968) staring Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey