After watching the scene from Romeo + Juliet in which Juliet argues with her parents because she does not want to marry Paris, groups do a close reading of Act 4, scene 1, lines 44-88, examining the word choices in the conversation between Friar Laurence and Juliet to determine what these words reveal about Juliet's character.

Concepts

romeo and juliet, william shakespeare, literary analysis, word choice

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• To vary the format of the lesson, begin with a reflective journal that asks class members to consider the advice they would offer Juliet

Classroom Considerations

• Scenes from Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet are used throughout the unit as illustrations
• The 14th in a 20-lesson unit that uses Romeo and Juliet as an anchor text

Pros

• The 12-page resource includes a list of the Common Core standards that form the basis of the lesson, the plan, a vocabulary list, discussion questions and sample responses, a note-taking worksheet, a Quick Write prompt, and a homework assignment

Cons

• Some class members may feel challenged by the lack of variety in the format of the lessons in the unit

Common Core

RL.9-10.3 RL.9-10.4