1. Topic-
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| Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare |
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2. Content-
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Students will create a mock website/newspaper that encapsulates
the main themes, and concepts in the play Romeo & Juliet
Themes: love, anger, desperation, youth
Concepts: family bonds, youthful indiscretion, miscommunication |
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3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
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1. The students will identify the central themes of the play.
2. The students will identify parallels to modern life, in the play.
3. Students will create a literary form that reflects comprehension
of the play. |
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4. Objectives-
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1. The students will identify three major themes and 2 concepts
in the play
2. Students will identify and explain 3 contemporary elements in the
play.
3. The students will synthesize two major elements of a periodical. |
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5. Materials and Aids-
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-Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare, Folger Library Edition
-old Newspapers & magazines
- overhead projector
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6. Procedures/Methods-
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A. Introduction-
1. As the students enter the class, they will retrieve 1 copy of
a newspaper or magazine
2. Students will be asked to record titles of as many sections, they
can identify in their periodical.
3.The class will create a Venn diagram covering the similarities and
differences in different types of periodical. |
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B. Development-
1. Sample article titles are printed on the overhead.
2. Sample Headlines are written on the overhead.
3. The differences between titles and headlines is demonstrated. |
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C. Practice-
1. In small groups, students spend 10 minutes brainstorming important
words from the text.
2. Students create a "sensational" three word headline.
3.The students create a title for a news article relating to a specific
event in the play. |
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D. Independent Practice-
1. Students create a 4 step chronology of an event from the play.
2. Students list three descriptive words that fit the event chosen.
3. Students write a rough outline of a news story from the play |
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E. Accommodations (Differentiated Instruction)-
1. Students may work in pairs to create a article outline.
2. Students may chose one prevalent descriptive word for their article.
3. Students may create a collage of images to represent a major event
in the play. |
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F. Checking for understanding-
Students will share article titles.
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G. Closure-
1. The class discusses the difference between types of periodicals.
2. The class is asked to consider if the type of periodical can effect
the presentation of the information. |
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7. Evaluation-
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Students will turn-in lists of descriptive words and events.
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