This lesson plan is for Act 3 Scene 3 of Romeo and Juliet. Students will engage in a 4 corners activity to discuss themes from the play like love, fate, and lying. They will ask questions about lines that confused them. Students will analyze the Friar's views on gender roles compared to today. In a writing prompt, students will explain if they agree with Romeo's criticism of the Friar not understanding his feelings in a quoted line. Some students may get a head start reading the next section. The in-class writing will be graded out of 10 points.
This lesson plan is for Act 3 Scene 3 of Romeo and Juliet. Students will engage in a 4 corners activity to discuss themes from the play like love, fate, and lying. They will ask questions about lines that confused them. Students will analyze the Friar's views on gender roles compared to today. In a writing prompt, students will explain if they agree with Romeo's criticism of the Friar not understanding his feelings in a quoted line. Some students may get a head start reading the next section. The in-class writing will be graded out of 10 points.
This lesson plan is for Act 3 Scene 3 of Romeo and Juliet. Students will engage in a 4 corners activity to discuss themes from the play like love, fate, and lying. They will ask questions about lines that confused them. Students will analyze the Friar's views on gender roles compared to today. In a writing prompt, students will explain if they agree with Romeo's criticism of the Friar not understanding his feelings in a quoted line. Some students may get a head start reading the next section. The in-class writing will be graded out of 10 points.
This lesson plan is for Act 3 Scene 3 of Romeo and Juliet. Students will engage in a 4 corners activity to discuss themes from the play like love, fate, and lying. They will ask questions about lines that confused them. Students will analyze the Friar's views on gender roles compared to today. In a writing prompt, students will explain if they agree with Romeo's criticism of the Friar not understanding his feelings in a quoted line. Some students may get a head start reading the next section. The in-class writing will be graded out of 10 points.
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Unit: Romeo and Juliet
Lesson: Act 3 Scene 3
Standard(s) 1. ELA 9-10: W standard 9
2. ELA 9-10: RL standard 10
Objective(s) 1. Students will be able to further explain traits and
values of some key characters in the play (Romeo and the Friar).
2. Students will be able to discuss the connections in
Shakespeare’s play to modern day society/life.
Materials Notes and writing utensil, Romeo and Juliet,
laptop/Chromebook from library
Instructional Strategy 1. 4 corners activity, write strongly agree, agree, disagree, and strongly disagree on board in corners a. The punishment for murder should be death b. Teenagers don’t understand true love c. Telling lies or not telling the truth is sometimes acceptable d. It is fate that certain things will happen 2. Write down a question or line that confused you a. Go over some of these as a class, get input from classmates 3. What does the friar say about gender- being manly/womanly? Are his ideas about gender similar or different to those we hold today? How? 4. In class writing prompt: In this scene (hint: on page 145), Romeo criticizes the Friar. What does he say and do you agree with his assessment of the Friar's understanding? a. For ESL students: On page 145, line 67, Romeo says to the Friar, “thou canst not speak of what thou dost not feel.” What do you think this means? Do you agree? 5. If students finish writing early: get a head start on reading 3.4-5 Assessments In-class writing will get a grade out of 10 points and some feedback.
