Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare - Year 8 English

Summary of topic:

• The structure of Shakespeare’s play
• Using quotes to support points
• Shakespeare and Queen Elizabeth the 1st
• Shakespeare’s audience
• How language is used by the playwright
• The effects of Shakespeare’s techniques on the reader
• Developing others’ ideas effectively

Newspaper articles:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/shakespeare/60secondshakespeare/themes_romeojuliet.shtml
https://www.rsc.org.uk/romeo-and-juliet/past-productions/neil-bartlett-2008-production/article-love-and-hatred
http://www.william-shakespeare.info/shakespeare-play-romeo-and-juliet.htm
https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/r/romeo-and-juliet/romeo-and-juliet-at-a-glance
https://myshakespeare.com/romeo-and-juliet/act-1-scene-1
http://nfs.sparknotes.com/romeojuliet/characters.html?noredirection=true
http://absoluteshakespeare.com/plays/romeo_and_juliet/romeo_and_juliet.htm

Video clips and documentaries:

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/literature-uk/shakespeare-romeo-and-juliet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRrvQ1vZxcg
https://www.rsc.org.uk/romeo-and-juliet/past-productions/rupert-goold-2010-production/videos
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/teachers/offbyheart/speeches/romeo_juliet_yonder_window.shtml

Further reading:

https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Shakespeare/Romeo-and-Juliet
https://shakespearestudy.wordpress.com/plays/romeo-and-juliet-historical-context/

Other:

Copies of the play can be found at: http://shakespeare.mit.edu/romeo_juliet/full.html

Assessment/Test and answer sheet:

KPIs:

6 – Commenting on the use of Shakespeare’s language
9 - Analysing the effects of Shakespeare’s techniques on the reader
10 - Using quotations accurately to support my points
18 - Commenting on the effects of techniques upon others and developing discussion techniques

Typical questions for the assessment in this unit:

How does Shakespeare show the theme of… in this extract?
Starting with this extract, show how Shakespeare presents …..