Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet': diary and narrative writing
Why this, why now
In this unit, pupils learn to empathise with and understand different characters in one of Shakespeare's iconic plays. They write a diary entry from Juliet's perspective, a climactic narrative scene based on the duel scene and begin to debate around a key question raised from the play.
Prior knowledge requirements
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Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet': diary and narrative writing
In this unit, pupils learn to empathise with and understand different characters in one of Shakespeare's iconic plays. They write a diary entry from Juliet's perspective, a climactic narrative scene based on the duel scene and begin to debate around a key question raised from the play.
12 lessons- Exploring vocabulary relating to the duel scene
- Planning Juliet's diary entries
- Understanding themes, characters and plot in 'Romeo and Juliet'
- Writing the first half of the duel scene
- Writing the second half of the duel scene
- Exploring Act III Scene 1 in ‘Romeo and Juliet’
- Planning the duel scene
- Exploring Juliet's emotions after meeting Romeo
- Debating a question raised by Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet'
- Generating vocabulary for Juliet's diary entry
- Writing the second half of Juliet's diary entry
- Writing the first half of Juliet's diary entry