Lesson Plan

Grade 9 ELA Module 1: Unit 3, Lesson 1

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Class members begin their study of Romeo and Juliet by examining the words Shakespeare chooses in the Prologue to Act I to create the tragic tone of his famous play about star-crossed lovers.

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CCSS: Designed
Instructional Ideas
  • Have a class member prepare a masterful reading of the prologue to Romeo and Juliet
Classroom Considerations
  • The 20-lesson unit, the third in a module of three, builds on the protocols and routines established in the first unit
  • The first in a 20-lesson unit that uses Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet as an anchor text
Pros
  • The 11-page resource includes a list of the Common Core standards addressed in the lesson, the plan, a vocabulary list, discussion questions with model responses, a Quick Write prompt, and a homework assignment
Cons
  • Class members may be challenged by the sameness in the format of all the lessons in the three-unit module
Common Core