Lesson Plan

Grade 9 ELA Module 1: Unit 3, Lesson 12

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Marc Chagall's painting Romeo and Juliet and Baz Lurhmann's film of the same scene in Romeo + Juliet allow class members to analyze how artists consider the same subject in different media.

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CCSS: Designed
Instructional Ideas
  • Show the same scene from Franco Zeffirelli's film adaption, play Sergei Prokofiev's music, and show the YouTube video of the scene from the ballet
Classroom Considerations
  • The 12th in a 20-lesson unit that uses Romeo and Juliet as an anchor text
Pros
  • The 15-page resource includes a list of the Common Core standards that form the basis of the lesson, a vocabulary list, discussion questions, and sample responses, a note-taking worksheet, a Quick Write prompt, and a homework assignment
Cons
  • None
Common Core