Lesson Plan

Grade 9 ELA Module 1: Unit 3, Lesson 18

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Why is Romeo and Juliet considered a tragedy? Class members conclude their reading of the play, focusing on the final lines of Act 5, scene 3. They also consider how Shakespeare structures the text, orders events, and manipulates time to create tension in the tale. “For never was a story of more woe / Than this of Juliet and her Romeo.”

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CCSS: Designed
Instructional Ideas
  • After a review of the elements of a tragedy, have groups identify these same elements in the play
Classroom Considerations
  • The 18th in a 20-lesson unit that uses Romeo and Juliet as an anchor text
Pros
  • The 11-page resource includes a list of the Common Core standards that form the basis of the lesson, the plan, a vocabulary list, discussion questions and sample responses, a note-taking worksheet, a Quick Write prompt, and a homework assignment
Cons
  • None