Romeo and Juliet Act 1 Post-Reading Creative Writing Prompts

Enhance your study of Act 1 of Romeo and Juliet with these stimulating and thought-provoking creative writing prompts. Tailored for classroom engagement, these work great as homework assignments, writing assessments, extension tasks, cover lessons, and filler activities. With a variety of prompts, these will ignite your students’ imagination and deepen their understanding of themes and characters in the play. From the opening street brawl to Romeo and Juliet’s first meeting at the Capulet party, these prompts foster critical thinking and encourage creative storytelling.

This resource is ideal for English classrooms, offering a range of prompts that cater to different levels of ability, ensuring that students remain engaged and challenged throughout their exploration of Act 1. Don’t miss out on this invaluable tool for teaching Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy, Romeo and Juliet.

The download includes the following:
★ A list of all 10 prompts for Act 1
★ Individual handouts for each prompt on which students can write or plan their creative pieces.

Some examples of the prompts are:
➤ Write a scene in which Mercutio and Benvolio discuss Romeo’s feelings towards Rosaline and what they can do to help him move on.
➤ Write a scene in which the Nurse, Lord Capulet and Lady Capulet discuss their hopes for Juliet’s future and how they can help her achieve it.
➤ Write a diary entry from the perspective of Juliet, in which she describes meeting Romeo for the first time.