4 lessons analysing the importance of Act 2 in Romeo and Juliet with accompanying worksheets.
Lesson 1: Learning journey on Romeo’s monologue at the start of Act 2 Scene 2
Lesson 2: Analysing Romeo and Juliet’s conversation in Act 2 Scene 2
Lesson 3: Is the Friar right to agree to the marriage in Act 2 Scene 3
Lesson 4: Summary lesson covering Act 2 Scenes 4, 5 and 6.
A sheet to help students plan a response to the following AQA 1-9 question on Romeo and Juliet which meets the criteria for A01, A02, A03:
How far do you think Shakespeare presents Capulet as a good father. (34)
Worksheets with questions and extracts to help explore how Shakespeare presents Juliet as an unconventional woman.
Students will be expected to explore how…
In Act 1 Scene 3 her rebellion is passive and implicit and shown through her vague answers to Lady Capulet’s questions.
In Act 1 Scene 5 and Act 2 Scene 2 her rebellion is more implicit and is shown through her love for Romeo.
There are also comprehension questions based on what is a conventional Elizabethan woman.
Students read a model response to the following question:
How does Shakespeare present the theme of love in Romeo and Juliet. (34).
Then then have to annotate each sentence to analyse what the essay writer is doing in each section of the response.
There is also a building better answers sheet included.
A detailed plan for an exam response to the following AQA style question:
Starting with Juliet’s soliloquy in Act 4 Scene 3, explore how Shakespeare presents the effect of love on Juliet. (34 marks)
I have also included the actual exam question and extract along with an alternative plan.
Focused on A01, A02 and A03.
A lesson aimed an understanding and analysing the prologue to Romeo and Juliet. Originally aimed at a relatively low ability group but there are extension tasks on the main activity to stretch the more able. There is a further optional extension worksheet attached.
Useful when teaching sentences within a wider Romeo and Juliet SOW.
The worksheet looks at how to use embedded clauses, subordinate clauses, semi colons and colons.
A detailed A3 revision sheet containing key quotations in short easy to remember chunks for the following 4 supporting characters in Romeo and Juliet: Mercutio, Capulet, Nurse and Friar.
There is a differentiated activity to encourage students to use the revision sheet effectively:
Bronze: AO1 explain what we learn about the character in each quote.
Silver: AO3 link each quotation to context
Gold: AO3 link each quotation to a theme
Diamond: AO2 Identify language features in each quotation
Also includes a follow up lesson revising the key quotes and testing understanding.
Learning outcomes:
To understand a code for identifying language features in Shakespeare (word level, imagery, structure)
To Apply understanding by locating the language features in key quotations.
To evaluate the effect of the language features.
Romeo and Juliet Starter: Finish off each key quote. I use an activity like this regularly because the AQA 2017 examination is a closed book examination.
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This huge Romeo and Juliet pack has been adapted for home learning. This comprehensive collection of worksheets have been designed to help prepare students for the 9-1 GCSE examinations on Romeo and Juliet. Look through the 65+ preview pages to have a look at the range of resources on offer.
The pack includes the following resources:
Quotation revision sheets.
Examination Style Questions
Model high quality paragraphs
Writing frames
Planning sheets to help tackle exam questions
Analysis questions of key scenes
Abridged version of the whole play
20 key extracts to analyse
Revising the 6 main characters
Flashcards
3 A3 sheets which contain short easy to remember quotations for Romeo, Juliet, Mercutio, Nurse, Friar and Capulet from across the play. It has been created with the closed book AQA 1-9 examination in mind to help students remember quotations to use in their responses.
The activity is differentiated:
Bronze level: Identify where in the play the quotes come from
Silver: Relate the quotations to key themes.
Gold: Identify key words and language features within the quotations
Diamond: Relate the quotations for context.
2I have also added AQA-style examination questions based on 5 characters (Mercutio, Friar, Nurse, Prince, Capulet) which works well as a differentiated carousel activity.
An AQA-friendly writing frame to help students to structure a response to the play.
Model paragraphs aimed at grade 7-9 students.
Planning sheets for exam questions on the theme of fate and the character of Capulet.
Differentiated comprehension questions on Mercutio.
Analysis questions on Juliet’s speech in Act 4 Scene 3 and Romeo’s final speech in Act 5 Scene 3.
10 exam questions written in the style of the AQA 1-9 new spec.
Also includes PowerPoints for all scenes.