Romeo and Juliet SOW- 21 lessons

SOW for Romeo and Juliet. 21 lessons all containing the key skills for preparing classes for the AQA GCSE exam. Can be used for Y8. y9, y10 or y11 as has differentiated task for each lesson linked to assessment objectives and success criteria. The SOW is thematically planned instead of chronologically to prepare students to link different parts of the the play linked to love, conflict or family (it can be taught in scene order if you prefer).

Students will develop their skills and confidence in responding to a Shakespeare text and develop skills towards the GCSE English Literature- AO1, AO2, AO3
Paper 1- Section A GCSE exam on Shakespeare.

Week 1: INTRO AND PROLOGUE AO3
• LO1 What is the difference between FICTION AND NON FICTION? What is the difference between prose, poetry and plays?
• LO2 How well can I understand the historical context of Shakespeare?
• LO3 What is the purpose of the prologue? What key themes can I predict?

Week 2-3 AO1
• LO4-6 What are the key events in the play?

Week 3-4: Conflict AO1

• LO7 How is conflict introduced in ‘Romeo and Juliet’?- Act 1 Sc 1
• LO8 How is Tybalt presented in ‘Romeo and Juliet’? Act 1 Sc 1 and 5
• LO9 What is Mercutio’s role in the play?- Act 3 Sc 1
• LO10 How does Shakespeare present conflict- Act 5 Sc 3

Week 5-6: Family AO3
• LO11 How are women presented in the play? Act 1 Sc 2 and 3
• LO12 How well can I explore the issue of arranged marriages? Act 3 Sc 5
• LO13 How are leaders portrayed in the play? Act 1 Sc 1 and Act 5 Sc 3

Week 7-8: Love
• LO14-15 How does Romeo use language to describe love?- Act 1 Sc 1
• LO15-16 How do Romeo use language to describe love when meeting Juliet?- Act 1 Sc 5
• LO17 How does Juliet use language to describe love? Act 2 Sc 2
• LO18 How does Juliet use language to describe love? Act 3 Sc 2
• LO19 What does Shakespeare say about love through his ending? Act 5 Sc 3

Week 9- AO1, AO2 and AO3
• LO20 How does Shakespeare create dramatic tension?
• LO21 How does Shakespeare create dramatic irony?

Week 10-11
• LO22-24 How well can I revise key extracts?

Week 12: ASSESSMENT
Assessment