Wow! I have been teaching Romeo and Juliet for a long time. Every
year when I begin afresh with a new set of ninth graders, it seems that I re-create
many of the things that I have done before, so I am going to try to keep track
of some of them here. This page won't mean much to anyone but me, and if you
are planning to steal things you find here, please let me know.
Romeo
and Juliet E-Notes and No
Fear Shakespeare: Handy for "translating" difficult passages!
Reggie's Queen Mab (1991)
& Emily's Queen Mab (2011)
Prologue Close Read and Analysis
Assignment (Completed
Close Read)
Why
is Shakespeare Hard (Blog Entry)
The Academic Vocabulary of Romeo
and Juliet (Drama)
Romeo and Juliet Passage
Analysis Assignment & The
List of Passages as found in the Massive Purple Text
Romeo and Juliet: Scene
by Scene Summaries
Common Terms from 1590
Queen Mab Essay Assignment
& [Annotated] Sample
Romeo and Juliet Essay Q & A (Hints)
from 2013 with Sample
(Annotated) Example
Courtly Love in the Balcony Scene
Essay Prompt + Model: Romeo and Juliet First Meeting Sonnet Analysis
Blank Outline Format that works with all these prompts
Director's Close Read
(Samples)
R&J Extra Credit
Essay (Scene Comparison from MPT)
Shakesbear
Cartoons: Romeo and Juliet + Rose
by Another Name
Causes of Death in Shakespeare
Plays