Year 6 - English
Exploring Juliet's emotions after meeting Romeo
Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet': diary and narrative writing
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils learn to empathise with and understand different characters in one of Shakespeare's iconic plays. They write a diary entry from Juliet's perspective, a climactic narrative scene based on the duel scene and begin to debate around a key question raised from the play.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use the authentic play script to work out how Juliet feels about Romeo after meeting him.
Key Notes
- Shakespeare wrote 'Romeo and Juliet' as a play script.
- Lines in the script give us clues for how characters feel and think.
- Romeo and Juliet meet at a masked ball hosted by Lord Capulet.
- Romeo falls instantly in love with Juliet upon first sight.
- Romeo overhears Juliet professing her love for him later the same night from her balcony.
Vocabulary To Learn
- scene: a sequence of continuous action in a play, film, opera or book
- play script: the written version of a play
- Early Modern English: the stage of English language used from approximately the late 15th century to the late 17th century
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may find it hard to understand the Early Modern English.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Shakespeare wrote 'Romeo and Juliet' as a play script. Lines in the script give us clues for how characters feel and think.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'scene'
a sequence of continuous action in a play, film, opera or book.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may find it hard to understand the Early Modern English. Correction: There are numerous modern English 'translations' available online; you may wish to give some pupils access to these in addition to the scaffolding in the lesson. The priority is for pupils to engage with Juliet's emotions.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Debating a question raised by Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' Study Guide
- Exploring Act III Scene 1 in 'Romeo and Juliet' Study Guide
- Exploring vocabulary relating to the duel scene Study Guide
- Generating vocabulary for Juliet's diary entry Study Guide
- Planning Juliet's diary entries Study Guide
- Planning the duel scene Study Guide
- Understanding themes, characters and plot in 'Romeo and Juliet' Study Guide
- Writing the first half of Juliet's diary entry Study Guide
- Writing the first half of the duel scene Study Guide
- Writing the second half of Juliet's diary entry Study Guide
- Writing the second half of the duel scene Study Guide
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