Students prepare to write by previewing the culminating task for the Romeo and Juliet guidebook unit.

Students view minute 23 to minute 34 from Romeo and Juliet (Luhrmann) to determine what could be added to or changed about this scene by the director.

Students read Act 4 and 5 of Romeo and Juliet and analyze how the author continues to develop themes within the play.

Review your claims from the prompt: determine a theme that is developed in the last scene of Romeo and Juliet. Compare and contrast the way that theme is developed in the text and how that theme is developed in the film.

Ninth graders read Act II of Romeo and Juliet and deepen their understanding about characters and themes in the play by examining Shakespeare's use of images.

Students gather and organize evidence to prepare for a discussion about themes that are developed in Act I, Scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet and various film adaptations.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource provides a number of activities for the introduction of Romeo and Juliet. Students will dig more deeply to aspects of the plot and characters of Romeo and Juliet. Translations of phrases...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This slide show introduces the assignment to compare Shakespeare's representation of love in Macbeth as compared to Romeo and Juliet. It provides a chart and quotes of love from Romeo and Juliet.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This article "Civil Blood: Why Are the Capulets and Montagues at War?" by Carol Chillington Rutter, Professor of English Literature at Warwick University, discusses the themes of violence and love in...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a film guide for the movie Gnomeo and Juliet, an adaptation of the play Romeo and Juliet, to be used with younger children (5 and over). Discussion questions for pre and post viewing and a...

Prepare to write by previewing the culminating task for Romeo and Julie to help understand the task.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson focuses on a study of the Shakespearean Language in Romeo & Juliet's meeting scene in Act 1 Scene 5 with activites such as writing text messages between lovers and the difference between...

From the opening lines of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, the audience knows what lies in store for the tragedy's title teens: that these two "star-crossed lovers" are doomed to die. By the end of the play, an "ancient grudge"...

Excellent analysis of the themes of light, time, and destiny in Romeo and Juliet.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Six lesson plans are provided that will help student compare the performance of Romeo and Juliet to the text of this drama.

Read an overview of the play "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare and view additional resources such as articles, collection items, and teacher resources.

This site gives an overview of the major literary devices found in Romeo and Juliet.

This site is loaded with quotes from Romeo and Juliet based on the multiple themes in the play such as love, hate, and mortality.

This useful summary highlights the key points in Romeo and Juliet.

A fascinating look at the various elements of the plot in Romeo and Juliet.

A learning module with thirty-eight links to websites, images, videos, and activities for use while reading William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet.

Reread lines 79 - 91 of Act III, scene 2 from Romeo and Juliet independently. During the reading, annotate the text for the pairs of images that Juliet uses in these lines.

Read lines 1 - 175 of Act V, scene 3 from Romeo and Juliet together to determine how dramatic irony is used to develop the tragic tone of this play?

Engage in a whole-class discussion to demonstrate your understanding of adaptations of Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story.