Lesson Plan

Grade 9 ELA Module 1: Unit 3, Lesson 16

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"Thus, with a kiss, I die." After viewing a film clip of the events leading up to Romeo's suicide, class members analyze Act 5, scene 3, lines 88-120, in which Romeo drinks the apothecary's poison.

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CCSS: Designed
Instructional Ideas
  • Ask groups to consider the role fate plays in the events
Classroom Considerations
  • Scenes from Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet are used throughout the unit as illustrations
  • The 16th in a 20-lesson unit that uses Romeo and Juliet as an anchor text
Pros
  • The 13-page resource includes a list of the Common Core standards that form the basis of the lesson, the plan, a vocabulary list, a discussion question and sample responses, a note-taking worksheet, a Quick Write prompt, and a homework assignment
Cons
  • Some class members may feel challenged by the sameness in the format of all the lessons in the unit