"Oh Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?" The classic play by Shakespeare goes digital through a version that contains audio and PDF versions of the text. Additionally, each act and scene displays the Flesch-Kincaid readability level and word count, along with the length of the audio file for that section of text. For example, did you know the entire play of Romeo and Juliet contains 26,478 words and is written at an 11.0 Flesch-Kincaid level?

Concepts

william shakespeare, romeo and juliet, dramatic plays, elizabethan england

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Alternate reading text aloud as a class and listening to the audio version to keep instruction from becoming monotonous
• Discuss whether learners feel the narrator accurately captures the emotions of the characters

Classroom Considerations

• Use the audio file embedded on site or download MP3 file to use with another audio program

Pros

• Contains clear and expressive narration
• Offers an easy-to-navigate table of contents with the cast of characters and sections of text clearly labeled

Cons

• Large font size creates extra pages for teachers who choose to print the text

Common Core

RL.11-12.7