West Side Story is widely known as a modern-day Romeo & Juliet. Learners read a list of characters from the play and list their counterparts from Romeo & Juliet before completing a vocabulary enrichment activity and word jumble. Pupils also answer discussion questions and engage in an interactive activity to keep the resource engaging and interesting. 

Concepts

west side story, romeo and juliet, plays, musical theater

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Have individuals create the art activity using recycled materials and then present their work to the class

Classroom Considerations

• Lesson is based on a theatrical production of the story
• Assumes familiarity with Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet
• Have the film adaptation on hand for the lesson

Pros

• Contains a variety of activities for differentiation 

Cons

• There is a lot of information packed onto each page, which can be overwhelming to readers

Common Core

RL.8.1 RL.8.2 RL.9-10.1 RL.9-10.2 RL.11-12.1 RL.11-12.2 SL.8.2 SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 L.8.4.a L.9-10.4.a L.11-12.4.a