Browse our comprehensive Romeo and Juliet lesson plan in addition to teacher-contributed activities. Romeo and Juliet learning objectives include identifying the common themes of the story and how elements of love and hate interact, both in the storyline of Romeo and Juliet and in the wordplay of the text.
While all our lesson plans are geared toward a high school English literature class, teachers find great success teaching our full Romeo and Juliet lesson plan in grade 9. Romeo and Juliet lesson plans are broken down by section, with popular lessons and activities for Acts 3 and 4, particularly the famous balcony scene. Our lesson plans encourage students to become engaged in the readings and develop their own analysis of the meaning behind Romeo and Juliet.
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Romeo and Juliet eNotes Lesson Plan
by eNotes
Learning Objectives: By the end of this unit, students should be able to identify the primary themes in Romeo and Juliet; explain the common roots of love and hate and of sex and violence, and... -
Romeo and Juliet Literary Devices Lesson Plan
by eNotes
Constructing Love with Metaphors in Romeo and Juliet, Act 2, Scene 2: This lesson plan asks students to analyze the lovers’ first exchange in the famous balcony scene in order to determine how... -
Romeo and Juliet eNotes Teaching Guide
by eNotes
So you’re going to teach William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, a classic drama that has been a mainstay in English classes for generations. Whether it’s the first or hundredth time you escort... -
Romeo and Juliet eNotes Curriculum Plan
by eNotes
Ask students to suggest words that describe the character traits of Romeo and Mercutio. By this point in the play, students should be able to see that Romeo is a romantic and a dreamer,... -
Romeo and Juliet on Film Lesson Plan
by eNotes
Through viewing George Cukor’s, Franco Zeffirelli’s, and Baz Luhrmann’s film versions of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, students will see how one director interprets the text of the play. ... -
Romeo and Juliet Reading Comprehension Quiz
by Tessie Barbosa
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Romeo and Juliet Character Analysis Lesson Plan
by Vince Magana
Mercutio and the Death of the Festive Clown: This lesson plan focuses on how Mercutio’s character underscores the turning point between comedy and tragedy in Romeo and Juliet. Students will... -
Romeo and Juliet Act 3 Scene 5 Dialogue Analysis Activity
by Tessie Barbosa
Through dialogue, playwrights reveal a character’s motivations, personality traits, and relationships with other characters. Diction (word choice) plays an essential role in writing dialogue...
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Romeo and Juliet Act I Study Guide
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Romeo and Juliet Alternate Ending Writing Assignment
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Romeo and Juliet: Characterization Activity
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Romeo and Juliet: Unit Test
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True of False: Shakespeare was born in 1564. Shakespeare married late in his life to a woman much younger than he. Shakespeare wrote the epitaph for his tombstone shortly before his death in... -
Romeo and Juliet Literary Terms
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Romeo and Juliet Act V Study Guide
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Themes, Symbols, Motifs Romeo and Juliet
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Romeo and Juliet Act II Study Guide
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Romeo & Juliet Powerpoint
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Your Playbook You will turn in your playbook at the end of the unit. It is required in order to pass—it’s part of the final exam. Always bring your entire playbook to class. If you lose your... -
Romeo and Juliet Act II Prologue Workheet
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Introduction to Shakespeare and Romeo and Juliet Power Point
by Camile Betances
Who is Shakespeare? Baptized April 26, 1564 – died April 23, 1616 An English poet and playwright widely regarded as the greatest writer of the English language, and the world's preeminent... -
Romeo and Juliet Act IV Study Guide
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Romeo and Juliet Study Guide - DETAILED Scene-by-Scene Guide with Follow Along Activities Throughout
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ACT ONE -SCENE ONE Between what two families does the feud exist? What decree does the Prince make after the street brawl? What advice does Benvolio give Romeo about Rosaline? ACT ONE -SCENE... -
Tracing the role of Fate in Romeo & Juliet
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Romeo and Juliet Act I Prologue Analysis
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Romeo and Juliet Exam
by Matt Copeland, M.S.
True/False: Write the word “true” for correct statements and the word “false” for incorrect statements Lord Capulet tells Paris to woo Juliet and invites him to a party. Romeo agrees to go to the... -
Romeo and Juliet Act III Study Guide
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Romeo and Juliet: Acts 1-5 Quizzes
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If Romeo and Juliet Appeared on the Jerry Springer Show
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Romeo and Juliet: Writing Prompts for Act 1 Pre-Reading
by eNotes
Homework: Writing Prompts for Act 1 Pre-Reading This exercise is designed to help your students begin to think critically about information they may already possess (or think that they possess)... -
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Romeo and Juliet Characters
by Nichole Paul
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Romeo and Juliet: Study Guide
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Imagery in Romeo & Juliet, IV, iii
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Act I Scene 5
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Poetic Elements in Shakespeare
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Shakespeare/Elizabethan England Powerpoint
by Erin Graham
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Filmstrip Project for Romeo & Juliet
by Erin Graham
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Romeo and Juliet Types of Love
by Camile Betances
What’s On for Today and Why: After the students have read the first two acts of Romeo and Juliet, they are ready to examine one of the major themes of the play: love kills. When the students first... -
Romeo and Juliet final essay
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Romeo and Juliet Act I Reading Guide
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Romeo & Juliet Study Guide
by Erin Graham
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Romeo & Juliet Exam
by Erin Graham
TRUE / FALSE: Write “O” for false and “T” for true. All other answers will be marked incorrect. Shakespeare’s primary reason for writing plays was to earn a living. Women were allowed to perform on... -
Romeo and Juliet: Reading Notes
by Leslie Wannamaker
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Romeo and Juliet Review Questions Act II, III, IV, V
by Camile Betances
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Quote Exam Romeo and Juliet
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Five Types of Irony in Romeo and Juliet
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Romeo and Juliet Jeopardy
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Romeo & Juliet Final Project
by lffinj
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Romeo and Juliet Study Questions Act I, Scene 2
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Flim Questions for Romeo and Juliet (1996 version)
by Camile Betances
Romeo and Juliet: Movie Viewing Guide~ Baz Luhrmann Version Act I: What is “wrong” with the prologue of the movie? What is noticeably different about the setting of this version of the play?... -
Romeo and Juliet Lesson Plan 1 (9th Grade Day 65)
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Romeo and Juliet Study Questions Act I, Scene 1
by Lina La Rocca
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Balcony Scene Romeo and Juliet
by xbbe
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Monologues and Soliloquies in Romeo and Juliet
by Camile Betances
Monologues: Act I, Scene I, Prince, 71-94, Scolds the Capulets and Montagues forfighting in Verona’s streets. Act I, Scene II, Capulet, 13-37, Gives speech to Paris about marrying Juliet Act I,... -
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Introducing The Play romeo & Juliet
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Romeo and Juliet Jeopardy Review Game
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Essay Questions Romeo and Juliet
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Romeo and Juliet Act III Vocabulary Quiz
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Romeo and Juliet: The Prologue
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Romeo and Juliet Act 1 Quiz
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Romeo and Juliet Lesson Plan 4 (9th Grade Day 68)
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Romeo and Juliet Quiz Acts I and II
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Romeo and Juliet Comprehensive Final
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Romeo and Juliet Act IV quiz
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