Secondary Unit Plan - Romeo and Juliet
Secondary Unit Plan - Romeo and Juliet
Secondary Unit Plan - Romeo and Juliet
Transfer
Students will be able to independently use their learning to recognize and identify several forms of figurative language. relate themes present in literature to self and world. support character and plot analysis with textual support.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, UNDERSTANDINGS including how it emerges and is shaped Students will understand and refined by specific details; provide that an objective summary of the text. plays and poems often CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone.
Meaning
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Students will keep considering how did character choices contribute to their fates. how are the concepts of free will and fate represented? whether Romeo and Juliet really had to die.
reflect the cultural norms of the era in which they were written. people in the Elizabethan era dealt with issues like love, courtship, and marriage differently than we do in modern CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.1 America. Write arguments to support claims in an valid arguments are analysis of substantive topics or texts, textually supportable using valid reasoning and relevant and
sufficient evidence. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.9-10.5 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.9-10.5a Interpret figures of speech (e.g., euphemism, oxymoron) in context and analyze their role in the text.
Acquisition
Students will know Students will be skilled at
Vocabulary found in text Using context to determine word or phrase meaning The characters, plot, themes, and relevance of Recognizing cultural Shakespeares Romeo and relevancy when exploring Juliet. foreign works of literature Identifying and comprehending a variety of figurative language types
Stage 2 EVIDENCE
PERFORMANCE TASK(S): Students will show that they really understand by evidence of
Video dialogue project using textual evidence to guide composition Figurative language group work Group performance of scenes Suicide pact article analysis connecting text to world Using vocabulary words in cohesive paragraphs
PERFORMANCE TASK(S) CRITERIA: The performance task will be evaluated by
Project rubric Figurative language quiz Written act/scene reviews and summaries
OTHER EVIDENCE: Students will show they have achieved Stage 1 goals by Collaboration in small groups to perform scenes which help to analyze character and plot
development.
More easily understanding and relating to Shakespearean language and culture
MAJOR LEARNING EVENTS: Student success at transfer, meaning, and acquisition depends upon small groups using contextual evidence to support arguments will debate plot points and themes with other groups explicit vocabulary instruction Using popular movies and books to connect plot to theme
PROGRESS MONITORING:
Guidance of small group discussions Quality of class discussions should provide insight into areas in need of review or fuller explanation