Romeo+and+Juliet

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= BEFORE WE START... = Let's find out a little bit about William Shakespeare. Your task is to produce a handout on Shakespeare which I can give to next year's Year 8 students so that THEY don't have to make it!

Some things you MIGHT choose to include :
Brief biographical details A brief description of England during Shakespeare's life - who was in charge? List of plays Examples of famous parts of his plays / poems Screenshots from film versions of his plays Liks to useful websites about Shakespeare Information on Shakespeare's theatre (The Globe Theatre)

Remember: it has to interest younger students so colourful presentation and pictures are important!

Two sides of A4 maximum. You can do this in pairs. Marks are awarded for RESEARCH, CONTENT and PRESENTATION.
 * THE RULES...**

[|Read the play here]
= = = TASK =

First, let's get used to Shakespeare's language. Can you 'translate' the prologue into modern English?

EXTRA CHALLENGE: Can you make it rhyme?

EXTRA EXTRA CHALLENGE: Can you do it in 10 syllables per line?

[|The Prologue]
= TASK = Okay, so that was easy... can you write your own 'Prologue' based on the story of a book or film of your choosing? How could you best present this piece?

Some possible inspiration:

**Forest Gump - in one take, in one minute...**
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=[|RIOT!]=

Let's start by insulting each other.
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What happened? Write the eyewitness statement. This needs to be CONCISE (no more than 200 words) and as INFORMATIVE as possible.

First, you need to make sure you have the facts straight. We will conduct the police interviews in class. You're the police. Who do you want to talk to? What do you want to ask them?

=[|PARTY!]=

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Which character will you be? [|WHICH CHARACTER IS MOST LIKE YOU?]

=[|FIGHT!]=

News report! Attend the press conference, write the story.

Do you want to write and present it tabloid or broadsheet style? Can you work out the difference? Have a look at some front pages [|here].

THIS is a TABLOID paper / website.

THIS is a BROADSHEET paper / website.

= //TASK:// Use [|this document] to compare the two.=

= // TASK: // You are going to design your own newspaper or website. The lead (main) story will be about the deaths of Mercutio and Tybalt. = = First, choose a name for your newspaper and design a masthead. You can see some example mastheads HERE. = = Then, sketch a layout and design for the newspaper. How many images do you want? How many advertisements? How much space will the text take up? Will you have other stories on the page? = =Finally, once you have written the actual story, put it together with the design.=

=[|PARENTS!]=


 * OMG! DAD!**

= // TASK: // With a partner, brainstorm the types of things that teenagers (or you!) tend to argue about with their parents. You might also start jotting down the types of things that parents and teenagers say to each other when they argue.=

= = = // TASK: // Same partner... if you haven't fallen out! Choose a role; either father / mother or son / daughter. Start a discussion about one of the areas you identified earlier and see if you can recreate a 'typical' argument between parent and child. Remember - you're not trying to be funny, or violent, or overly dramatic; we want to see what arguments are REALLY like. =

= = = // TASK: // Write Juliet's letter to the problem page... and the reply=

=[|FAIL!]=

=[|FINALLY!]=

=THE FILM REVIEW= =Go [|here] and read two film reviews (at least!)= =Be prepared to explain the structure and language used in these film reviews.= =Write your own review of the film of **Romeo and Juliet.**=

=The School Production - [|DESIGN THE POSTER]=

=ONE-ACT PLAY=

=BACK TO YEAR 8 ENGLISH=