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Objective: 
Students will discuss and write about how societal issues presented in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet are still present in our day in age.

Activities:

1. Take out a piece of paper and a writing implement for recording your ideas, taking notes, and completing a short writing assignment.

2. Watch a 15 minute clip from Baz Luhrmann's 1997 movie Romeo and Juliet starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes.

3. List three societal issues present in the drama and the movie that exist today.

4. Compare your list to your shoulder partners.

5. Write a short paragraph about how one societal issue in Shakespeare is similar to a societal issue we face today. 

Note:
As we wrap up our study of Shakespeare, you will write an Explanatory Essay where you will tell your readers how/why Shakespeare appealed to his audience in his day in age and how/why he still has appeal today.

Welcome

Hello Kiddos,

I am going to try something new during the 4th quarter: posting to the web. Each morning (while I drink my first cup of coffee) I will post the day's learning objective and activities. You will first see them displayed on the ELMO projector, but they will also be written on the white board. My goal is for you to know exactly what I expect out of you each day when you come to class. Let's make these last nine weeks the best of your freshman year. Here's what it will look like...

Objective: 
Students will discuss and write about how societal issues presented in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet are still present in our day in age.

Activities:

1. Take out a piece of paper and a writing implement for recording your ideas, taking notes, and completing a short writing assignment.

2. Watch a 15 minute clip from Baz Luhrmann's 1997 movie Romeo and Juliet starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes.

3. List three societal issues present in the drama and the movie that exist today.

4. Compare your list to your shoulder partners.

5. Write a short paragraph about how one societal issue in Shakespeare is similar to a societal issue we face today. 

Note:
As we wrap up our study of Shakespeare, you will write an Explanatory Essay where you will tell your readers how/why Shakespeare appealed to his audience in his day in age and how/why he still has appeal today.