1. LO: to develop our knowledge of the play
OCR GCSE Literature Unit A1661: literary Heritage Linked Texts
Romeo & Juliet
LO: to develop our knowledge of the play
Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4
Week 1
overview
Developing knowledge of play

2. Add notes to the bottom of your annotated prologue on:
Let’s watch the BBC’s version of the play (To play DVD, right click on VIDEO_TS.IFO file and select play with PowerDVD)
Add notes to the bottom of your annotated prologue on:
Key events (what happens)
Main characters (who is who)
R&J

3. Plenary task: which event comes first?! Select A, B or C...

4. Starter task: which event comes first?! Select A, B or C...3 2 1
Romeo and Juliet fall in love
Their is a big street fight between the Montagues and Capulets
Romeo falls in love with Rosaline
Explain that Romeo is already in love with Rosaline when the play opens on the brawl. That’s the reason for his absence at the opening street fight.
Romeo is already in love with Rosaline when the play opens on the brawl. That’s the reason for his absence at the opening street fight.

5. Starter task: which event comes first?! Select A, B or C...

6. Starter task: which event comes first?! Select A, B or C...1 2 3
Tybalt Capulet (Juliet’s cousin) sees Romeo Montague at the Capulet party and vows to get revenge on Romeo for intruding.
Tybalt Capulet kills Mercutio (Romeo’s best friend)
Romeo and Tybalt have a fight
Explain that Romeo only fights in anger (about Mercutio’s death) and kills Tybalt
Romeo only fights in anger (about Mercutio’s death) and then kills Tybalt!

7. Starter task: which event comes first?! Select A, B or C...

8. Starter task: which event comes first?! Select A, B or C...3 2 1
Romeo Montague is banished (by the Prince) from Verona
Romeo and Juliet get married
Romeo and Tybalt have a fight
Romeo is banished for killing Tybalt...what will Juliet do without her secret husband?!

9. Starter task: which event comes first?! Select A, B or C...

10. Starter task: which event comes first?! Select A, B or C...2 3 1
Romeo falls in love with Rosaline
Romeo and Juliet fall in love
Romeo and Tybalt have a fight
Don’t forget... Tybalt fights Romeo because Romeo gate-crashed a Capulet party. Tybalt had no idea Romeo and Juliet were married at this point!

11. HOMEWORK: complete the storyboard by filling in the missing images and scene summaries.

12. LO: to develop our knowledge of the play
OCR GCSE Literature Unit A1661: literary Heritage Linked Texts
Romeo & Juliet
LO: to develop our knowledge of the play
Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4
Week 1
overview
Developing knowledge of play