1. West Side Story Date: Objectives
Understand clearly who West Sides characters are in relation to Romeo and Juliet.
Read the 10 story parallels and what to look out for when watching the movie.
Read the essay assignment ( words) and the structure you will be asked to follow (which is 400 words long).
Watch the movie.

2. Quick note before we start and while I hand out sheets.
West Side Story Date:
Quick note before we start and while I hand out sheets.
As well as being a story about tragic love, WSS deals with modern issues such as immigration. (Look at the lyrics below and write the difference between them?)
I like to be in America!
O.K. by me in America!
Ev'rything free in America
For a small fee in America!
I like the city of San Juan.
I know a boat you can get on.
Hundreds of flowers in full bloom.
Hundreds of people in each room!

3. Let’s read the sheet synopsis, The plot comparisons and
West Side Story Date:
Let’s read the sheet synopsis,
The plot comparisons and
The essay outline.