1. Common Core Standards:
SL , SL9-10.5
Thursday, May 16th, 2019
Aim: How can we compare and contrast the film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet (1996) to Shakespeare’s original text?
Objective: Students will be analyzing the choices directors make when adapting a work of literature into a film.
Do Now: Answer one of the following questions.
1.) Seeing as how the movie version is set in a modern setting, what differences (regarding Act V) do you expect to see in the movie? OR
2.) Are you satisfied with the ending of the play? Why or why not?

2. Common Core Standards:
SL , SL9-10.5
Thursday, May 16th, 2019
Aim: How can we compare and contrast the film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet (1996) to Shakespeare’s original text?
Objective: Students will be analyzing the choices the director made and comparing them to the choices that Shakespeare employed in his writing.
Agenda
1.) Do Now: Answer one or both questions, turn and talk with your tablemates. Captains will prepare to share with the class.
2.) Movie Viewing: Together we will watch the rest of the 1996 adaptation of Romeo and Juliet and compare it to Shakespeare’s text. Looking at both will help us better understand the play.
3.) Reflection: How did watching the movie reinforce your understanding of the play?
Which scenes in particular were you confused about before? How is your understanding better? Did it change your opinion of the play?