Romeo & Juliet

LO: to develop our knowledge of the play

Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4

Week 1overview

Developing knowledge of play

OCR GCSE Literature Unit A1661:literary Heritage Linked Texts

Task 1: Discuss and annotate the prologue.

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:

R&J

Key events (what happens)Main

characters (who is who)

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

A B C

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

Romeo and

Juliet fall in love

Their is a big street

fight between the Montagues

and Capulets

Romeo falls in

love with Rosaline

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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.

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

A B C

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

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

1 2 3

Romeo only fights in anger (about Mercutio’s death) and then kills Tybalt!

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

A B C

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

Romeo Montague

is banished (by the Prince) from

Verona

Romeo and

Juliet get married

Romeo and

Tybalt have a fight

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Romeo is banished for killing Tybalt...what will Juliet do without her secret husband?!

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

A B C

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

Romeo falls in

love with Rosaline

Romeo and

Juliet fall in love

Romeo and

Tybalt have a fight

1 2 3

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!

HOMEWORK: complete the storyboard by filling in the missing

images and scene summaries.

Romeo & Juliet

LO: to develop our knowledge of the play

Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4

Week 1overview

Developing knowledge of play

OCR GCSE Literature Unit A1661:literary Heritage Linked Texts