Romeo and Juliet Unit Activities - PC\|MAC

1 Romeo and Juliet unit Activities ANTICPATION Guides Below are several anticipation guides. Pick one that is best fits the needs of your students. The anticipation guide should be completed prior to reading the play. They can be revisited at the end of the play. Date: _____ Name:_____. Period: 1 2 3 4. Anticipation Guide Directions: Read the following statements and write an (A) if you agree or a (D) if you disagree with the statement. _____Boyfriends or girlfriends are more important than family. _____You should keep secrets from your parents. _____You should know someone for at least one year before you marry them. _____It is important to spend a lot of time with someone to make sure that you love them before you marry them. _____Teenagers don't know what true love really feels like. _____A boyfriend or girlfriend is worth killing yourself over. _____Family feuds lead to stronger relationships. _____Your parents should approve of the people that you choose to date.

2 _____Arranged marriages make life easier. _____Children should trust parents to make the right choice in finding a husband or wife for them. _____You should marry someone even if your family does not like him or her. _____Love can conquer anything. _____Your life is controlled by fate. _____Your parents always know what is best for you. Date: _____ Name:_____. Period: 1 2 3 4. Anticipation Guide D IRECTIONS: Before you read the play, place the appropriate number in space provided for each statement. These are your opinions! "Correct" answers do not exist! Strongly Somewhat Not sure/ Somewhat Strongly disagree disagree don't know agree agree 1 2 3 4 5. _____1. Parents have the right to approve of their children's boyfriends and girlfriends. _____2. Suicide is an honorable way to die. _____3. True love can conquer all problems. _____4. Parents should be able to select marriage partners for their children. _____5.

3 Love at first sight is possible. _____6. Fourteen-year-olds are too young to get married. _____7. Physical attraction must come before true love. _____8. Teenagers cannot possibly experience "true love.". _____9. True love means never having to say you're sorry. _____10. A marriage between two fighting families would probably create peace and harmony. _____11. Our lives are governed by fate, and it is impossible to escape our destiny Date: _____ Name:_____. Period: 1 2 3 4. Anticipation Guide Directions: Read the following statements and write an (A) if you agree or a (D) if you disagree with the statement. Before Statement After Reading Reading People join gangs because they are not strong willed and do not know the value of human life. If a family member is in danger, I would do anything to protect them, even if that means I could die. I would expect a family member to do anything to protect me; including die for me.

4 Love at first sight is real and powerful. Suicide is stupid. Parents should never control who their children spend time with or love. We cannot control our fates. Most murders are premeditated. If I found the right girl/guy I'd marry her/him in a heartbeat. With a partner, discuss the topics above. Write down your partner's answers on the back. Talk about why you agree, disagree about the statements above. Answer the questions below once you have discussed every statement. 1. What did you and your partner have differing opinions about? Did you feel the need to change your partner's mind? Why or why not? 2. What was the most interesting topic you discussed? Why? 3. Did your partner's comments make you feel differently about a specific topic? How did they make you feel differently? 4. Explain which statement you feel the strongest about. Why do you feel this way? 5. Ask your partner which statement he/she feels strongest about.

5 Why does he/she feel this way? Date:_____ Name:_____. Period: 1 2 3 4. Anticipation Guide Consider the following social offenses. Rank each in the order of seriousness, with 1 being the most serious and 14 being the least serious. _____Planning to trick someone _____Lying to parents _____Killing someone for revenge _____Advising someone to marry for money _____Two families having a feud _____Selling poison _____Killing someone by mistake while fighting _____Cursing _____Killing someone in self-defense _____Crashing a party _____Marrying against parents' wishes _____Giving the finger _____Picking a fight In your Journal #1, write a WELL-DEVELOPED PARAGRAPH (at least 5 sentences) in which you explain your choices Journal Topics The following is a list of topics that student could write about prior to reading each day. What do you think causes people to fall in love? Describe the type of person do you enjoy spending time with?

6 Romeo needs your help. Please give him some love advice! Design an invitation for the Capulet Party. Be sure to describe the food, dancing, and other Activities that the guests can look forward to. Juliet comes to you all confused about her new love for Romeo . How do you help her? Pretend that you are Romeo and write an email to your Juliet . OR Pretend that you are Juliet and write an email to your Romeo . The Nurse is an older character that is always there for Juliet . Friar Lawrence is an older character who is always there for Romeo . Who is always there for you? How does this person help you? What would you say to this helpful person if you were given the chance? Tybalt is mean. He also has a REALLY short temper. Pretend that you are IMing him and talking with him about his personality. What do you say to him? What does he say to you? Benvolio is peaceful character and always tries to get the people around him to stop fighting.

7 Tell a story of a time when you or a friend played the role of the peacemaker. The study questions below are followed by the answers. Date:_____ Name:_____. Period: 1 2 3 4. STUDY QUESTIONS. Directions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences on your own paper. Act I. 1. Why do Sampson and Gregory fight with Montague's men? 2. Benvolio and Tybalt come upon the servants fighting. Contrast their reactions to the fight. 3. When Montague and Capulet enter and see the disturbance, they want to fight, too. What do their wives say? 4. What ended the opening skirmish? 5. Why is Romeo so sad? 6. In Act I Scene ii, Paris asks Capulet for Juliet 's hand in marriage. What is Capulet's reply? 7. Why is Capulet giving a feast? 8. How does Romeo find out about the feast, and why does he decide to go even though (being a Montague) he is not invited? 9. Describe Juliet 's relationship with her family in Act I. 10.

8 At the end of Act I Scene iv, what does Romeo tell Benvolio, foreshadowing future action in the play? 11. What does Romeo mean when he says, "Oh, dear account! My life is my foe's debt"? Act II. 1. In Act II Scene ii, Romeo and Juliet profess their love for one another. Juliet is to contact Romeo (th rough a servant) the next day. Why? 2. Why does Friar Laurence agree to marry Romeo and Juliet ? 3. What message does Nurse take to Juliet ? 4. What warning does Friar Laurence give Romeo foreshadowing future events of the play? Act III. 1. In Act III, Mercutio and Benvolio get into a conflict with Tybalt. What does Romeo do when he comes upon them? Why? 2. How do Mercutio and Tybalt die? 3. What punishment did the Prince give Romeo for fighting? 4. Why did Romeo 's killing Tybalt put Juliet in a bad position? What did she finally decide? 5. Lady Capulet goes to tell Juliet about the plans for the marriage between Juliet and Paris.

9 What is Juliet 's reaction? 6. What is Capulet's reaction when Juliet refuses to marry Paris? 7. What advice does Nurse give to Juliet ? Acts IV & V. 1. Why does Juliet go to Friar Laurence's cell? 2. What plans do Friar Laurence and Juliet make? 3. What news does Balthasar bring Romeo ? How does Romeo react? 4. What went wrong with the Friar's plan? 5. What are the circumstances of Paris' death? 6. After she wakes up from being drugged, why does Juliet kill herself with Romeo 's dagger? ANSWER KEY: STUDY QUESTIONS. Act I. 1. Why do Sampson and Gregory fight with Montague's men? Sampson and Gregory are servants of the Capulet family, which has been feuding with the Montague family for quite some time. The feud has reached proportions involving all members and servants of both households. 2. Benvolio and Tybalt come upon the servants fighting. Contrast their reactions to the fight. Benvolio tries to break up the fight, but Tybalt wants to join in and kill all the Montagues.

10 3. When Montague and Capulet enter and see the disturbance, they want to fight, too. What do their wives say? Lady Capulet tells Capulet he'd better have a crutch instead of a sword, and Lady Montague tells her husband that he "shalt not stir one foot to seek a foe." The wives have had enough of the feud and wish their husbands, now old men, would stop fighting. 4. What ended the opening skirmish? The Prince threatened death to Capulet and Montague for disturbing the peace. 5. Why is Romeo so sad? He is love-sick, hopelessly in love with a girl who "hath sworn that she will still live chaste.". 6. In Act I Scene ii, Paris asks Capulet for Juliet 's hand in marriage. What is Capulet's reply? He says Juliet is too young (not yet fourteen), and Paris should wait two more years. 7. Why is Capulet giving a feast? He wants to bring out suitable bachelors for Juliet to meet so she may begin to choose a husband. Should Paris seem suitable to her after she has seen other men, Capulet would consent to the marriage.