This is the central question I used for my Romeo and Juliet novel. We did many activities to explore this idea and form opinions about what the play was really about. One of the things I did to get my students thinking about this question was to make an eye catching display! I made a broken heart to symbolize the two arguments about the play, and hung up evidence and support for both sides. I used quotes from the play, as well as some contemporary arguments that the students could connect with ( someecards, you are great!) Below are photos of my display at the beginning of the unit. I had the students come up with quotes from the play to support both sides and we added them as we went! Steal this idea for your class to get them motivated!
I'm back! I've been MIA since the school year is wrapping up and I had major piles of grading to do. My newest unit this year was on Arthur Miller's Play, "The Crucible". I taught this with my honors students so I wanted to go in depth with them and study the time period that the play was written in. We did some research on communism and the red scare, and at the end we watched the film " Good Night and Good Luck". This film worked well to get the students to see what was happening in their own country not too long ago. I had them make connections between characters in the Crucible and characters in the film. Here is the worksheet I used to get them to brainstorm! Feel free to use it in your class. Happy teaching! |
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