Digital Unit Plan Template Unit Title: Romeo and Juliet Content Area: English Name: Amanda Wiley

Grade Level: 9th

CA Content Standard(s)/Common Core Standard(s): 2.0 Reading Comprehension (Focus on Informational Materials) Structural Features of Informational Materials 2.3 Generate relevant questions about readings on issues that can be researched. 2.5 Extend ideas presented in primary or secondary sources through original analysis, evaluation, and elaboration. 2.6 Demonstrate use of sophisticated learning tools by following technical directions 2.8 Evaluate the credibility of an authors argument or defense of a claim by critiquing the relationship between generalizat ions and evidence, the comprehensiveness of evidence, and the way in which the authors intent affects the structure and tone of the text (e.g., in professional journals, editorials, political speeches, primary source material). 3.0 Literary Response and Analysis Structural Features of Literature 3.1 Articulate the relationship between the expressed purposes and the characteristics of different forms of dramatic literature (e.g., comedy, tragedy, drama, dramatic monologue). 3.4 Determine characters traits by what the characters say about themselves in narration, dialogue, dramatic mo nologue, and soliloquy. Big Ideas: Students will analyze ideas, events and conversations in the novel Romeo and Juliet. They will discover that any events and situations in novels may be relatable to real life events people may experience. Students will write their ideas out on paper of how the characters may have been feeling or react in parts of the novel. Later, they will also use technology to recreate the novel on their own using the technology of pixter.com. They will learn how to analyze text and promote discussions while delivering their own ideas and understandings of the text. Unit Goals and Objectives: -(Critical Analysis) demonstrate their awareness of how the artful use of language can affect and influence others -(Engagement) develop imaginative or creative response to share their ideas -(Presenting & Valuing) demonstrate pride and satisfaction in using language to formulate and express personal positions Unit Summary: Romeo and Juliet is the topic of this unit plan. This unit plan will have the students reading the novel Romeo and juliet while pushing for analysis. The novel will be read and gone over, but while reading different chapters in the book, the students will take on a better understanding of the play and how the setting is so important. We will first start off with part of the teacher lecture, and read the play aloud during class time as we go along. Once we finish reading the play we will continue with the teacher lecture and relate the play to our more modern society. Class discussions will take place every day of this unit, and we will also discuss what were to happen if the play were taken place in a more modern society like today. We will watch the Romeo and Juliet movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio, and discuss differences in the movie vs. the play.

Students will understand more of what is going on in the novel as well as what is going on in the characters' minds, while also getting a bit of the students ideas out as well. Through this, the students will be able to think more on their own about the instances in the novel and write down ideas using their own analysis and when finished with the play and movie version, the students will be assigned a project to recreate using the technology tool of pixter.com. Each student will be responsible for creating their own modernized version of the play, Romeo and Juliet in comic book form using Pixter.com. Class discussion will occur through the unit Assessment Plan: Entry Level Assessment: Formative: Summative: Brainstorm - What do you already know about Class Discussion about Shakespeare, The Globe Summative questions and discussion Shakespeare? What were the names of some of Theater, and Romeo and Juliet Test on events of the play, The Globe Theater, and his works? What do we already know about Pop Quizzes on readings from the play Romeo and Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet? Juliet Pixter project new modernized version of Class Lecture and Quiz on lecture information Romeo and Juliet Character Journal/Diary Lesson 1 Student Learning Acceptable Evidence: Instructional Lesson Activities: Objective: Strategies: Participation in Teacher lecture Communication class discussion Describe events Guided notes Collection in Romeo and Completion of Partner discussion Collaboration Juliet. Unit worksheet Class discussion Presentation Compare events Participation in Project Organization in the novel to wrap up/review Interaction todays times activity Learn about the Globe Theater, Shakespeare and aspects from the novel. Lesson 2 Student Learning Acceptable Evidence: Instructional Lesson Activities: Objective: Strategies: Webquest Webquest questions Communication Questions Collect Brochure porject Collection information Webquest Exploring information about the novel, Shakespeare and Collaboration about Romeo Project the Globe Theater Presentation and Juliet, Discuss results of webquest with the class Organization Shakespeare and Interaction The Globe Theater. Lesson 3

Student Learning Objective: Organize information learned and get ready to create an essay.

Acceptable Evidence: Graphic organizer

Instructional Strategies: Communication Collection Collaboration Presentation Organization Interaction

Lesson Activities: Create Ven Diagram of information Write essay Extra Credit

Unit Resources: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/merchant/shakespeare.html http://www.biography.com/people/william-shakespeare-9480323 http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/romeojuliet/quiz.html http://www.fisher-price.com/fp.aspx?st=2280&e=hasflash https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRrvQ1vZxcg http://www.roanestate.edu/owl/elementslit.html http://school.judsonisd.org/webpages/aday/files/rjstudyguide.pdf http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/ http://www.nosweatshakespeare.com/resources/globe-theatre-facts