Creative Writing:
Romeo and Juliet
Grade
Level:
9th
Grade
English
Time:
2­3
hours
(Multiple
days
may
be
required)
Overview
Objective
Standards
Materials
Procedure
Romeo
and
Juliet
by
William
Shakespeare
is
a
piece
of
literature
that
the
9th
grade
curriculum
covers.
Students
will
compare
the
ending
to
the
ending
in
the
modern
movie
of
Romeo
and
Juliet
(staring
Leonardo
Dicaprio)
and
the
original
version
by
Shakespeare.
This
lesson
will
test
students'
creativity
when
they
have
to
brainstorm
alternative
endings
to
the
play.
Students
will
brainstorm
alternative
endings
then
proceed
to
publish
the
new
stories
on
the
website
SlapaStory.com.
Students
in
the
class
will
vote
on
ending
which
they
like
best.
Students
will
work
individually
on
this
assignment.
Students
will
be
able
to
compare
and
contrast
the
original
Romeo
and
Juliet
to
that
of
the
modern
movie
version.
Students
will
be
able
to
write
an
original
alternative
ending
to
Romeo
and
Juliet
using
proper
mechanics
and
grammar.
Students
will
be
able
to
post
writing
assignment
on
SlapaStory
and
make
at
least
2
comments
on
their
peer’s
submissions.
9.4.1
Organization
and
Focus:
Discuss
ideas
for
writing
with
classmates,
teachers,
and
other
writers
and
develop
drafts
alone
and
collaboratively.
9.5.1
Write
biographical
or
autobiographical
narratives
or
short
stories
that:
•
describe
a
sequence
of
events
and
communicate
the
significance
of
the
events
to
the
audience.
•
locate
scenes
and
incidents
in
specific
places.
•
describe
with
specific
details
the
sights,
sounds,
and
smells
of
a
scene
and
the
specific
actions,
movements,
gestures,
and
feelings
of
the
characters;
in
the
case
of
short
stories
or
autobiographical
narratives,
use
interior
monologue
(what
the
character
says
silently
to
self)
to
show
the
character's
feelings.
9.6.1
Grammar
and
Mechanics
of
Writing:
Identify
and
correctly
use
clauses,
both
main
and
subordinate;
phrases,
including
gerund,
infinitive,
and
participial;
and
the
mechanics
of
punctuation,
such
as
semicolons,
colons,
ellipses,
and
hyphens
Student will need: grammer reference book, notebook, and pencil
Teacher will provide: Romeo and Juliet text handouts, film, television, and computers.
1.
Teacher
will
ask
students
if
they
have
ever
watched
a
movie
and
disliked
the
ending.
Teacher
will
ask
students
for
the
name
of
the
movie,
how
it
ended,
and
why
they
didn't
like
the
ending.
Inform
students
that
they
will
have
an
opportunity
to
re‐
write
the
ending
of
Shakespeare's
Romeo
and
Juliet.
2.
Teacher
will
have
students
read
aloud
the
play
of
Romeo
and
Juliet.
Once
the
play
is
complete
teacher
will
ask
students
to
discuss
and
summarize
the
events
leading
up
to
the
ending.
3.
Teacher
will
plat
the
modern
movie's
version
of
the
ending
scene
to
see
the
differences
between
the
modern
version
of
Romeo
and
Juliet
and
the
original
text.
Teach
will
ask
students
to
point
out
some
of
the
differences
that
they
noticed
between
the
two
versions.
(Examples:
1.
In
the
modern
movie
Romeo
kills
himself
with
a
gun
rather
than
a
knife.
2.
In
the
modern
movie,
when
they
were
in
the
tomb,
Romeo
and
Juliet
glanced
at
each
other
for
a
second
and
realized
that
there
had
been
a
mix‐up.)
Ask
students
which
version
they
prefer
and
why.
4.
After
students
have
read/watched
and
discussed
both
endings
teacher
will
tell
them
to
begin
brainstorming
ideas
for
their
own
ending
to
Romeo
and
Juliet.
5.
When
students
have
completed
brainstorming
and
created
a
rough
draft
they
should
upload
it
to
www.SlapaStory.com
6.
Teacher
will
assign
students
to
read
through
other
peers
endings
and
then
vote
on
which
one
is
their
favorite.
7.
Teacher
will
assign
students
to
post
at
least
two
comments
on
their
peer’s
stories
using
the
SlapaStory
comment
section.
Evaluation
Students will be evaluated based on length requirment, spelling and grammer, and
creativity of paper.
References
www.SlapaStory.com
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/ScienceSSVolcanoExplosionsIdeaK3.htm
http://www.indianastandardsresources.org/standardSummary.asp?Subject=sci&Gr
ade=3&Standard
Rubric for Evaluation
Name:
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Criteria
Points
Meets 400 word minimum
/5 points
Spelling and grammar
/5 points
Creativity
/5 points
Peer comments
/5 points
Total
/20