Year 9
Romeo and Juliet
Independent Learning
Activities
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You should spend at 30 – 45 minutes on each homework task.
One task should be completed each week.
You can attend homework club in the Library on Monday and Thursday
from 3.10 – 4.10 to use computers, books, or to find a quiet space to
work.
Task 1: Storyboard the main events in the play. Add a sentence to explain each
image.
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Task 2: Using your storyboarding of the key events, summarise the play in no more
than 50 – 70 words.
Success criteria:
Reference to key events
Connectives
Correct punctuation
Neat presentation of
writing
No more than 50 – 70 words
Task 3: Introduce a new character to the play. Describe your character and how
they might change what happens.
Success criteria:
Write descriptively
Use third person
Correct punctuation
Neat presentation of
writing
Include imagery by using simile,
metaphor and amazing adjectives
Task 4: As either Romeo or Juliet, write four interview questions you would want to
ask them. Answer these questions in character.
Interview question
__________________ ‘s answer
Success criteria:
Write as Romeo or Juliet
showing understanding of
character
Correct punctuation
Use first person
Neat presentation of
writing
Refer to events from the play
Task 5: Write a SPEED paragraph about the quotation below. Make sure you include
analysis of language.
How does Juliet feel about the importance of a family name?
Signpost: In Act 2,
Point:
Evidence of this is where Juliet says, “What's in a name? that which we call a rose
By
any other name would smell as sweet ”.
Explain: This shows …
Discuss: (What are the connotations of some words? Have any language techniques
been used? What is the overall effect?)