Romeo & Juliet Lesson 25: Women in Elizabethan England - Lesson Plan

The lesson plan for Lesson 31 in a Shakespeare study unit on "Romeo and Juliet" is designed to deepen students' understanding of Shakespeare's use of language, particularly in the climactic scenes of Romeo's death and the play's conclusion. The learning objective is to develop knowledge through analysis, with the lesson structured to facilitate discussion, reading, and language analysis. The lesson aims to assess students' progress through tasks related to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, with expected outcomes ranging from developing a basic knowledge of the plot, character, theme, and language in the final scenes, to a detailed understanding for those who could achieve more.

Differentiation opportunities are provided within the lesson to cater to varying student needs, including editing the PowerPoint presentation, personalising tasks, and balancing teacher guidance with independent learning. The lesson begins with a 10-minute starter activity where students read up to the end of Act 5, Scene 3 and engage in discussion. The main teaching activity, lasting 40 minutes, involves exploring and discussing extracts, answering language-focused questions, reading to the end of the play, and discussing it, followed by a focused 20-minute task on 'The deaths of Romeo and Juliet'. An extension activity encourages students to add depth and detail to their responses. The lesson concludes with a 10-minute plenary for feedback and discussion on the comprehension question responses.