Romeo & Juliet Lesson 7: Love and Hate - Lesson Plan

In this Romeo and Juliet lesson plan, tailored for an English Drama class focusing on Shakespeare studies, the primary learning objective is to reinforce students' knowledge and comprehension of the events that unfold in Act One of the play. The lesson aims to achieve this through a combination of discussion, a cloze exercise, and a storyboard creation task, which together will help students to solidify their understanding of the initial plot developments.

The lesson begins with a brief starter activity, where students spend ten minutes recapping the story up to this point, ensuring everyone is on the same page. The main teaching activity is divided into two parts, each lasting twenty minutes. First, students engage in a cloze exercise, filling in the blanks within a text to test their recall of key plot details. This is followed by a storyboard task, where they visually map out the main events of Act One. For those who are ready for an additional challenge, an extension activity is available where they write a synopsis of Act One without relying on the cloze exercise. The lesson concludes with a ten-minute plenary session, where students share their cloze responses and present their storyboards to the class, providing an opportunity for peer feedback and further discussion.