Rhyann Dominick

Professor Suk

EDUC 230-01

Lesson Plan 1

I. Subject, Grade Level, Topic of Lesson

English, 9th grade, “Romeo and Juliet”

II. Curriculum Standard

RL.9-10.2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development
over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific
details, and provide an objective summary of the text (New Jersey Department of Education,
2016, p. 6).
III. Learning Objectives and Assessments

Learning Objectives Assessments

SWBAT identify the major themes of William TWBAT assess the students’ understanding of
Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”. themes by having a group discussion about
the themes of the play, and having the
students take a Quizizz quiz.
IV. Materials
Notebook
Pen
Laptop or tablet
The play “Romeo and Juliet”
"Shakespeare's ROMEO AND JULIET" Cliffsnotes' Video Summary (YouTube)
“Romeo and Juliet” themes quizizz (Quizizz)
V. Pre-lesson assignments, knowledge and/or skills
Students have read the play “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare. Students have also had
a lesson on how to identify themes in novels.
VI. Lesson Beginning/Hook
Students will watch a video on YouTube summarizing the play.
VII. Instructional Plan
1. Students will watch the video summarizing “Romeo and Juliet”.
2. Teacher and students will discuss the video.
3. Teacher will go over parts of the previous lesson involving themes.
4. Students and teacher will have an open discussion about what they believe to be the main
themes of the play.
5. We will then discuss how the theme is important to the development of the play.
VIII. Lesson Wrap up
Students will participate in a Quizziz quiz which has questions about identifying different themes
throughout the play.
IX. Culminating or Follow up Activity
 Students will write a 1-2 page paper about the importance of identifying and understanding the
themes in a piece of literature, and how it helps students understand the rest of the literature
they are reading.
X. References
New Jersey Department of Education. (n.d.). K-12 english language arts revisions. Retrieved
from https://www.state.nj.us/education/cccs/2016/ela/crosswalk.pdf
Bloom’s revised taxonomy with verbs! (2014, June 5). Retrieved from
https://anethicalisland.wordpress.com/2014/06/05/blooms-revised-taxonomy-with-
verbs/
"Shakespeare's Romeo and juliet" cliffsnotes' video summary. (2015, July 6). Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z81wjUl3BvU
Romeo and juliet themes. (2018, September). Retrieved from
https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/5b8729bef54fce001a22a016/romeo-juliet-themes