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=Unit Cover Page=


 * Unit Title:** Literature-//Romeo & Juliet// **Grade Level(s):** 8
 * Subject/Topic Area(s):** English
 * Key Words:** //Romeo & Juliet,// Shakespeare, tragedy, drama, theme, motifs
 * Designed by:** Samantha Tracy **Time Frame:** 6 (80) weeks
 * School District: School:**

modern day and then from there, interpret what is going on in the play. There are also emerging themes throughout this play that we will go more in depth with as the semester goes on. Students will understand various aspects of the play and how they tie together to create these themes. Throughout the unit, we will focus on three questions: Why does this particular character act the way it does and how does that contribute to the meaning of the text? How does this play show how much I have improved as a reader? How does this text relate to previous ones and how are they different? Through focused readings, creative writing, role-playing, and multimedia projects students will have a deep understanding of the meaning of //Romeo & Juliet//. There will be a final project that asks students to analyze characters and theme development throughout the play and how music could show these themes and characters more clearly for beginning readers. Above all, we will have fun reading and analyzing the works of Shakespeare, because in fact, he really was a comedic man if one begins to understand his language more clearly. ||
 * =Brief Summary of Unit= ||
 * This unit will include text from William Shakespeare's //The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet//. Within this unit, we will study how to translate the language into