Romeo and Juliet full scheme of work for Year 8. This is a 6-week unit which covers all acts. The lessons are comprehensive and differentiated. They include starters, main activities and plenaries. Activities also correlate with Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo and Juliet. These lessons include the following: Context Setting Order the events activities Transactional and creative writing tasks Character exploration The Prologue Act 1 Introduction to characters Act 2 (‘The Balcony Scene’) Act 3 chain of events Act 3 Mercutio vs Tybalt Act 3 Tybalt’s death Act 4 Friar Lawrence’s plan Act 5 the theme of fate Act 5 Romeo’s/Juliet’s soliloquy Themes Peer assessment Formative assessment Summative assessment Scheme of Work

Three lessons on ‘Porphyria’s Lover’ by Robert Browning (AQA Love and Relationships Poetry) which includes detailed annotations on the poem. Lesson 1: Context and understanding of the poem Lesson 2: Demonstrate understanding through creating a storyboard Lesson 3: Analysis of language and structure Annotations are included within the PowerPoint.