Starting Romeo and Juliet Scheme of Work

B and D Publishing’s Starting Romeo and Juliet Scheme of Work, a short, simple introduction to the play for KS3.

Thirty simple worksheets deal with the main elements of the story. There are extracts from key scenes in Shakespeare’s English for pupils to read and act out in small groups and notes for the director to help students understand the situation and the feelings and motivations of the characters. The pack can also be used by pupils for revision and home learning.

This scheme of work is 51 pages and free sample pages are available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/starting-romeo-and-juliet-ks3-scheme-of-work-sample-pages-12046029

The resource pack would also make a useful, quick revision resource at KS4. But for an in-depth analysis of the play see our KS4 Romeo and Juliet scheme of work: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/romeo-and-juliet-ks4-scheme-of-work-11860619

Also available in the Starting Shakespeare series: Macbeth; A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Twelfth Night; The Merchant of Venice; The Tempest; Henry V; Julius Caesar; Much Ado About Nothing; Richard III.

We also offer an alternative full key stage 3 scheme of work, Introducing Romeo and Juliet, written in three sections: a shortened, simplified version of the play in Modern English; a matching shortened version in Shakespeare’s English; and worksheets on the play: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks3-introducing-romeo-and-juliet-scheme-of-work-11891511

Our KS4 Shakespeare packs include: Othello; The Merchant of Venice; Richard III; A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Much Ado About Nothing; Julius Caesar; Macbeth; Twelfth Night; The Tempest; Henry V.

KS4 Shakespeare packs contain scene by scene notes on all aspects of the play, story summaries and differentiated worksheets. Areas typically covered include: character, themes, imagery, language, cloze passages, revision questions, picture pages, written and oral assignments, quiz pages, commentaries etc. The workbooks can also be used by pupils for home learning and GCSE exam revision.

See also the KS3 scheme of work Introducing Shakespeare. This useful resource introduces pupils to Shakespeare’s theatre and Elizabethan England. The pack includes a simple model of the Globe theatre for pupils to make: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks3-introducing-shakespeare-scheme-of-work-11889714

Also available is B & D Publishing’s ‘In Focus’ series of classroom display materials and worksheets for KS3 for the following plays: Macbeth; Romeo and Juliet; Much Ado About Nothing; A Midsummer Night’s Dream; The Tempest; Henry V; Twelfth Night; Richard III.

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