a book in which a person keeps a daily record of events, experiences and emotions

strong feelings that result from a person's circumstances, mood or relationships with others

a writing technique for showing a character’s feelings with description of their actions, body language and facial expressions

Generating vocabulary for Juliet's diary entry

English

Understanding themes, characters and plot in 'Romeo and Juliet'

Exploring Juliet's emotions after meeting Romeo

Planning Juliet's diary entries

Writing the first half of Juliet's diary entry

Writing the second half of Juliet's diary entry

Exploring Act III Scene 1 in ‘Romeo and Juliet’

Exploring vocabulary relating to the duel scene

Planning the duel scene

Writing the first half of the duel scene

Writing the second half of the duel scene

Debating a question raised by Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet'

In this unit, pupils learn how Shakespeare explores multiple key themes throughout a single play. In 'The Windrush: Diary Writing', pupils will learn to develop their skills of writing a diary with emotion based on a significant historical event.

In 'Shakespeare's Macbeth’: Narrative and Soliloquy Writing', pupils learnt about character, plot and theme in a Shakespearean play for the first time. In this unit, pupils will learn how Shakespeare explores multiple key themes throughout a single play.’

In this unit, pupils learn to empathise with and understand different characters in one of Shakespeare's iconic plays. They write a diary entry from Juliet's perspective, a climactic narrative scene based on the duel scene and begin to debate around a key question raised from the play.

Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet': diary and narrative writing

What is Juliet's first impression of Romeo?

Which words below are synonyms of 'perfect'?

Match these emotion words to their meanings. 

Which ideas would help us 'show-not-tell' Juliet's emotions when she learns that Romeo is a Montague?

Which word could be used to describe Juliet's emotions as she writes in her diary when she gets home from the ball?

The Nurse disapproves of their relationship.

Friar Laurence would tell their families about it.

Why do Romeo and Juliet have to keep their romance secret? 

When does Juliet find out that Romeo is a Montague?

the only person I love is from the family I'm supposed to hate

he keeps coming back even though I hate him

it's because I hate the Montagues that I love Romeo

Which of these is the best 'translation' of this piece of Juliet's dialogue? 'My only love sprung from my only hate.'

What kind of English is 'Romeo and Juliet' written in?

because if he's seen by the Capulets, they'll kill him

Why does Juliet say that the orchard might be 'death' to Romeo?

Which words complete this famous quote? 'Parting is such __________, that I shall say good night till it be morrow.'

Starter Quiz

Why do Romeo and Juliet have to keep their romance secret?