Romeo and Juliet: the integral role of violence and honour to masculinity KS4 | Y11 English Eduqas | Lesson Resources

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Shakespeare and the outsider

Why this why now

This unit uses and builds on pupils' understanding of the 'Romeo and Juliet' plot, characters and themes from the unit 'Romeo and Juliet: exploring the role of love and fate'. Pupils build on this initial understanding of the play by developing increasingly nuanced and tentative intepretations, and starting to think more critically about how the characters have been portrayed. This unit builds towards the second deep dive, 'Juliet and female agency' where pupils will think more deeply about the presentation of women in the play.

Prior knowledge requirements

Pupils know the plot of the play
Pupils know the main characters in the play and their role in the plot
Pupils have an understanding of the main themes of the play
Pupils can structure arguments clearly, using thesis statements, topic sentences and single paragraph outlines
Pupils have memorised a number of key quotations from the novella
Pupils can identify the main motifs of the play - blood, sleep and nature
Pupils know the historical and social context of the play
Pupils can select a variety of quotations as evidence, to support their analysis
Pupils use comparative language to compare characters' actions
Pupils can use phrases such as 'more specifically' and 'more precisely' to add detail to their inferences

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Shakespeare and the outsider

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Why this why now

This unit uses and builds on pupils' understanding of the 'Romeo and Juliet' plot, characters and themes from the unit 'Romeo and Juliet: exploring the role of love and fate'. Pupils build on this initial understanding of the play by developing increasingly nuanced and tentative intepretations, and starting to think more critically about how the characters have been portrayed. This unit builds towards the second deep dive, 'Juliet and female agency' where pupils will think more deeply about the presentation of women in the play.

Prior knowledge requirements

Pupils know the plot of the play
Pupils know the main characters in the play and their role in the plot
Pupils have an understanding of the main themes of the play
Pupils can structure arguments clearly, using thesis statements, topic sentences and single paragraph outlines
Pupils have memorised a number of key quotations from the novella
Pupils can identify the main motifs of the play - blood, sleep and nature
Pupils know the historical and social context of the play
Pupils can select a variety of quotations as evidence, to support their analysis
Pupils use comparative language to compare characters' actions
Pupils can use phrases such as 'more specifically' and 'more precisely' to add detail to their inferences

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