Romeo and Juliet Lesson Plan

Read Act IV.

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.7

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.6

3. 3

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.3

4. 4

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.4

5. 5

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.5

Note that it is perfectly fine to expand any day’s work into two days depending on the characteristics of the class, particularly if the class will engage in all of the suggested classroom exercises and activities and discuss all of the thought questions.

Content Summary for Teachers

Act IV, Scene 1

Paris has come to Friar Laurence's cell to arrange his marriage to Juliet, about which he is excited and Friar Laurence is, naturally, conflicted. Juliet arrives at the cell to speak with...