Romeo and Juliet

Unit Portfolio Presentation

Penny Archer
 Unit Summary

Students read Romeo and Juliet and relate it to

contemporary life. They research a problem from the play
that is still an issue today and collaborate to find a solution.
They create a publication or presentation about their
solution and share it with an audience.
 CFQs
Essential Question:
Is there such a thing as fate?
Unit Question:
Why is Romeo and Juliet a classic?
Content Questions:
What is the Globe Theater?
Who are the characters in Romeo and Juliet?
 Vision for Unit
By creating this unit, I want to
 Try out new methods to make classic literature relevant
to my students’ lives
 Think of ways to involve my students more in the
community
During this unit, I want my students to
 Learn ways to connect classic literature to their daily
lives
 Use technology to communicate with different audiences
 Project Approaches
As my students work on this project, they
● Connect the play to the real world
● Collaborate with peers and community members
● Create a product that shows what they’ve learned
● Share their learning with a real audience
 21st Century Learning
Students will develop higher-order and 21st
century skills in this unit as they
● Use the Essential and Unit Questions to guide their
analysis of the play to find themes that cross places and
times
● Communicate their ideas to a community audience
● Reflect on their reading, writing, research, and thinking
strategies, and modify and adapt them as necessary
● Use project assessments to self-assess their work and give
feedback to their peers
 Gauging Student Needs
Assessments
Use CFQs to learn
• Students’ ideas about what a “classic” is
• Background knowledge of characters and plot
of play
Assess 21st Century skills
• Ability to see common elements in classic and
contemporary literature
 Gauging Student Needs
Assessments
I can use the information from these
assessments to:
• Focus on parts of the play that students have prior
misconceptions about
• Plan activities in which they will answer their
questions
Students can use the information from these
assessments to:
• Compare their questions to those in previous units
• Set goals for how they will adjust their reading style
for this kind of literature
 Requests for Feedback
 Need ways to help students understand
the play without paraphrasing and
summarizing it for them
 Need help assessing students’ higher-
order thinking skills