Romeo and Juliet teacher pack
Five weeks of lessons on Romeo and Juliet for ages 14 to 18: a plan, a worksheet and the answers for each week, a final essay with a marking guide, and a reading certificate to print. Free to use in class.
Five weeks, week by week
- Week 1Scenes 1 to 5
The opening scenes introduce public violence, marriage expectations, and Romeo’s unhappiness, showing how family conflict shapes private choices.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 2Scenes 6 to 10
Romeo and Juliet meet, exchange promises, and seek marriage, revealing the danger of love across hostile family boundaries.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 3Scenes 11 to 16
Marriage arrangements give way to fatal violence and banishment, testing the lovers’ loyalty and Friar Lawrence’s advice about moderation.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 4Scenes 17 to 21
Juliet resists an imposed marriage and takes the potion alone, exposing family pressure, broken trust, and the dangers of haste.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 5Scenes 22 to 26
Wedding preparations become mourning, failed communication leads to the lovers’ deaths, and testimony finally forces the families to make peace.
Plan · worksheet · answers
Assessment
Final essay
Three questions to choose from, 800 to 1,200 words, with a marking guide in four bands.
Quiz bank
The 30 questions and 40 flashcards online, for homework or a quick check in class. Open the quiz
Discussion
Questions for small groups, meeting by meeting. The book club kit
Reading certificate
Certificate of reading
Student's name
has read
Romeo and Juliet
by William Shakespeare
Teacher and class
Free for 3 months
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