O for a falcners voice to lure this tassel gentle back again. Paddock nursery, primary and middle school st margarets. Romeo and juliet script adapted for ks2 teaching resources. It was among shakespeares most popular plays during his lifetime and, along with hamlet, is one of his most frequently performed plays. Romeo and juliet homework tasks with homework handouts romeo and juliet script nicely formatted in pdf romeo and juliet amended scene extracts for use in classes scene starter cards. Romayo and julie is a comedic twist on shakespeares romeo and juliet. Romeo and juliet is one of a series of lesson plans to accompany the short animated videos of six of shakespeares plays on learnenglish kids. Romeo but soft, what light through yonder window breaks. Romeo and juliet balcony scene lesson, fully differentiated and resourced lesson that focuses on shakespeares play and in particular the famous balcony scene act 2 scene 2. The chorus explains romeo and juliet s intensifying love, and their determination to overcome the challenges posed by their rival families. Romeo and juliet adapted by leigh farrant in this we explore the text in a different way, through stage fight to bring the immediate visceral energy of watching the play to life. Abbreviated shakespeare scripts for kids and teens.
Lesson plans, unit studies, teacher resource curriculum, and hands on ideas. Quick summary for kids this, and other resources, provided by title. After the feast, romeo looks for juliet and hides from benvolio and mercutio. Teaching resources, teaching primary, lesson plans, level 1, level 2. Romeo and juliet cambridge school shakespeare, cambridge. The lesson plans include differentiated learning objectives and access to interactive whiteboard games for your class. Because she is a girl in an aristocratic family, she has none of the.
Only do this with advanced classes unless you want shakespeare himself to awake from the dead. The prince of verona hopes the the story of romeo and juliet will help to keep verona a peaceful place. I have kept as much original script as possible while adding in narrators and paraphrasing where necessary to make the play a little more userfriendly, ageappropriate, and audience. William shakespeare, romeo and juliet lesson plans and. Ive been doing shakespeare with 5th graders for about a zillion years, and im so glad i found your website. Romeo and julie is a modern english play script with several hilarious scenes and some quotes from shakespeares romeo and juliet. Romeo and juliet drama unit includes 5 x 100 minute detailed shakespeare lesson plans with well explained activities in a well structured sequence. You may not share the script with other schools, or download all the scripts for personal use. A public performance of the ssf abridged script must be premiered at the professional ssf theatre. Romeo and julietscript for esl students esl worksheet.
Gina savino teaches english at smithtown high school in smithtown, ny editor. Romeo and juliet teachers pack shakespeare unlocked brings shakespeares most popular plays to life for young people by showing how actors and directors work to interpret and take ownership of shakespeares text. The trouble is, the teams hate each other and they cant seem to stop fighting with one another. Funny romeo and juliet play script high school comedy. Romeo stands below juliet s balcony and they profess their love for each other.
Kids scripts romeo and julie funny high school comedy script. This page contains links to the original romeo and juliet script by shakespeare, split into acts and scenes. In this lesson plan, which can be delivered as a 45minute lesson or as shorter segments over three lessons, learners will be introduced to the shakespeare play romeo and juliet through a short animated. In this version, the capulets and the montagues are two rival gangs. Youre absolutely rightkids love itand i love watching them discover the beauty of it. A retelling of william shakespeares classic play romeo and juliet set to modern music. It is intended to be used in conjunction with resource packs on the other four acts of the play, and other eal nexus resources on romeo and juliet. Buy romeo and juliet and other shakespeare musicals for kids by debbie. Now we have our parts and our scripts, we can start learning our lines. The language used in shakespeares romeo and juliet full text is slightly different to todays modern english, which is reflected in the text. The prince ends the conflict by issuing a decree that. This musical by debbie campbell is based on romeo and juliet and is a wonderful way of introducing young people to the works of shakespeare.
St austins school, liverpool a wonderful way to first experience shakespeare. Shall i believe that unsubstantial death is amorous. That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet. Today, the title characters are regarded as archetypal young lovers. Comparing primary source documents and romeo and juliet students will identify literary techniques in romeo s speech to juliet in 1.
This short film was produced by the downlands college drama club as a submission to the qld youth shakefest competition. Juliet follows her part of the plan, but something goes very wrong. Shakespeares play about the doomed romance of two teenagers from feuding families is the most famous love story ever written. Romeo and juliet by william shakespeare abridged for the shakespeare schools festival by. Nov 09, 2011 this is a play script i wrote and adapted for a year 6 performance of romeo and juliet. Funny romeo and juliet play script for teensromayo and julie. The first step, however, has been for me to take time quite a lot of time. This scheme of work, with full curriculum links, includes everything you need to teach shakespeares romeo and juliet to your key stage 2 primary school pupils. Middle school and junior high school drama resources, school shows, playscripts for secondary school productions.
May 30, 2018 romeo and juliet balcony scene lesson, fully differentiated and resourced lesson that focuses on shakespeares play and in particular the famous balcony scene act 2 scene 2. This is a play script i wrote and adapted for a year 6 performance of romeo. Romeo looks at her face, she seems strange for a dead person. Helped by juliets wellmeaning nurse and friar lawrence, the couple secretly marry. Romeo montague and juliet capulet fall in love despite an ancient feud between their powerful families. The prince ends the conflict by issuing a decree that prohibits any further fighting at the risk of great. First performed around 1596, romeo and juliet has been adapted as a ballet, an opera, the musical west side story, and a dozen films. The same script and rights the only difference is the payment currency usd. Students will identify literary techniques in romeos speech to juliet in 1.
This episode is romeo v juliet a chris priestley story inspired by romeo and juliet. The students decided to do a modern interpretation of romeo and juliet. A beautiful thirteenyearold girl, juliet begins the play as a naive child who has thought little about love and marriage, but she grows up quickly upon falling in love with romeo, the son of her familys great enemy. Two onstage choirs represent the opposing montague and capulet families. The play opens with servants from both houses engaged in a street brawl that eventually draws in the family patriarchs and the city officials, including prince escalus. This abridged version of the beloved classic preserves the poetry of the original as it tells the tale of juliet and her romeo with speed and clarity.
Two teams of 7 th and 8 th grade students at verona middle school are competing to win an intense hall decorating contest. This display pack contains all the resources you need to make. Romeo and juliet, shortened grades 612 shakespeares wellknown story of two illfated lovers. Read romeo and juliet here, with sidebyside no fear translations into modern english. There is plenty of scope for solo, group, and chorus parts. Booktopia has romeo and juliet cambridge school shakespeare, cambridge school shakespeare by william shakespeare.
Thaxted primary school, essex a fantastic experience the children were engaged, involved and thoroughly enjoyed the performance. Funny romeo and juliet play script high school comedy modern. Read the complete script on the lazy bee scripts web site. Romeo and juliet by william shakespeare abridged for the. We explore in detail the use of language from both romeo and juliet as they present themselves to each other. Love goes toward love as schoolboys from their books but love from love, toward school with heavy looks enter juliet again juliet. Give students a set amount of time to work on a rough script 15 mins and.
One of shakespeares well known plays, romeo and juliet is a well loved story. Romeo and juliet by debbie campbell all year round musical. It was really lovely to see the children involved in the performance. This great comedy play is suitable for high school shows and youth theatre productions. As a english drama club activity in my school we decided to perform romeo and juliet. A 30minute abridgement of shakespeares romeo and juliet, using the original language, characters and plot, but with a reduced length, aiming to provide an introduction to shakespeare for primary schools. This simple activity gives higherlevel students the chance to write and act in their. Barbara bradley, 5th grade teacher in minnesota my students found the script easy to understand and easy to act out. We have a collection of engaging resources to help you teach your ks2 students about this classic play. Sep 07, 2014 this short film was produced by the downlands college drama club as a submission to the qld youth shakefest competition. Comparing primary source documents and romeo and juliet.
Romeo and juliet is a tragedy written by william shakespeare early in his career about two young starcrossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. Use this fantastic imagine shakespeare pack to stimulate discussions on shakespeare with your class. Romeo and juliet elementary or middle school script tpt. This work pack is intended to support beginner eal learners to access act 1 of romeo and juliet when being studied as a class text. In this high school shakespeare series i will be covering each one of these topics and linking to them. Romeo and julie comedy, hilarious modern oneact play script by robert reed. Short shakespeare scripts romeo and juliet drama notebook 20200430t19. Interesting and fun ways of teaching shakespeares romeo and juliet 5 out of 5 these interesting and fun ways of teaching shakespeares romeo and juliet will make the play enjoyable. Buy a discounted paperback of romeo and juliet cambridge school shakespeare online from australias leading online bookstore. Romeo and juliet adapted by ken womble playscripts inc. Resources resources home early years prek and kindergarten primary elementary middle school secondary high. Baz luhrmann helped adapt this classic shakespearean romantic tragedy for the screen, updating the setting to a postmodern city named verona beach. The music is dramatic and varied, with fighting songs, dances and romantic solos, in both traditional and modern styles.
A public performance of the ssf abridged script must be premiered at. A thirtyminute romeo and juliet by shakespeare, abridged bill tordoff. Romeo and juliet script adapted for ks2 romeo and juliet, acting. Board, boardthing, is a great technology tool for the elementary classroom. Comparing primary source documents and romeo and juliet students will identify literary techniques in romeos speech to juliet in 1. This clip is suitable for key stage 2, key stage 3, second, third and fourth level. Romeo and juliet for kids teachingenglish british council. Romeo and juliet a class play teachingenglish british council. Romeo and juliet by debbie campbell all year round. Give them the first part of romeo and juliet to read through see part 1 below. Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, andillnolongerbe acapulet.
The collection of shakespeare pieces on the drama notebook website have been created and edited by professional shakespearean actors. Romeo and juliet penned by that most affecting playwright master william shakespeare and edited by that inconsolable lacrimose shawn peters dramatis personae prologue. The story is retold in verse and in a lighthearted and sometimes comical way, yet the basic intent has not been compromised. The many themes, or the main ideas behind a story, within romeo and juliet invite much discussion. Richard is a also a teacher ambassador for shakespeare schools festival. A thirtyminute romeo and juliet by shakespeare, abridged. When two lovesick students, romayo and julie, get caught in the middle of things, its going to take. Love, hate, youth, politics, and religion are chief among the topics in the play that. Short romeo and juliet scripts for schoolsroyalty free. We will create the fight scenes with your continue reading. Short shakespeare scripts romeo and juliet drama notebook. Students will compare imagery and diction in romeos speech to juliet and goughs academy of complements 1684. The story shows how love can blossom in a world of hatred and prejudice. Shakespeare retold is a series of ten stories written by wellknown childrens authors.
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