Thursday, April 28, Romeo & Juliet Newspaper Article

Objective; Students will demonstrate understanding of characters and ACT 1 scene 1 by creating newspaper articles using laptops reporting "on the scene."

DO NOW

Add these three words to your word bank in notebooks -

1. FOE = ENEMY

2. CHASTE = virgin, forever pure

3. GRIEVEANCE = grounds for complaint


Work with a partner, get a laptop and follow directions below. I also printed directinos for you if you'd like.

Directions for Creating a Newspaper Article for Romeo & Juliet

You will write a headline newspaper article telling the local citizens about Verona current events. Remember as a reporter, you do NOT have an opinion; your article must be OBJECTIVE (do not take sides), just stating facts. Your article must contain:

1. The name of your Newspaper across the top.

2. At least one photo.

3. The article must contain at least three quotes (as if you are interviewing people about what happened. For example, if reporting about the city brawl, one quote might be – When asked who instigated the fight, Benvolio Montague said, “I tried to stop it before it started but Tybalt Capulet took the first shot.”

Topic suggestions below:

a. Report on the third civil brawl in the streets of Verona.

b. Report on the High Society page about the big upcoming Capulet party.

c. Report on the fact that Count Paris plans to ask Juliet to marry him.

d. Report on the recent missing whereabouts of Romeo Montague. Where has he been and what has he been doing?

Please double check spelling, grammar and your facts. Your article should be clear, concise and easily understood.

You may want to google the summary of ACT 1 SCENE 1 and/or character traits of whom you are writing about in order to get started. Remember, you are a news reporter! Get excited about reporting BREAKING NEWS!

The top three articles will have the opportunity to present to the class for extra credit next week. I will determine the top three after reading/ grading them.

If you are chosen to present, you will report to class. In your report, you may want to begin with….”This just in….” or “Breaking News…” or “Hi, I’m so n so reporting live from the streets of Verona,” etc…….

Have fun, be creative and give me some great, interesting stories to read!