William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet
Teacher Pack

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This complete teaching unit focuses on the feature film, Romeo + Juliet (Baz Luhrmann, 1996), a fast-paced, modern, and high-impact interpretation of Shakespeare’s original playscript.

The Teacher Pack equips educators of middle/upper secondary students to deliver high-quality student learning experiences, culminating in two possible assessment modes – analytical essay or persuasive speech.

Contents (5 digital/editable/printable files ready for immediate download and use):

  1. Teacher Guide
    (43-page PDF)
    • Unit overview
    • Australian Curriculum information
    • Teaching and Learning Outline – lesson-by-lesson planning
    • Teacher Answer Guide to Student Booklet
    • Assessment options – persuasive, analytical and extension (including support resources)
   Romeo + Juliet
 
  1. Student Booklet (37-page PDF and DOCX)
    • Pre-viewing activities
    • Viewing activities
    • Post-viewing activities
    • Assessment task options and support resources
  2. Teaching Presentation (44-slide PPTX and KEY [for macOS users])
    • Discussion starter 1
    • Intertexuality, adaptations and questions to ask a film adaptation
    • About the director – Baz Luhrmann
    • Representations in the film
    • The Era – historical, social and cultural context
    • The Prologue – a close-up
    • Narrative film conventions and active film viewing strategies
    • Film terminology overview
    • Discussion starter 2
    • Assessment options – persuasive and analytical

Unit Duration: 20–24 lessons (including assessment)

Curriculum Links:

The Teacher Pack can be linked to the following areas within the Australian Curriculum:

  • English (Year 10 specifically; adapt for Years 9–11)
  • Media

In addition, the pack relates directly to the following General Capabilities within the Australian Curriculum:

  • Literacy
  • Critical and Creative Thinking

Features:

  • Digital/editable/printable files delivered in a single ZIP file
    (2× PDFs, 1× DOCX, 1× PPTX, 1× KEY)
  • Professionally designed by an experienced educator
  • Highly visual and engaging
  • Suited to all learners
  • Crisp, clean layouts
  • A range of whole-class, group, and individual learning resources

Please Note:
The film has a running time of 120 minutes and is classified M (mature themes and coarse language) in Australia / PG-13 in USA / 12A in UK. Please check your country’s classification for this film prior to use with students. Access to view the film is not included in the resource pack.

Prices:
Individual (use limited to the individual purchaser – one teacher/class): $39
School licence (unlimited use for all teachers/classes at purchasing school): $179

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