Romeo and Juliet Interactive One Note Notebook
Bronze level
Published on 10/1/2013
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Learning objectives
- Students will read difficult Shakespearean language and make the play come alive in their imaginations.
- Students will put themselves into the characters' skins in ancient Verona to discuss timeless themes like the generation gap, teen suicide.
- Students of diverse learning styles and challenges will be able to read and study independently with access to resources through One Note.
Created for
Ages 11 - 13
Subject
Language arts and literacy
21st Century Skills
Collaboration
Communication
Knowledge building & critical thinking
Problem solving & innovation (creativity)
Student self-assessment
Featured tools
Flashcards
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Microsoft Word
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Required hardware
Tablet
Instructional approach
Project based learning (PBL)
Personalized learning
Independent study
Learning activity details
This interactive creative and lively One Note shared classroom Notebook helped students read Shakespeare independently for the first time. Usually it is read in the classroom. Students interacted with the play and each other through a variety of resources that One Note provided. Students were each assigned their own areas to put their opinions, notes, discussion questions and answers and drawings of the setting. They were also assigned their own pages for plot summaries and creative writing. Activities included: (1) inserted group video recordings re-enacting scenes and then putting scenes into modern language and modern scenarios; (2) audio recordings of students' readings of the complex languages and soliloquy's as well as their presentations of memorizations of famous passages from the play (3) blogs of their opinions of the important timeless themes, such as the generation gap, fate, cause and effect, the powerlessness of women in Shakespeare's time, the strength of Juliet and teen suicide (4) creative want ads and articles that showcased students' knowledge of the plot; (5) power points describing and helping students to memorize important vocabulary and Shakespearean phrases