A Common Core Top Ten: 6-12 ELA Secondary Template

Romeo and Juliet: Who is to Blame?

Michael Malouf and Nancy Garrison

Purpose: Please use this guide to examine the design of your existing instructional plans so that all students not only have access to the content, but can produce increasingly better work and talk about how they made their work better. (*CCR: College & Career Readiness Standards)

INQUIRY-BASED QUESTIONS for Designing differentiated instruction for English proficiency levels, TEACHER REFLECTION: Annotations and gifted and special needs students in every classroom. alternative resources 1. What will students be able to know and do after this instruction? (Student performance/student Students will initiate and participate learning outcome) effectively in a collaborative discussion on who is to blame for the death of Romeo and Juliet, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively. (SL.9-10.1)

Represent subject in two different artistic mediums. (RL.9-10.7)

2. What is the core concept or essential question that introduces the lesson or instructional unit? Based on the essential question of “What makes or breaks a relationship?”, students will provide evidence and argue the question, “who is to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death?” 3. What rubric or assessment is developed so that students know what quality of work is expected? Graphic organizer outlining textual evidence for who is to blame, written essay summarizing evidence and oral argument, and an oral presentation will be graded based on classroom rubric. 4. How does this lesson or unit build on prior knowledge, experience, and skills of the students? This lesson is a culmination of the exploration of the essential question and the points of argumentation. 5. How does the lesson support students in using a wide range of resources, including digital and Students will use the text of Romeo and multi-media, to produce quality work based on credible sources? Juliet, newspaper article, the filmed Reviewed by USOE Specialists for ELL, IB, Early College; a wide range of specialists in Alpine, Box Elder, Granite, Jordan, and Salt Lake. After use please send feedback or comments to [email protected] Page 1 version of the story, music and Power Point, and a graphic organizer. Newspaper article that is current and local will be used to develop a text to text connection. Music included on previously presented Power Point includes student choice of music to represent theme. The film reinforces text comprehension. (Details on following page.) 6. What kind of publishable writing is supported by this lesson: Students will compose a written essay that a) persuasion transitioning to argumentation: Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of outlines their group’s argument describing substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence (CCRS). who is to blame for the deaths of Romeo b) explanatory: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and and Juliet using valid reasoning and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of relevant and sufficient evidence from the content. text. c) narrative: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences. 7. What multiple texts (both narrative and informational) will support a wide-range of students to Students will demonstrate their group’s demonstrate their understanding of the concept in a student performance (such as written work or understanding of the play by arguing for presentation)? who is to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death by composing a one page essay describing their reasoning and by presenting this information to the class in a courtroom setting. 8. What are the instructional strategies that will support students in developing the skills of Teacher will model correct argumentation listening, speaking, and collaborating with other students to produce quality work? techniques prior to oral presentations. Students will collaborate based on their strongest evidence supporting one character and as a group develop defense based on evidence from the text to defend their position. 9. How will students assess their own work and get feedback from others to make their work Teacher and classroom feedback based on better? peer assessment of oral presentation and individual essay rubric.

Reviewed by USOE Specialists for ELL, IB, Early College; a wide range of specialists in Alpine, Box Elder, Granite, Jordan, and Salt Lake. After use please send feedback or comments to [email protected] Page 2 10. When and in what structure (example: PLC, grade level team, department mtg.) will you This will be examined in grade level teams examine the student work from this lesson/unit and discuss with colleagues ideas for adjusted and department meetings because instruction? argumentation is a Common Core writing standard.

Film

1. “Romeo and Juliet” directed by Franco Zeffirelli (1968)

2. “Romeo + Juliet” directed by Baz Luhrmann (1996)

3. “Gnomeo and Juliet” directed by Kelly Asbury (2011)

Newspaper Article Co-owner of La Caille and wife found dead in apparent murder-suicide Published: Sunday, Dec. 26, 2010 6:04 p.m. MST, Deseret News PROVO – The co-owner of Utah's well-known La Caille restaurant and his wife were found dead in a hotel room Christmas night, the apparent result of a murder-suicide. Steven Runolfson, 56, and his wife, Lisa Runolfson, 57, were found by hotel staff of the Provo Marriott about 9:45 p.m. Saturday. Provo police released limited information Sunday about the incident. But they said that based on information detectives had collected, they believed the two fulfilled a pact to end their lives together. "It looks like from information from the family and from the scene that it was a mutual agreement that they were going to end their lives," said Provo Police Sgt. Reed Van Wagoner. "We believe they had agreed to end each other's lives. ... There's no indication he murdered her without her being a willing participant." Steven Runolfson is a co-owner of the upscale French restaurant La Caille, 9565 S. Wasatch Blvd., as well as its president and chief executive officer. His wife described herself online as its decorator. The couple checked into the hotel on Thursday. They were last seen leaving the restaurant, however, after work on Friday, said Unified Police Lt. Don Hutson. On Dec. 24, police say either Steven or Lisa Runolfson left a message on a relative's phone. Reviewed by USOE Specialists for ELL, IB, Early College; a wide range of specialists in Alpine, Box Elder, Granite, Jordan, and Salt Lake. After use please send feedback or comments to [email protected] Page 3 "There was a voice mail left that stated, 'We're not coming home, don't hold a service for us,'" Van Wagoner said. UPD detectives put the Runolfsons on the national NCIC database, meaning any police officer who came in contact with them would be notified that they were missing. The Runolfsons apparently returned to the hotel and had their pet dog with them. "It appears they sat down and had a dinner with some wine," Van Wagoner said. It was unknown Sunday when the murder-suicide took place. Van Wagoner said no one in the hotel heard the gunshots. The Runolfsons were supposed to check out of the hotel on Friday but had asked for the option of staying an extra day if they needed to, Van Wagoner said. At 9:45 p.m. Saturday, a hotel manager knocked on their room door. He heard the dog inside but no one answered. When he entered the room, he found Lisa Runolfson lifeless on the bed and what appeared to be blood. The hotel manager then left the room and called police. When officers arrived and looked more closely, they found the lifeless bodies of both Runolfsons in bed. A hostess who answered the phone at La Caille Sunday night said the restaurant did not have any type of statement to release. Runolfson was co-owner of the restaurant with a 20-acre property along with David Johnson. Runolfson also listed his home address as on the La Caille property. Runolfson and Johnson formed a partnership in 1973. Johnson purchased what was then known as Quail Run from his father. Runolfson had been working under Lester at Quail Run. In 2006, a former longtime third partner, Mark Haug, filed a civil lawsuit against Runolfson and Johnson over an alleged breached agreement. In March, a jury awarded Haug $4.7 million. La Caille is currently listed by Sotheby's International Real Estate. Steven Runolfson told the Deseret News in September that the restaurant, in operation since 1974, was doing well but he and Johnson were seeking investors to expand the business to possibly include a winery and a small hotel.

Graphic Organizer (see next page)

Romeo and Juliet: Who is to Blame?

Directions: Using the table below, you need to choose four characters from the play “Romeo and Juliet” who you think contributed to their deaths. Write each character name at the top of each column and then include four pieces of textual evidence down each vertical column, being as detailed and specific as possible. The chart on the back requires you to include the quote where you got your evidence from as well as the act, scene, and line number for your evidence.

Character 1: Character 2: Character 3: Character 4: Evidence #1 Evidence #1 Evidence #1 Evidence #1

Evidence #3 Evidence #3 Evidence #3 Evidence #3

Evidence #4 Evidence #4 Evidence #4 Evidence #4

Name______Period______Date______

Romeo and Juliet: Who is to Blame?

Character 1: Character 2: Character 3: Character 4: Text Support #1 Text Support #1 Text Support #1 Text Support #1

Text Support #3 Text Support #3 Text Support #3 Text Support #3

Text Support #4 Text Support #4 Text Support #4 Text Support #4