Romeo and Juliet Scheme of Work
(ages 13-14)
Overview
This six-lesson KS3 scheme uses short extracts and practical exercises to introduce students to Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Lessons combine text work with devised and scripted performance, focusing on voice, gesture and stagecraft. Students practise frozen pictures, mime, asides, thought alouds, split scenes and narration to make Shakespeare’s language accessible. The unit culminates in an assessed group performance with a self-evaluation task to consolidate learning and set targets for future work.
What Students Will Learn
Students will learn to interpret and perform Shakespearean language through practical drama forms. They will develop voice, articulation and ensemble skills, explore character relationships and motivations, and rehearse scenes that highlight theme and dramatic tension. The unit emphasises devising, use of stagecraft (frozen pictures, split scenes, mime) and reflective assessment through peer and self-evaluation.
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Week 1: Feuding Families
Introduces the Montagues and Capulets using Shakespearean insults to explore family tension. Students perform choral and paired exercises emphasising articulation, facial expression and a Greek-chorus-style piece.
Resources IncludeResourcesExtract from Romeo and JulietWeek 2: Love at First Sight
Explores Romeo's first sight of Juliet and the idea of love at first sight using quotations. Students devise a disco scene using thought alouds and dramatic pauses to build tension.
Resources IncludeResourcesExtract from Romeo and JulietWeek 3: The Balcony Scene
Uses quotations to examine Romeo and Juliet’s feelings and to create a devised balcony scene. Activities include paired back-to-back work, thought taps and ending with a symbolic rose.
Resources IncludePropsCutout RoseResourcesQuotation CardsWeek 4: The Death of Mercutio
Students explore the fight scene involving Mercutio, Tybalt and Romeo to identify the turning point in the play. Groups create a physical storyboard with frozen pictures, slow motion and a narrator.
Week 5: The Division of the Lovers
Looks at consequences of the fight: Romeo's banishment and Juliet's arranged marriage. Students devise split scenes linking simultaneous action via freezes, gestures or shared lines.
Week 6: Death in the Crypt - Assessment
An assessed group task recreating the Friar's summary of the final hours, using a range of conventions. Performances include dialogue, mime, pauses, asides and a symbolic rose, followed by self-evaluation.
Resources IncludeResourcesThe Friar’s SpeechPropsCutout Rose
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