Romeo and Juliet Lesson Plan

Set and Costume Design

Kind of Activity:

Artistic Response

Objective:

To engage with I[Romeo and Juliet] in a visual-arts context

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.7

Structure:

The teacher should begin by showing stills from two different film adaptations of Romeo and Juliet (e.g., the 1968 Zeffirelli film and the 1996 Luhrmann film) or photographs of productions of the play by two different theaters. Lead the students in an analysis of the visual elements: what looks the same? What looks different? Why do you think Juliet is dressed like that? Is this how you imagined the Capulets' home? What's the difference between your image of it and the images you see...