Romeo and Juliet: Analysis of the Prologue
Today we’re pulling all the analysis of the meaning and metre of the Prologue together by writing a paragraph explaining what impact Shakespeare’s language choices have on us as audience members, hearing the prologue for the first time. Attached is the worksheet from today that contains some useful support material: useful terms and some sentence starters. Download (PDF,...
Homework: “Two Households…”
Romeo & Juliet: The Prologue Today we spent some time exploring the metre of the prologue to Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”. The next step is the decode the language of the lines you were assigned so we can build the whole picture together. Lines 1,2: Nick and Nehemiah Lines 3,4: Thabit and Amjad Lines 5,6: Tobi and Jeremiah Lines 7,8: Ronnie, Harry T, Lethaniel and Anas Lines 9,10 Teddy and Cisqo Lines 11,12...
Romeo and Juliet – Project Outine
What better way to begin Year 9 English than with the Bard himself? We are incredibly lucky to be able to walk the same streets as Shakespeare did and here at the London Nautical we don’t take this privilege lightly. We launched our Shakespeare study today by diving straight into his language and exploring intricacies of the Prologue to the famous play Romeo and Juliet. Throughout this programme we will be reading this play as a...
Politics and Corruption
Welcome to your new Year 9 class. This is the last year of Key Stage Three. It is an opportunity to consolidate the skills that will be tested in GCSE, and to develop a stronger personal voice in a learning environment that is a very constructive blend of demanding standards and freedom of creative expression.. Choosing Politics and Corruption as your English programme for Year 9 means that you’ve got one of those minds that...