INTEGRATED ARTS THEMATIC PLANNING GUIDE

INSTRUCTOR:  Kila Salyers Smith, 

Grade Level: 9th Grade English          30-35 Students per class

Unit Title:  Romeo and Juliet - Drama Unit

Modality Key:

Music

Drama

Visual Art

  Dance

Desired Outcomes

Arts         Integration Examples

Verbal/Linguistic

Logical/Mathmatical

Bodily/Kinesthetic

Visual/Spatial

Musical

Interpersonal

Intrapersonal

Washington State Learning Goals

EALRS

Curriculum Objectives

 

Introduction to Shakespeare/Dramatic Literature

Letter Writing Review

Point of View Essay Writing

Interpretive Reading

 

Mapping: Differences/Similarities

Dramatic Presentation

Body Movement Demo

 

 

Group Cooperative Learning Skills

Organizational Skills

Journal Writing Practice

INTRODUCTION

Introductory Shakespeare Scavenger Hunt Collage

Collage Writing Pieces

 

 

Intro to Shakespeare Video

Collage Organization

 

Collage Presentations

Diary/Journals

ACT 1

Masquerade Masks

Review Resouce Books and Photos for Reference

Character Diary Entries

Read Alouds

 

 

Paper Plate Masks of Character of choice

 

 

Diary/Journals

ACT 2

Love Letter Calligraphic Scrolls with Illuminated Letters

Character Diary Entries

Personal Letter Writing Demo

Interpretive Readings

 

Interpretive Readings

Calligraphy and Illuminated Letters of Love Letters

 

 

Love Letter Content

Diary/Journals

ACT 3

 

Character Diary Entries

Interpretive Readings

 

Interpretive Readings

 

 

 

Diary/Journals

ACT 4

 

Character Diary Entries

Interpretive Readings

 

Interpretive Readings

 

 

 

Diary/Journals

ACT 5

Group Scene Drama

Romeo and Juliet Rap Song

 

Character Diary Entries

Script  Drama Development

Rap Song Lyrics

Coinicidences Plotted from Act

Differences Explored

Group Scene Drama

Costume/Set Design

Romeo and Juliet Rap Song

Lyrics and Performance

 

 

POST ACTIVITIES

 

Point of View Essay

 

 

Video Version Viewed

 

 

 

ASSESSMENTS

 

Group Presentation Rubric

Essay Format Rubric

Vocabulary Quiz

 

Group Presentation Rubric

 

 

 

 

MATERIALS/BOOKS

Collage Paper and Glue

Paper Plates/Misc. Art materials

Calligraphy Pens/Parchment Paper/Illuminated Letters Text

Shakespeare Resource Books

Romeo and Juliet Play

 

 

 

Intro. Shakespeare Video

Leonardo R&J Version

Cassette and CD Player