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In this lesson the students will watch a new adaptation of composer Charles François Gounod's opera ROMEO & JULIET, based on Shakespeare's 16th-century play. The opera, to be broadcast on GREAT PERFORMANCES in July, was filmed in and around the 13th-century royal castle of Zvíkov in the Czech Republic. The students will research the era when Shakespeare lived, write and respond to letters from the characters in ROMEO & JULIET, and write a script for an opera.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
1. Students will synthesize information from a variety of sources.
2. Students will express an understanding of the conflicts characters face in the opera.
3. Students will create an opera script to describe a problem.
Materials:
Internet access
GREAT PERFORMANCES' ROMEO & JULIET program
Text of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet"
Bookmark the following sites:
http://renaissance.dm.net/sites.html#Sword
http://www.kidsop.com/20012/synopsis.htm
http://the-tech.mit.edu/Shakespeare/romeo_juliet/index.html
http://www.grovemusic.com
STANDARDS:
K-12 Standards
http://www.mcrel.org/compendium/search.asp
Language Arts
Writing
Standard 1
Uses the general skills and strategies of the writing process.
Reading
Standard 5
Uses the general skills and strategies of the reading process.
Theatre
Standard 1
Demonstrates competence in writing scripts.
Working with Others
Standard 1
Contributes to the overall effort of a group.
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