used to tell the reader that action happened before now

tells the reader that action is happening now

things that happen to a person or a character

strong feelings experienced by a character in response to their experiences

Planning Juliet's diary entries

English

In this unit, pupils learn how Shakespeare explores multiple key themes throughout a single play. In 'The Windrush: Diary Writing', pupils will learn to develop their skills of writing a diary with emotion based on a significant historical event.

In 'Shakespeare's Macbeth’: Narrative and Soliloquy Writing', pupils learnt about character, plot and theme in a Shakespearean play for the first time. In this unit, pupils will learn how Shakespeare explores multiple key themes throughout a single play.’

In this unit, pupils learn to empathise with and understand different characters in one of Shakespeare's iconic plays. They write a diary entry from Juliet's perspective, a climactic narrative scene based on the duel scene and begin to debate around a key question raised from the play.

Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet': diary and narrative writing

reflecting on how you feel after the ball

describing meeting Romeo for the first time

describing how you felt when you discovered he was a Montague

an update to include what happened on the balcony

Put these sections of our diary plan for Juliet in order. 

When Juliet first writes in her diary after the ball, which events will she cover?

When Juliet is first writing in her diary, what might she be feeling?

exhilarated at the thought of being married

ecstatic that she has been able to see Romeo again 

melancholy because she won't get to see Romeo again

When Juliet writes in her diary the second time, after the balcony scene, what is she likely to be feeling? 

describing events that have happened to you

Which of the following are common features of a diary entry?

As I write, the words in this diary are being smudged by my tears.

Which of these examples uses 'show-not-tell' to indicate Juliet's emotions?

Juliet meets a masked man at her father's ball. 

The man kisses her; they do not know each other's names.

Juliet is called away to talk to her mother.

Juliet sends her nurse to find out who the man she kissed was.

Juliet finds out that it was Romeo Montague.

Put these events from 'Romeo and Juliet' in order. 

Which word below means 'capturing all your attention'?

Which of these groups of words might you find in a thesaurus next to the word 'handsome'?

Which synonyms for 'man' are most appropriate for a diary entry written by Juliet, describing Romeo?

Which of these words describe positive emotions?

She wants to be part of the Montague family.

Why might Juliet feel 'yearning' when she writes her diary after the ball? 

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