Romeo and Juliet is a standard text read in ninth grade classrooms in thousands of high schools. Even though I am the first to push more modern texts, I am also acutely aware of the benefits our classical texts can offer. But that doesn’t mean that I won’t find ways to ensure that my students find relevance and connections to their lives and today’s society. So, if you are reading this blog, then you want to engage your students through Shakespeare’s classic play Romeo and Juliet. So, without further ado, let me share with you how to teach Romeo and Juliet through the unit that had my students discussing, thinking, reflecting, writing, and more!

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