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How do stories shape our understanding of the world and ourselves?

This lesson helps students review and reflect on their rewritten scenes from Romeo and Juliet. By focusing on creative choices, themes, and character development, students will gain deeper insight into storytelling techniques and how different interpretations can shape meaning.

What’s Included?
Full Lesson Plan – A structured guide with clear objectives and activities.
Starter Task: Understanding Adaptations – Students discuss different versions of well-known texts and consider:
Why do writers reinterpret classic works?
How do creative choices shape audience perception?
What makes an adaptation engaging?
Structuring Your Analysis – Step-by-step guidance to help students explain their creative decisions:
Which scene was adapted?
What were the main changes and why?
How do these choices connect to key themes in the play?
How do character portrayals shift between versions?
What effect do these changes have on the audience?
Sentence Starters for Analysis – Students receive structured prompts to support their writing:
“The original scene I adapted was…”
“One major change I made was…”
“This change highlights the theme of… by…”
“In Shakespeare’s version, the character of… is portrayed as…, but in my version…”
Peer Review Session – Students exchange work and provide constructive feedback using prompts:
“I liked how you…”
“I think the section where you… could be expanded by…”
Exit Task: Final Refinement – Students reflect on feedback and make final edits to their writing.
Key Skills Developed:
Understanding different approaches to storytelling
Exploring creative choices and their impact
Engaging in structured peer feedback and revision
Developing clear and thoughtful reflective writing
This lesson is ideal for GCSE English teachers looking to help students strengthen their creative and analytical writing skills while making meaningful connections to Romeo and Juliet.

Reminder: This lesson follows the Socratic Circle Workbook, available in Lesson 1. Find Lesson 1 and the full bundle in my TES resources for a structured approach to Romeo and Juliet.

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