THEME TEACHING LESSON ONE - KICKOFF

We review the essential questions and the definitions of the terms therein. We read the Prologue aloud and talk about the meanings of the lines, as well as the meaning of the word Prologue itself. The students complete an “Assessing my prior knowledge of Romeo and Juliet before and after the viewing of the Baz Luhrmann Prologue” exercise. We watch the Lurhmann prologue and (for the hour-block) the opening brawl. The students feel overwhelmed at the reading (twenty pages). I feel some panic; I have chosen the more relaxed reading schedule of the two offered by my mentor teacher, but have I overloaded the students?