Critical Review
Act 1, Scene 1
Compare and contrast act 1, scene 1 of Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet with three different movie versions.
Classroom Resources
Essential Question: How do artistic choices influence our understanding of a story?
Classroom Activities
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Research Project
Revisionist Mystery
Explore the reasons behind the choices that Prokofiev made when writing his ballet.
Critical Review, Composition Activity
The Sound of Shakespeare
Make composition choices to reflect the prologue in this composition activity.
Research Project, Creative Writing
Verona Times
Share your thoughts with the citizens of Verona in this newspaper writing activity.
Critical Review
You Be the Judge
Practice your critical review skills in this post-concert reflection.
Critical Review
Fortune’s Fool
Explore the composition choices that were made in the conflict scenes of Prokofiev’s ballet.
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Concert Materials
Concert Playlist
Learning Objectives
- Learning Objective #1: Students will be able to (SWBAT) understand how artistic choices are made.
- Learning Objective #2: SWBAT identify factors that influence artistic choice.
- Learning Objective #3: SWBAT demonstrate knowledge of Prokofiev and the historical time and place in which he lived.
Classroom resources for Romeo and Juliet align with National Core Arts Standards MU:Pr4.2.8a, MU:Pr4.2.8c, MU:Re 7.1.8a, MU:Re7.2.8a, MU:Re7.2.8b, MU:Re8.1.7a, MU:Re9.1.8a, MU:Re8.1.6a, MU:Cn10.0.8a, MU:Cr3.1.8a, MU:Cr3.1.8b and PA Academic Standards C.C.1.4.11-12.G, C.C.1.4.9-10.K, C.C.1.4.9-10.M, C.C.1.4.11-12.R, 9.1.12.F, 9.3.8.B, 9.2.12.J, 9.2.12.L, 9.3.12.D, 9.3.12.E, 9.3.12.I, 9.3.12.J, 9.3.12.G, 9.4.12.A, 9.4.12.D, 9.1.12.B, 9.1.12.C, 9.2.12.D, 9.2.12.F, 9.3.12.A, 9.3.12.B, 9.4.12.C, 9.2.12.A, 9.2.12.E, 9.2.12.I, 9.3.12.F
Pennsylvania Core Standards: English Language Arts