Say the word “Romeo” and everyone imagines this romantic lover, a guy who falls madly in love and can win over any girl. Take a look at some more modern variations on this theme:
Rudolph Valentino

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbcD-aXXfyI

 
Pepe Le Pew

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEdBndu0YUM

Stanley Kowalski

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_lToyPAUyE

 
If you liked that one, take a look at this most famous scene from A Streetcar Named [...]

Character Analysis
After viewing several versions of The Merchant of Venice, you can see that how characters are presented determines our interpretation of Shakespeare’s intended “meaning.” Use a Character Scale to map out your understanding.
Also look for a series of clips from the Michael Radford production and the documentary The Yellow Star.
Links on The Holocaust

Why the [...]

Today Ms. Hall & Ms. Phillip’s Year 9 classes have the option of engaging in a CEQ•ALL approach to understanding Romeo & Juliet.
After an introductory session, you can choose from these activities.

CEQ•ALL Translation Activity
Prologue & Translations
Balcony Scene for translation
Seussification
Oxymoron worksheet

Here’s a video mashup for Romeo & Juliet using the song Starcrossed by Ash.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlTGi3oaMOA

History

1. classical
2. Greece
3. mythology
4. beasts
5. Heroes
6. Hercules
7. visual
8. auditory
9. kinaesthetic
10. [...]

Oxymoron (oxy=sharp, moron=dull)
In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet in Act III are several:

damned saint
honorable villain
loyal deceit

Activity
Download a list of many oxymorons - see if you can getter a better understanding of what oxymorons are, how they work and why people use them.
Web Resources

A huge list of oxymorons - which are the best & worst?
Drag & Drop [...]

Hi all,
Everyone at Oxley College is invited to join the Digital Dream Team.
Maybe you’re interested in mashing up digital music, creating videos for YouTube, podcasting your poetry, posting your graphic arts, developing Web sites, designing computer games or animations?
If you use computers or other technologies and want to share your expertise and learn more, why [...]

We used this image with Mr. Woffenden’s  Year 9 Maths class .  What do you see?  You might need to take a closer look.
SEE-THINK-WONDER

What do you see?
What do you think about that?
What does it make you wonder?

This information comes from this amazing artist.
 
If this gets you interested, see how this might relate to you.