Romeo and Juliet

Unit Learning goal: Students will demonstrate an understanding of tragedy and Romeo and Juliet by evaluating the characters and their motivations in the play and writing a short persuasive essay using evidence from the text to discuss who is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.

Scale/Rubric relating to learning goal:
4 – The student can evaluate characters and their motivations and come up with multiple interpretations based on evidence of why many characters are to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.
3 – The student can evaluate the characters and their motivations in the play and writing a short persuasive essay using evidence from the text to discuss who is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet
2 – With some direction/help from the teacher the student can evaluate the characters and their motivations in the play and writing a short persuasive essay using evidence from the text to discuss who is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet
1 – Even with help from the teacher the student is unable to do assignment

Essay Question: Who's to Blame for the Deaths of Romeo and Juliet?

Thesis: ________ is to blame for the deaths of R and J for the following reasons 1) 2) 3)