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Romeo & Juliet Newspaper Project
© Addie Williams
Students create a
newspaper themed around
the events in Romeo & Juliet.
Includes all templates & worksheets
needed!
Romeo & Juliet Newspaper Project
Students create a newspaper covering the events of the
famous tragedy. A fun and creative way to wrap up the
famous play.
Includes
-Teacher page with suggestions / extension activities
-Detailed assignment sheet
- Lesson ideas & extension activities
-2 different brainstorming organizers
-3 newspaper templates (photocopy onto larger paper)
-also includes 3 EDITABLE newspaper templates
-Marking rubric
Newspaper Assignment Teacher Hints
I find it is helpful to brainstorm some of the major events of the play in order
to get some students get started. This is a great opportunity to review the
themes, characters, and smaller events of the play.
I find I get better results from the students if they “report” on one event—for
example an article on Mercutio’s death is going to be more captivating than an
article that tries to summarize the entire story.
Encourage the students to think like a reporter from the time period. What
slant or bias would they bring to their reporting? Who do the townspeople
support—the Capulets or the Montegues?
If you and your students have access to MS Publisher there are many different
templates they can use to create a digital version and I’ve included 3 editable
MS Word templates.
Extension Ideas
Have students complete additional pages of the newspaper. They could
interview people to see what they think of the two families, write about the
play from a fashion perspective, present some aspects as if they were writing a
sports article…
Have students work in partners or a small group to create an entire
newspaper—they could decide what articles they would each write and then
work together to compile one newspaper with multiple pages.
Encourage students to use “Shakespearean” language and phrases.
Have fun!
“Romeo & Juliet” Newspaper Project
© Addie Williams 2011
What Do I Need To Do?
The Town Crier
You are the a newspaper reporter who has been following the recent
events between the Capulets and the Montagues. You’ve decided to
do a newspaper feature and will dedicate the entire front page of the
paper to the conflict.
Your newspaper MUST have the following:
A title banner with the creative name of your paper, the
date, the price etc.
A main article that fully covers the details of the event.
Make sure you have paragraphs.
An advertisement with prices and items appropriate to the
time period. (Ex. There were no mp3 players back then…)
At least one small article to fill in the empty space.
A picture with a caption. (Can be hand-drawn or from the
internet)
Look at a modern day newspaper for formatting ideas.
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Helpful Hints
Remember, newspapers are written in 3rd Person - don’t use “I” or “me” except
when directly quoting someone.
Newspapers answer the questions—who, what, where, when and why??
Why not interview a minor character to get their perspective?
What do you think the Nurse would say if given the chance?
Who will your newspaper blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet?
What extra features might your newspaper offer??
Newspapers articles work best if they focus on one specific event rather than try to
summarize the entire play.
Newspaper articles are always well edited for spelling and grammar mistakes.
Many die on the
streets of Verona as
ancient quarrel
rears its ugly head.
Soulful Soles
Verona’s Finest
Shoe store with an
exquisite collection
from Italy’s best! #5 Piazza de Marco
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Romeo & Juliet Brainstorming Worksheet
What? Who?
Why?
Where? When?
“Romeo & Juliet” — Newspaper Brainstorming
What Happened?
Why / How Did it Happen?
Who is involved? What characters are involved?
When / Where Did it Happen?
Fun & Creative Ideas
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Comments:
Not Quite Yet
2 marks
Good Start 3 marks
You did it! 4 marks
Wow!
5 marks
Main Article ideas information
Missing many ideas and concepts
Incorrect details and information
Too short
Written in 1st person
May not be written in 3rd person.
Minimal information
Some information may be incorrect
Written in 3rd person.
Interesting story that relates to play
Shows understanding of the play
Written in 3rd person
Interesting and captivating story
Relates to facts about the play
Includes extra details
Shows in-depth under-standing of the play
Newspaper Presentation & Content
Does not look like a newspaper
No title banner, date etc.
Missing many criteria
Picture—no caption
Some attempt to make project look like a newspaper
May be missing one or more criteria
Picture—no caption
Well done layout, title banner, date etc.
Looks like a Newspaper
Advertising / extra article
Picture with a caption
Creative & unique
Excellent layout, title banner, date etc.
Looks like a newspaper
Advertising / extra article
Picture with a caption
Conventions spelling grammar paragraphs
Frequent errors in simple writing
Run-on sentences or fragments
No paragraphs
Errors in basic language are noticeable
Some run-on sentences / fragments
Paragraphs
May be some errors in complex language
Most sentences are correct
Organized paragraphs
Occasional errors with using complex and complicated writing
Well organized paragraphs
“Romeo and Juliet” Newspaper Name:________________
© Addie Williams 2011
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