Rome Juliet Rewrite What if Romeo and Juliet

“Rome & Juliet” Rewrite

What if Romeo and Juliet had i. Pones? “Romeo and Juliet” is considered a tragedy, because the two young lovers had a miscommunication and ended up both committing suicide. What if however…they both had i. Phones? How would the story have changed if the lovers could have called/texted each other?

“Romeo & Juliet Rewrite For this assignment, you will rewrite the play, with one big change…the characters will have i. Phones. You can stray as far away from the original as you want (you must keep the structure the same however), or you can parallel your story to the original. Your story can be in the same time period, or anytime you chose. Use your imagination!

Pre-Writing Activity #1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Take out a blank sheet of paper Fold it in ½ Fold it in ¼ You should now have 4 boxes on your paper In box one, write down how Romeo & Juliet met In box two, write down why they chose to marry so quickly In box three, write down why Juliet and the friar decided to fake her death In box four, write down why the plan failed *All of the above is based on the original story.

Pre-Writing Activity #1 part 2 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Now flip your paper over You should still have four boxes You should now have 4 boxes on your paper In box one, write down how Romeo & Juliet met In box two, write down why they chose to marry so quickly In box three, write down why Juliet and the friar decided to fake her death In box four, write down why the plan failed *All of the above is based on the ideas for your rewrite story.

Pre-Writing Activity #2 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Look under you desk for a small colored Post-It Find others in the class, who have the same colored Postit This will be you group for this activity In Pick one of the last three scenes from Act 3 Assign reading parts amongst the group members As you read your part, insert i. Phone usage, where you feel it would best apply to the story When you are not reading, jot down writing ideas you get from your peers adlibbing of their parts

Wrapping Up Rewriting Activity Using the outline you complete from activity one, you now have a foundation in which to base your story on. Group Activity During the group activity, you should have jotted down ideas you gained from your peers. Take these ideas and use them as brainstorming material, whenever you feel that you have writers block.