This lesson plan is for a Year 8 class studying Romeo and Juliet. The learning objective is for students to write a PEE paragraph addressing who is to blame for the tragedy in the play. All students will be expected to write at least three PEE paragraphs and a conclusion. Formative assessment includes having students identify good examples from sample paragraphs and setting targets. Students will then write their own assessment using quotes they have found themselves. The resources needed are copies of Romeo and Juliet, blank paper, and key terminology will be discussed to support understanding of the text.

1. Lesson Plan pro forma
Class: 8NE
(mixed ability sets)
indicate levels of attainment
Date:
26.5.2016
Time: 12:20 –
13:25
No. of pupils:
28
Unit /SoW: Romeo & Juliet Shakespeare Unit
Key Learning Goals:
ref. to exam board criteria/NC as appropriate
Shakespeare - reading a wide range of
fiction and non-fiction, including in
particular whole books, short stories,
poems and plays with a wide coverage of
genres, historical periods, forms and
authors.
… in pupil-friendly format:
LO: To write a PEE assessment
addressing who is to blame for the
tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
Expected Learning Outcomes:
all pupils? some pupils? a few pupils?
All pupils will be able to address the
question ‘who is to blame for the tragedy in
Romeo and Juliet?’.Students are going to
write at least 3 PEE paragraphs and a
conclusion.
Opportunities for Assessment:
Formative & summative
Formative
 Going through PEE sample paragraph – students will be given a sample PEE paragraph
and asked to identify what is good aboutit. They will be shown a ‘level’checklistand can
highlightwhat it adheres to. This will show them what is expected and what I expect
 Targets – teacher will go through 5 targets with the students that they write at the top of
their assessment
 Assessmentwrite-up – students will write their PEE assessmentusing the quotes that
they have found themselves.
Cognitive challenges:
Desirable difficulties for all abilities; how will students progress?
Writing their assessment – they have been given sufficient time to prepare for
the assessment and taken books home to find more quotes. They will also be
shown a sample paragraph and have to identify why it is a quality answer.
EBT strategies:
e.g. APK, reciprocal teaching, collaborative learning, advance & visual organisers,
similarities and differences, goals, repetition and practice, meta-cognition, feedback,
cognitive challenge, subject knowledge, summaries and note-taking
Key Terminology:
 Romeo & Juliet
 William Shakespeare
 Tragedy
Resources:
 Romeo and Juliet books
 Blank A4 sheets of paper

2.  Romeo
 Juliet
 Capulet & Montagues
Homework and practice:
 Revise the letterformat for their exams