This lesson is about a performance of Romeo and Juliet carried out entirely on Twitter, using 140-character messages from the characters in the play. (Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service where the user sends short messages, or tweets, of a maximum 140 characters). The lesson provides students with the opportunity to read a short newspaper-style text, focus on vocabulary and to write ‘conversations’ between the main characters using tweets (short messages).
Topic: Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet
Level: B2
Time: 60 minutes
Aims:
- To develop students’ ability to scan for specific information
- To develop students’ vocabulary to talk about technology (specifically social media) and theatre and performance
- To give practice of writing 140-character messages (tweets)
- To deepen students’ understanding of the play Romeo and Juliet and consider how it might translate to the modern day
