Romiette and julio by sharon draper lesson plans and teaching resources romiette and julio a teacher describes her process and activities in comparing the novel to shakespeares romeo and juliet. In pages on your mac, use book templates to create and share interactive books in epub format. The template chooser with book templates in portrait orientation at the top and. I hope that more people read this book because it shows an alternate ending for shakespeares original tale. Draper the story of romiette and julio is a modern version of shakespeares classic play romeo and juliette. This book is based on an africanamerican and a texanamerican. Romiette and julio book report by jonathan king on prezi.
This foreshadowing because sometimes when you have a dream it is of things to come and when romi kept having the dream, you could tell something was about to happen. See more ideas about teaching reading, teaching and 6th grade reading. The world already knows meg and charles wallace murry, calvin okeefe, and the three mrswho, whatsit, and whichthe memorable and wonderful characters who fight off a dark force and save our universe in the newbery awardwinning classic a wrinkle in time. Created by multicultural childrens book day view on multicultural childrens book day share. Summarize romiette and julio refuse to obey the devildogs warnings to stop seeing each other. Printed and bound in the united states of america 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1 the library of congress has cataloged the hardcover edition as follows.
I thought it was a good story, and well based off of shakespeares classic love story. They find themselves going against the devildogs, a gang that wants to destroy their acceptance of each other and chooses to do so with violence. Im a 2nd year inner city school teacher who has been switched from teaching 2nd grade to 6th8th grade language arts 2 weeks before school starts. Character profiles romi by amber julio, romi, ben, destiny not is i can help it, man. Romiette and julio pages 1100 romiette had a dream about her drowning. Here is a short movie trailer as seen in the eyes of the studnets by. Define setting and have students discuss what they have learned about the. Dec 07, 2010 it seems the devildogs, a local gang, violently oppose the relationship of romiette and julio. It is an updated version of romeo and juliet by william shakespeare.
It may be helpful to think of theme as a topic that comes up again and again. Romiette and julio is a title that plays off of shakespeares work. In chapter 4, draper introduces the books second title character, julio. Romiette and julio student packet by novel units, inc.
She was confused about the dream, so she told her friend, destiny, about it. Soon they find themselves haunted by the purpleclad shadows of the gang, and the fire and water of romiettes dream merge in ways more terrifying and ultimately more affirming than even destiny could have foreseen. About the author the solution romiette and julio sharon m. Romiette and julio star crossed lovers when romiette cappelle meets julio montague, she feels as though she has met the soul mate who can rescue her from her recurring nightmare about fire and water. Soon they find themselves haunted by the purpleclad shadows of the gang, and the fire and water of romiette s dream merge in ways more terrifying and ultimately more affirming. Feb 07, 20 romiette and julio chapters 3847 discussion 1. As this essay will show, it is a powerful text that parallels romeo and juliet. Intro to creating a book in pages on mac apple support.
But like the shakespearean characters whose names echo theirs, romiette and julio discover that not everyone approves of their budding romance. His anger developed when he was forced to move from the. Romiette and julio is a new take on the old romeo and juliette story and this resource is a great way to help you teach it to your middle school students. Romiette and julio quiz 1 of 4, free document download for. A tale of forbidden love with intentional references to shakespeares play, perhaps especially to its west side story incarnation, with a similar focus on issues of race and gangs. A 16year old africanamerican girl, whos the daughter of lady brianna and cornell cappelle. Romiette is sixteen years old, five feet five inches, with brown skin and hazel eyes. Romiette is africanamerican and julio is latino and they have fallen in love. Plagued by constant dreams of drowning, romi searches for an understanding of her. Free romiette and julio worksheets and literature unit for. Pictures of the two young people will he posted throughout the city. Romiette and julio plot romiette and julio are just two ordinary teenagers. The book i recently read is romiette and julio by sharon draper. Even if you arent the plotting and outlining type, the more you know about your characters.
Books in epub format can be opened in apple books and other ebook readers. Romiette and julio baltimore leadership school for young. Little did julio s parents know, that this high school has gangs too. Gutierrezs esl 8th grade esl class presents their rendition of romiette and julio, the book written by sharon m. Julio strode down the streets of cincinnati on that january day, coat collar not doing much to cover his ears from the twentydegree winds, boots unlaced, fists thrust into his pockets, numbed from the cold. Romiette and julioa modern romeo and juliet donorschoose. The romance between them causes the devil dogs a gang who are also called the family to separated them because of different races.
Century, and so the text is an excellent springboard regarding not only the storyline of the starcrossed lovers, but also current trends and popular culture. But things go terribly awry, and the two find themselves caught up in a deadly reality more frightening that romiette s nightmare and in a desperate struggle to avoid the tragic fate of shakespeares. Choose the option flip pages on short edge to avoid printing the second side of each sheet upside down. Do you think their reaction is similar to the way most people would react. When julio met romiette it was over a chat room on.
Growing up on long island, shelby richmond is an ordinary girl until one night an extraordinary tragedy changes her fate. How am i going to start a revolution like sam adams and his boys did back in 1776 if i dont practice now. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. There are sexual innuendo in the online conversations between romiette and julio. Soon they find themselves haunted by the purpleclad shadows of the gang, and the fire and water of romiettes dream merge in ways more terrifying and ultimately more. Feb 07, 20 romiette and julio chapters 3337 discussion 1. When the devil dogs kept staring at romiette and julio that is the300. Romiette and julio unit test study guide flashcards. Under settings, change print one sided to print on both. Romiette and julio 10 questions by clarabonita last updated. From the new york times bestselling author of the marriage of opposites and the dovekeepers comes a soulsearching story about a young woman struggling to redefine herself and the power of love, family, and fate.
They catch your eye and keep you on the edge until the end of the book. Romiette is an africanamerican sixteen year old girl who fall in love with julio a hispanic sixteen year old boy. From the distance, they could heardoes the author want us to believe in destiny. Romiette and julio a modern romeo and juliet my students need 30 each of the texts, romiette and julio and romeo and juliet shakespeare made easy. When the devildogs threaten to teach them a lesson, romiette and julio come up with a risky plan to escape from the gangs fearsome shadow.
Romiette and julio baltimore leadership school for young women. This story will ring true to any teen whose parent disapproves of the. Sisi aisha johnsons versatile reading captures the sweeping love and thrilling. Explain to students that a theme is a universal statement with which readers as well as characters can identify. I recommend sharon drapers romiette and julio to any english teacher interested in engaging reluctant readers and writers. Personal response romiette and julio are afraid to report the incident in london woods. Sixteen year old romiette romi cappelle is an african american teenager living in cincinatti, ohio. The scientific secrets of perfect timing hardcover. May 21, 2015 romiette and julio quiz 1 of 4, free document download for teachers stay safe and healthy. Ipts crane and rigging training manual spiralbound this was very helpful before taking nccco test and will come in handy down the road for any questions that pop up 5 out of 5 stars dave, june 3, 2009 by. Julio montague, a recent texas transplant to cincinnati, quickly falls for afroqueen during cyberchats on the internet. Start studying romiette and julio unit test study guide. Romiette and julio is about a interracial relationship, that takes a turn for the worst. All the required components such as chapters, sections, title pages, glossaries, acknowledgements are set out ready for your content.
You might think you know what happened in the story, but you dont. Templates allow you to configure default settings for new books, saving you the effort of providing the same details for each book. The scientific secrets of perfect timing taught me how we can use the hidden patterns of the day to build the ideal schedule, how individuals can turn a difficult beginning into a fresh start, and the ideal times to take big life steps such as quitting a job, among many other lessons. Book gallery templates, examples and articles written in latex. Malaka is different from romiette in a couple of ways. Many of the characters in drapers novel closely parallel those in shakespeares play.
Draper has written at least ten other books that have females and males. Libertad dreams of being able to send julio to school, but his mother tells him that. But in 50 years of publication, the book has never been illustrated. It contains how peerpressure greatly affects how teens interact. Julio described the city as having no color or life. Awardwinning reading solution with thousands of leveled readers, lesson plans, worksheets and assessments to teach guided reading, reading proficiency and comprehension to k5 students. This is a takeoff of william shakespears book romeo and juliet it has a very powerful message which is where ever you go in life there are going to be obsticals in your way. In this contemporary twist to the classic tale of love and sacrifice, two sixteenyear olds find themselves in the midst of discrimination against interracial relations that keep the two of them.
Julio is also sixteen, is about six feet tall, and has curly black. Blank comic book, professional settings of panel action layout templates level 1 size 8. Romiette and julio book report by davita parris on prezi. Romiette and julio no teams 1 team 2 teams 3 teams 4 teams 5 teams 6 teams 7 teams 8 teams 9 teams 10 teams custom press f11 select menu option view enter fullscreen for fullscreen mode. Julio and his family moved from corpus christi, texas. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the romiette and julio, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country.
Leadership principles for project success this is the title of my book published by crc press, new york, in 2011. The plot updates the family feud between the capulets and montagues to reflect modern racial tensions between africanamericans and hispanics in the. Free romiette and julio study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Cornell cappelle romiette s father, whos a television newscaster. Soon they find themselves haunted by the purpleclad shadows of the gang, and the fire and water of romiette s dream merge in ways more terrifying and ultimately. The couple in the story will show you how love can over come. Provides substitute words or phrases to help students keep reading fluently and develop and expand their vocabulary. In it, she couldnt swim or breathe, but she could hear voices. Greg gormans portraits of celebrities, as well as his nudes, are distinguish. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. Romiette and julio student journal due date discussion date introduction pages 24 chapters 17 pages 56 chapters 818 pages 78 chapters 1929 pages 910 chapters 3036 pages 1112 chapters 3745 pages 14 chapters 4655 pages 1516 chapters 5662 pages 1718. The relationship is threatened by those who do not feel comfortable with interracial dating.
While they were friends at one point in time, malakas parents split up, and she had to move to another. Powered by create your own unique website with customizable templates. Theyre just parts of a large, dirty organism, like that alienmonster thing in tha. What is the theme of the story romiette and julio answers.
Lady cappelle romiette s mother, who owns a boutique. Foreshadowing romiette keeps having a dream that she is drowning and just as she is about to slip away, she hears julio s voice. If it available for your country it will shown as book reader and user fully subscribe will benefit by having full. Meanwhile, julio, who had just moved to ohio, got into a fist fight with ben at. Ben julio s new best friend who dyes his hair bright colors to be different and stand out in the crowd. It first begins when julio moves from texas to cincinnati to get away from gang violence. How is malaka different from romiette in romiette and julio. He soon discovers his soulmate is africanamerican romiette cappelle, who. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. Luis montague julio s father maria montague julio s mother. Intro to creating a book in pages on ipad apple support. As shakespeare did in romeo and juliet, sharon draper uses the theme of destiny in romiette and julio.
Romiette and julio is a young adult novel by sharon draper, published in 2001 by simon pulse. Romiette and julio discussion questions, activities, and research topics. In the page setup section of the layout tab, click size. Romiette is an africanamerican girl who ends up falling in love with julio who is of spanish descent.
The devildogschapter 28, page 3what does ben mean when he says, they have no poetrythey have noindividuality. Enter your books trim size, including bleed, into the. They realized they went to the same school and decided to meet up one day at lunch, that started their connection with each other. The novel begins with romiette having a nightmare and julio s first day of school. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Drapers teen novel romiette and julio, julio is very excited at the prospect of meeting romiette s family and feels encouraged to do so by his own mother, mrs. The use of the title helps to establish the idea that these two people who are in love will have to face some level of challenge. Reading reading books, llc po box 6654 reading, pa 19610 tel.
Students can complete a character study web sheet about libertad andor julio see appendix 3. Sisi aisha johnsons versatile reading captures the sweeping love and thrilling action of this unforgettable story. Prepare students for the story to come onpage glossary. Draper updates shakespeares classic romeo and juliet in this romantic tale of starcrossed lovers out to control their own destiny. Look for examples of people crying in this part of the book. The reason him and his family moved from there was because of gangs. Romiette and julio love each other so much that they decided to confronted the devil dogs. Romiette and julio would be a wonderful curriculum tiein book, but it also stands alone as a firstrate novel about contemporary teens. Romiette and julio written by sharon draper is a modernday tale of the ageold classic by william shakespeare romeo and juliet with a cheerful ending. Julio comes up with a plan to expose the gang, but things go very wrong when the plan doesnt go exactly the way they wanted and the couple ends up in big trouble. Soon they find themselves haunted by the purpleclad shadows of the gang, and the fire and water of romiette s dream merge in ways more terrifying and ultimately more affirming than even destiny could have foreseen.