The comics above are from Romeo and Juliet: Comic Summaries and Activities. The comics provide an overview of what happens in each act of Romeo and Juliet. They are a fun alternative to handing out summaries of the acts. For one thing, they don’t give too much away. Second, I have hidden Easter eggs throughout the panels of metaphors and images from each act (for instance, if you look closely at the last panel, you’ll see a “rich jewel in an Ethiop’s ear” on the floor.) The back side of these cartoons have activities centered around the work that will get kids interacting with the text without the use of No Fear Shakespeare. For example, an activity from Act One has students looking for book imagery as they read Lady Capulet’s description of Paris.
Of course since this is the students’ first exposure to Shakespeare, you’ll need to introduce the bard and do a warm-up activity or two. I have a set of Shakespeare Bell Ringers that introduce students to the language of the bard. Also, if you want a FREE comic that introduces Shakespeare and provides a little more background and an activity with a sonnet, click below and you’ll get it!
If you’d like even more fun things you can do with Shakespeare, you can find them in my Shakespeare activities bundle, which includes the Shakespeare biography, a lesson on iambic pentameter, and a lesson on Sonnet 18.