Current Events & Pop Culture
Available to teachers only as part of the Teaching Romeo and Juliet Teacher Pass
Teaching Romeo and Juliet Teacher Pass includes:
- Assignments & Activities
- Reading Quizzes
- Current Events & Pop Culture articles
- Discussion & Essay Questions
- Challenges & Opportunities
- Related Readings in Literature & History
Sample of Current Events & Pop Culture
Using New Moon to Teach Romeo and Juliet
It’s no secret that Romeo and Juliet is the inspiration for author Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight saga. (Meyer says so herself in an interview released by her publisher.) In fact, at the 99th Annual NCTE Convention (2009), three teachers made a case for introducing students to the classics by way of the Twilight saga. And Shmoop talks about it, too. Check out the...influenced novel, in case you're interested.