Romeo and Juliet Act 3, Scene 5 | Double Entry Journals

Two pages of journal work on Act 3, Scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet: a double-entry box on the lovers' bird-imagery argument about dawn, questions on Juliet's tomb vision and her answer about marrying Paris, then lines on Lord Capulet's tone, the family's replies to Juliet and a scene summary.
Grades
Grades 9–12
File type
Multiple File Types
Editable
Yes

Updated Oct 26, 2026

Subject
Literature, ELA
Topic
Double Entry Journals, Literature
Resource types
Worksheets
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Yes

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Romeo and Juliet Act 3, Scene 5 Double Entry Journals This two-page double entry journal resource allows students to engage critically with Act 3, Scene 5 of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Students will summarize, reflect on, and analyze the scene through three separate journal prompts. After reading each prompt, students will select relevant quotes from the text to support their written responses in the double entry journal format. This resource builds literacy skills by encouraging close reading and textual analysis. It is available in both printable PDF and editable Word, facilitating whole-class use or independent work on devices. Appropriate for grades 9-12, this double entry journal is a versatile ELA resource to promote thoughtful reading, writing, and discussion of this climactic scene from Romeo and Juliet.

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Learning objectives

  • Interpret the bird imagery in the lovers' disagreement about dawn

  • Explain what Juliet's vision of Romeo in a tomb could foreshadow

  • Interpret Juliet's response to the proposed marriage to Paris

Skills covered

  • Interpreting imagery — students quote the dawn exchange and explain what each lover's bird reference means

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