Romeo and Juliet Act 3, Scene 5 | Double Entry Journals
Three prompts on Act 3, Scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet: a double-entry box on the lovers' bird-imagery argument about whether dawn has come, a question on Juliet's tomb vision and one on her answer about marrying Paris.

- Grades
- Grades 9–12, High School
- File type
- Multiple File Types
- Editable
- Yes
- Subject
- ELA, Literature
- Topic
- double entry journals, literature
- Resource types
- Worksheets & Printables, Worksheets
- Editable
- 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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Teaching tips & learning objectives
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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Concepts & topics
Core concepts
- Imagery
- Foreshadowing
- Textual evidence
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