Romeo and Juliet Prologue | Double Entry Journals
Prologue to Romeo and Juliet: students explain why Shakespeare wrote it as a sonnet, drawing on a short note about sonnet form, then complete a double-entry prompt on what the Chorus reveals about the plot.

- Grades
- Grades 9–12, High School
- File type
- Multiple File Types
- Editable
- Yes
- Subject
- ELA, Literature
- Topic
- journal writing, creative writing
- Resource types
- Worksheets & Printables, Worksheets
- Editable
- Yes
About this resource
What's inside this resource
This 1-page resource is a Double Entry Journal for Romeo and Juliet Prologue.
This comes in PDF so you can print and distribute to students. It also comes in an editable Word document so students can type into it on their devices.
There is journal entry for students to respond to and indicate which lines from the play support their response.
Students will summarize, reflect and analyze in their journal entries.
In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
- Identify features of a Shakespearean sonnet in the prologue
- Explain what the Chorus reveals about the plot before the play begins
Skills covered
- Connecting form and meaning — students explain why the sonnet form suits the prologue
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Resource details
Concepts & topics
Core concepts
- Sonnet
- Iambic pentameter
- Quatrain
- Volta
- Rhyme scheme
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