Are romiette cappelle and julio montague like their shakespearean namesakes. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. I thought it was a good story, and well based off of shakespeares classic love story. This is a takeoff of william shakespears book romeo and juliet it has a very powerful message which is where ever you go in life there are going to be obsticals in your way. And like romeo and juliet because this chapter is titled julio and his father, ill bet that julios father is against julios relationship with romiette and will try to stop them being together.
Romiette and julio unit test study guide flashcards. Cornell cappelle romiette s father, whos a television newscaster. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. Drapers teen novel romiette and julio, julio is very excited at the prospect of meeting romiette s family and feels encouraged to do so by his own mother, mrs. Despite going to the same school, romiette and julio meet in an online chat room, where julio shares the woes of his new life in ohio, and where romiette makes him feel more alive than he ever felt in texas. Draper updates shakespeares classic romeo and juliet in this romantic tale. It seems the devildogs, a local gang, violently oppose the relationship of romiette and julio. Sweetscented dreams of julio have almost overtaken romis nightmareswhen suddenly they return, but this time in real life.
Free romiette and julio worksheets and literature unit for. Romiette and julio questions and answers discover the community of teachers, mentors and students just like you that can answer any question you might have on romiette and julio. Romiette and julio baltimore leadership school for young women. Ebsco provides audiobook collections curated by industry experts. It first begins when julio moves from texas to cincinnati to get away from gang violence. Audiobooks booklists with audiobooks find more rbdigital audiobooks find more overdrive audiobooks. Find staff picks, recommended titles, award winners and. After reading it for the 3rd time i still realize why middle school girls as well as boys. Find books like romiette and julio from the worlds largest community of readers. A journey to the interior of the earth jules verne full audiobook. Little did julio s parents know, that this high school has gangs too. Goodreads members who liked romiette and julio also liked. Soon they find themselves haunted by the purpleclad shadows of the gang, and the fire and water of.
Lady cappelle romiette s mother, who owns a boutique. Question 1dreams and the weather in this novel help tohint at what will happen later. Free romiette and julio study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Choose from 232 different sets of romiette and julio vocab flashcards on quizlet. Find books on cd, audiobooks from overdrive and rbdigital, apps including libby, authors, book lists, reading recommendations, and.
Romiette and julio by sharon draper lesson plans and teaching resources romiette and julio a teacher describes her process and activities in comparing the novel to shakespeares romeo and juliet. Daniel roberts 15 similarities both relationships are hated by other people. Get 2 audiobooks free, 2 books a month, plus access to more than 700000. Sep 01, 1999 julio is a 16 year old hispanic boy who just moved to cincinnati from corpus christi, texas. How to buy audiobooks and how to listen to an audiobook with amazon audible, scribd. Julio comes up with a plan to expose the gang, but things go very wrong when the plan doesnt go exactly the way they wanted and the couple ends up in big trouble. Ben julio s new best friend who dyes his hair bright colors to be different and stand out in the crowd. Preloaded digital audio player coretta scott king awardwinner sharon m. Romiette and julio quizzes romiette and julio quiz 1. She is not interested in dating until she meets julio. He soon discovers his soulmate is africanamerican romiette cappelle, who.
Oct 10, 2008 listen to romiette and julio audiobook by sharon m. Romiette and julio the main characters the best friends denouement resolution julio s parents like romi and vice versa. The water thundered into her ears, forced itself down her throat, and burned its way into her nose, her lungs, her brain. Describe romiettes dream in 3 sentences from chapter 1. It is an updated version of romeo and juliet by william shakespeare. Personal response romiette and julio are afraid to report the incident in london woods. Romiette and julio is about a interracial relationship, that takes a turn for the worst.
I am a 9th and 10th grade reading and english teacher, and i downloaded this version of romiette and julio so my students could listen to it as they read along. Unfortunately, the gangs in cincinnati are just as bad, especially the devildogs, a black gang at romiette and julio s school. A gang in their high school strongly objects to their interracial relationship, eventually kidnapping them and putting them in grave danger. Listen to romiette and julio audiobook by sharon m. Luis montague julio s father maria montague julio s mother.
Romeo and juliet is an early tragedy by william shakespeare about two teenage starcrossd lovers whose untimely deaths ultimately unite their feuding households. Many of the characters in drapers novel closely parallel those in shakespeares play. When romi and julio talk online enough to realize they are going to the same school, they decide to meet for lunch one day. Ironically, julio s parents had fled texas because of gang pressure on their only son. Comparison of romeo and juliet to romiette and julio by.
Romiette and julio, by sharon draper, follows the starcrossed love of two modern teenagers julio montague and romiette cappellewho meet in an online chat room and discover that they attend the. The young couple meet, not at the capulets feast, but in an internet chat room. The intimidation by the gang ratchets up, however, once they discover that hispanic julio and romiette, who is black have fallen in love. Oct 10, 2015 in their case, it is because romiette is africanamerican and julio is hispanic, and the devildogs, a dangerous local gang, violently oppose their interracial relationship.
When the devildogs threaten to teach them a lesson, romiette and julio come up with a risky plan to escape from the gangs fearsome shadow. Jul 28, 2016 it seems the devildogs, a local gang, violently oppose the relationship of romiette and julio. Listen to 150000 of best sellers and new releases on your iphone, ipad, or android. Summarize romiette and julio refuse to obey the devildogs warnings to stop seeing each other. Julio s friend, ben olsen read benvolio, who looks like a punk rocker, has an optimistic and irreverent attitude that balances julio s passion and volatility. The book i recently read is romiette and julio by sharon draper. A tale of forbidden love with intentional references to shakespeares play, perhaps especially to its west side story incarnation, with a similar focus on issues of race and gangs. In their case, it is because romiette is africanamerican and julio is hispanic, and the devildogs, a dangerous local gang, violently oppose their interracial relationship.
I ended up not using the audio version for several reasons. View test prep romiette and julio quizzes from english english at e e smith high. When she was looking with ben, they were in london woods which is a. Draper updates shakespeares classic romeo and juliet in this romantic tale of. Because the book is titled romiette and julio, i predict that the girl is romiette and the boy is julio. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Romiette and julio unabridged audiobook, by sharon m. Collections include academic audiobooks, medical audiobooks, audiobooks for schools and. Do you think their reaction is similar to the way most people would react. He hates cincinnati the first day hes there but soon changes his opinion.
This water was fierce and deadlyno cool, gentle waves, but hot, choking liquid flames, sucking the breath of life from her. But there are gangs in cincinnati and julio soon finds himself eyed by the devil dogs. Dec 07, 2010 this is the third time romiette and julio has been on the battle of the books list since i have been a coach. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Learn romiette and julio vocab with free interactive flashcards. A journey to the interior of the earth jules verne 1828 1905 support our channel. At times, romiette and julio effectively parallels and contemporizes the original story. Draper updates shakespeares classic romeo and juliet in this romantic tale of starcrossed lovers out to control their own destiny. Before they were found, destinys destiny was she would meet her true love in london. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
Julio montague, a recent texas transplant to cincinnati, quickly falls for afroqueen during cyberchats on the internet. A tall, strong, openminded hispanic teenager who just moved from corpus christi to cincinnati because of gang problems. Start studying romiette and julio unit test study guide. The story is about two kids who become lovers, but the local gang doesnt want the two to be together because of their different races. It turns out they go to the same high school, not to mention having almost the same names as shakespeares famous lovers. My class is 50% africanamerican, 50% hispanic, and 98% live in poverty. Romeo and juliet by william shakespeare free at loyal books.
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