Romeo And Juliet Ninth Grade Curriculum

The question that we are debating is, should Romeo and Juliet be involved in the ninth grade curriculum? As I am ending my freshman year at Konawaena High School and have recently finished the study on William Shakespeare's, Romeo and Juliet, I do believe that Romeo and Juliet can be a part of ninth graders’ study. Although, many of my peers would disagree, believing that it was “boring” and “a total waste of their time”. I will admit that I enjoyed it, even throughout the confusing points. The book and the movie bits were unique and interesting, we were able to learn and view the story in different aspects making the topic more intriguing. However, there are many hidden benefits to reading such a difficult piece of literature. Some benefits are increased skill in understanding text based on context clues and practice in understanding a complex plot. After their brains are filled, students are left with skill and knowledge. They have learned many new words and have successfully comprehended complex work. The complex plot and storyline are both what are needed to be focused on, not only the language. The plot has multiple themes, and stories within the whole story. Even though it is difficult to

Are they just saying that because they dislike how complex the story is? As I have learned from some of my research on this argument it is said that, “Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet play should not be taught or even lectured in schools because of its lack of theme and confusing Old-English from the 1500’s.” The old- English writing makes students feel overwhelmed and stressed to have to comprehend it. However, so does the inappropriate sexual theme between Romeo and Juliet, it is believed that this play/story is totally crossing School Policy and is a bad influence for high schoolers, but is it