Julio montague, a recent texas transplant to cincinnati, quickly falls for afroqueen during cyberchats on the internet. Sixteen year old romiette romi cappelle is an african american teenager living in cincinatti, ohio. The reason him and his family moved from there was because of gangs. Deathly afraid of water, romiette is drowning in her dream. She was the 1997national teacher of the year, a fivetime winner of the coretta scott king. Summarize romiette and julio refuse to obey the devildogs warnings to stop seeing each other. Feb 14, 20 question 10what is the climax of romiette and julio. The novel begins with romiette having a nightmare and julio s first day of school. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Romiette and julio, a sensational novel, written by the popular author sharon m. Reproductions supplied by edrs are the best that can be made.
To ask other readers questions about romiette and julio, please sign up. Dozens of kids rushed to the side of the front hall near the door. Describe romiettes dream in 3 sentences from chapter 1. The plot updates the family feud between the capulets and montagues to reflect modern racial tensions between africanamericans and hispanics in the. Two fifteenyearold girlsone a slave and the other an. I recommend sharon drapers romiette and julio to any english teacher interested in engaging reluctant readers and writers. When romiette cappelle and her best friend destiny, decide to order the scientific soul mate system from the back of the heavy hunks magazine. Julio described the city as having no color or life. Julio is also sixteen, is about six feet tall, and has curly black hair.
Romiette and julio student journal due date discussion date introduction pages 24 chapters 17 pages 56 chapters 818 pages 78 chapters 1929 pages 910 chapters 3036 pages 1112 chapters 3745 pages 14 chapters 4655 pages 1516 chapters 5662 pages 1718. My class is 50% africanamerican, 50% hispanic, and 98% live in poverty. Book rating 3 narrator rating 2 romiette and julio. Draper august 21, 1952 in cleveland, ohio is a professional educator and award winning writer. Julio is also sixteen, is about six feet tall, and has curly black. While it was wellwritten, i was not able to make as many texttoself connections due to the generation gap between myself and the characters in the story.
This is the moment that we feel themost suspense because it is a neardeathexperience for romi. It is an updated version of romeo and juliet by william shakespeare. Romiette and julio turn out to be stranded at the bottom of a boat in london woods lake. Published may 1st 2001 by turtleback books first published september 1st 1999. Draper has written at least ten other books that have females and males. That leads romiette and julio to a life and death situation. She uses suspense to keep the reader engaged throughout the novel. This play, set in an extraordinary world, has become the quintessential story of young love. You are free to copy, modify and use these questions in educational settings, but not. As the book is read, students will identify words on the vocabulary list in the text. 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. Do you think their reaction is similar to the way most people would react.
As she struggles to surface, she feels the water pull her back down until she hears a mans voice. Romiette and julio is about a interracial relationship, that takes a turn for the worst. His anger developed when he was forced to move from the. Center for childrens books, stated that, rather than a tidy summary of suicide. Like shakespeares famous starcrossed lovers, romiette cappelle and julio montague face strong opposition to their budding romance, in their case, a dangerous gangs disapproval of their interracial relationship puts the two in mortal peril. They gave each other a bored shrug, and declared at the same time, boys. Im a 2nd year inner city school teacher who has been switched from teaching 2nd grade to 6th8th grade language arts 2 weeks before school starts. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the us or from the uk, depending on stock availability. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws.
Romiette and julio book report by davita parris on prezi. Explain to students that a theme is a universal statement with which readers as well as characters can identify. Romiette is an african american girl and julio is a mexican american boy. It lets the reader get a in site on what the character is thinking and. Cincinnati was founded in 1788 by john cleves symmes and colonel robert patterson. It seems the devildogs, a local gang, violently oppose the relationship of romiette and julio. Julio and his family moved from corpus christi, texas. There is a fivethousanddollar reward for any information leading to the recovery of romiette and julio. The novel begins with romiette having a nightmare and julios first day of school. The use of the title helps to establish the idea that these two people who are in love will. It first begins when julio moves from texas to cincinnati to get away from gang violence. Many of the characters in drapers novel closely parallel those in shakespeares play.
Printed and bound in the united states of america 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1 the library of congress has cataloged the hardcover edition as follows. When julio first comes to the new school, he and romiette fall for each other fast, but a local gang who attends the school, dont plan on them being together, they give the two problems everyday. Inez showed amari the boundaries of the little settlementa river. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Just as it seems she is about to be saved, romiette wakes up, sweating and disoriented.
To define vocabulary words from the text through the use of. Romiette and julio love each other so much that they decided to confronted the devil dogs. It was supposed to be the start of a new chapter in their lives. Romiette is an africanamerican girl who ends up falling in love with julio who is of spanish descent. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. Little did julio s parents know, that this high school has gangs too. Sharon drapers romiette and julio is a wellcomposed storyline about two modernday teenagers. You might think you know what happened in the story, but you dont. When julio finds her floating face down, he pulls her to land and finds she is not breathing. It may be helpful to think of theme as a topic that comes up again and again. 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. Draper, sisi aisha johnson, kidsgeneral, kids, recorded books, 9. Terms in this set 25 what happens in romiette s recurring dream. Romiette and julio book report by jonathan king on prezi.
Romiette and julio star crossed lovers when romiette cappelle meets julio montague, she feels as though she has met the soul mate who can rescue her from her recurring nightmare about fire and water. Start studying romiette and julio unit test study guide. Answer 10when the boat explodes and romiette almostdrowns. In shakespears version, both character family are enemies from generation. The couple in the story will show you how love can over come any obstacle. Romiette and julio is a new take on the old romeo and juliette story and this resource is a great way to help you teach it to your middle school students.
Romiette and julio have strong belief that their bond will keep them together. 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. The book i recently read is romiette and julio by sharon draper. Romiette and julio is a book about forbidden love, overcoming your fear, making friendships, and overcoming racial differences. About the author the solution romiette and julio sharon m. See more ideas about teaching reading, teaching and 6th grade reading. 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. Personal response romiette and julio are afraid to report the incident in london woods. Free romiette and julio study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Romiette and julio are two teenagers of different races who fall in love. They catch your eye and keep you on the edge until the end of the book. Ben watched him, put his book bag under his coat, and. Each kit contains a set of thirty identical softcover books accompanied by a book discussion guide. Romiette and julio is a young adult novel by sharon draper, published in 2001 by simon pulse.
Having fallen into the lake, unable to swim, romiette blacks out and experiences once again her recurring dream. You think you know what is right and what is wrong. It should be noted that the point of the novel is that individuals can make a. Plagued by constant dreams of drowning, romi searches for an understanding of her. Free romiette and julio worksheets and literature unit for. Romiette and julio baltimore leadership school for young. I am really glad that i was able to download this book with. Romiette and julio is a title that plays off of shakespeares work. I hope that more people read this book because it shows an alternate ending for shakespeares original tale. When the devil dogs kept staring at romiette and julio that is the300.
Romiette and julio unit test study guide flashcards. 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. 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. Question 11write a sentence about what the teacher isdoing right now. In their case, it is because romiette is africanamerican and julio. Sharon drapers romiette and julio opens with romiettes recurring dream. View test prep romiette and julio quizzes from english english at e e smith high. Plagued by constant dreams of drowning, romi searches for an understanding of her fear of water and her recurring nightmares. Draper the story of romiette and julio is a modern version of shakespeares classic play romeo and juliette. A 16year old africanamerican girl, whos the daughter of lady brianna and cornell cappelle. The romance between them causes the devil dogs a gang who are also called the family to separated them because of different races.
Star crossed lovers when romiette cappelle meets julio montague, she feels as though she has met the soul mate who can rescue her from her recurring nightmare about fire and water. This book is based on an africanamerican and a texanamerican. Both families want romeo and juliette to separate from each other. Romiette is sixteen years old, five feet five inches, with brown skin and hazel eyes. Dec 19, 2008 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. To define and use each vocabulary word in a sentence upon completion of. Her first novel, tears of a tiger, grew out of drapers recognition that powerful. Soon they find themselves haunted by the purpleclad shadows of the gang, and the fire and water of romiettes dream merge in ways more terrifying and ultimately more affirming than even destiny could have foreseen. Romiette, an africanamerican girl, and julio, a hispanic boy, discover that they attend the same high school after falling in love on the internet, but are harassed by a gang whose members object to their interracial dating.
Romiette is an africanamerican sixteen year old girl who fall in love with julio a hispanic sixteen year old boy. What is the theme of the story romiette and julio answers. Awards and recognition louisville free public library. He soon discovers his soulmate is africanamerican romiette cappelle, who. Romiette and julio a modern romeo and juliet my students need 30 each of the texts, romiette and julio and romeo and juliet shakespeare made easy. The book also examines how gangs can gain power and take control. Oct 10, 2008 listen to romiette and julio audiobook by sharon m. This story has about the same settings and causes as shakesperes. All of the characters have unique voices and the writing style shifts according to the action.
What it turned out to be was a life worse than death. Choose from 23 different sets of romiette and julio vocab reading flashcards on quizlet. Romiette and julio plot pyramid falling action the boat was hit by lighting right before romiette and julio jumped out of it. As this essay will show, it is a powerful text that parallels romeo and juliet. Star crossed loverswhen romiette cappelle meets julio montague, she feels as though she has met the soul mate who can rescue her from her recurring nightmare about. The plot updates the family feud between the capulets and montagues to. Dec 07, 2010 it seems the devildogs, a local gang, violently oppose the relationship of romiette and julio. Draper adapts this story by setting it modern cincinnati, and making romiette. Romiette and julio view book details welcome to the official site. Soon they find themselves haunted by the purpleclad shadows of the gang, and the fire and water of romiette s dream merge in ways more terrifying and ultimately more affirming than even destiny could have foreseen. But like the shakespearean characters whose names echo theirs, romiette and julio discover that not everyone approves of their budding romance. Young adult book discussion kits young adult book discussion kits are available to library patrons for use by home and community discussion groups, as well as teachers in the classroom setting. Pictures of the two young people will he posted throughout the city. Romiette and julio 10 questions by clarabonita last updated.
Julio montague a tall, strong, angry, hispanic 16 year old from corpus cristi, texas. Romiette and julio quizzes romiette and julio quiz 1. 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. Romiette and julio would be a wonderful curriculum tiein book, but it also stands alone as a firstrate novel about contemporary teens. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. As shakespeare did in romeo and juliet, sharon draper uses the theme of destiny in romiette and julio.
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