Curriculum Text Set: Exploring Theme by April Braun https://padlet.com/aprilbraun1/ppicswiwmh50tuar This text set is designed to support 9th grade ELA students who are exploring the theme of revenge. Using Romeo and Juliet as a model, students will choose an independent book of their choice to analyze the elements of plot, character development and interactions, and theme. Students will show how similar themes are developed across various genres. en-us 2025-03-02 23:14:52 UTC 2025-03-05 02:27:47 UTC hello@padlet.com William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet - 1968 Movie aprilbraun1 https://padlet.com/aprilbraun1/ppicswiwmh50tuar/wish/3348233519 This 1968 movie adaptation of William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet closely follows the original text. While this story is often examined as the downfall of star-crossed lovers, the tragic events of this play reveal the consequences of hot heads and the need for payback. With your class, you will explore elements of plot, characterization, and theme, focusing on how revenge serves as both a plot device and theme.

]]> 2025-03-02 23:17:58 UTC https://padlet.com/aprilbraun1/ppicswiwmh50tuar/wish/3348233519 Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds aprilbraun1 https://padlet.com/aprilbraun1/ppicswiwmh50tuar/wish/3348235309 Will knows what he has to do, and he's prepared to do it. As he steps into the elevator and sets out to avenge his brother's death, the ghosts of his brother's past force him to examine how this cycle of vengence destroys more than it repairs. Written in verse, Jason Reynold's Long Way Down is a fast-paced exploration of grief, revenge, and making difficult choices.

]]> 2025-03-02 23:21:39 UTC https://padlet.com/aprilbraun1/ppicswiwmh50tuar/wish/3348235309 Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender aprilbraun1 https://padlet.com/aprilbraun1/ppicswiwmh50tuar/wish/3348236864 Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender is both a story of seeking revenge and an exploration of self-identify. Felix dreams of finding love like any other high school student, when he begins to receive anonymous transphobic messages after being publicly outed online. Felix's quest for revenge takes him on a journey of self identity and finding the love he deserves.

]]> 2025-03-02 23:25:26 UTC https://padlet.com/aprilbraun1/ppicswiwmh50tuar/wish/3348236864 Sadie by Courntey Summers aprilbraun1 https://padlet.com/aprilbraun1/ppicswiwmh50tuar/wish/3348237908 This thriller by Courtney Summers follows Sadie as she sets out on a mission to avenge her sister's death but becomes a missing person herself. When a popular radio host picks up Sadie's story, her life becomes a crime solving podcast. Sadie's life becomes a podcast. How does her need for vindication affect her life?

]]> 2025-03-02 23:28:16 UTC https://padlet.com/aprilbraun1/ppicswiwmh50tuar/wish/3348237908 Redemption Over Revenge by Kwabena Nixon - Ted Talk aprilbraun1 https://padlet.com/aprilbraun1/ppicswiwmh50tuar/wish/3348239899 Kwabena Nixon's TedTalk "Redemption Over Revenge" combines lecture with poetry as he explores difficult choices he and people he's known have had to make and whether or not revenge is the answer. Nixon discusses how seeking revenge mpacts the ability to heal and move on.

]]> 2025-03-02 23:32:06 UTC https://padlet.com/aprilbraun1/ppicswiwmh50tuar/wish/3348239899 Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas aprilbraun1 https://padlet.com/aprilbraun1/ppicswiwmh50tuar/wish/3348240544 Angie Thomas's Concrete Rose, a prequel to The Hate U Give, examines what happens when revenge feels like a responsibility. Maverick juggles high school, dealing for the King Lords, and, now, a baby on the way. The need to avenge the murder of a loved one causes Maverick to decide what's important.

]]> 2025-03-02 23:33:26 UTC https://padlet.com/aprilbraun1/ppicswiwmh50tuar/wish/3348240544 Burn for Burn by Jenny Han aprilbraun1 https://padlet.com/aprilbraun1/ppicswiwmh50tuar/wish/3348240864 Dive into some high school drama -- bullies, cheating, traumatic pasts -- with Jenny Han's Burn for Bun. A group of girlfriends team up to seek revenge on all of those who have made high school miserablef or them. Will they be vindicated?

]]> 2025-03-02 23:34:20 UTC https://padlet.com/aprilbraun1/ppicswiwmh50tuar/wish/3348240864 The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe - Visual Audio Book aprilbraun1 https://padlet.com/aprilbraun1/ppicswiwmh50tuar/wish/3348241271 This short film adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado" causes viewers to ask: what could offense could have led to need this level of revenge? How can the need for revenge turn into such hatred?

]]> 2025-03-02 23:35:23 UTC https://padlet.com/aprilbraun1/ppicswiwmh50tuar/wish/3348241271 The Poison Tree by William Blake - Poem aprilbraun1 https://padlet.com/aprilbraun1/ppicswiwmh50tuar/wish/3348241532 William Blakes famous poem "The Poison Tree" considers the emotional impacts of allowing vengence to consume us.

]]> 2025-03-02 23:35:58 UTC https://padlet.com/aprilbraun1/ppicswiwmh50tuar/wish/3348241532 Revenge by Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse - Song with lyrics aprilbraun1 https://padlet.com/aprilbraun1/ppicswiwmh50tuar/wish/3348242076 This song, "Revenge," by Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse explores the consequences of seeking revenge.

]]> 2025-03-02 23:37:04 UTC https://padlet.com/aprilbraun1/ppicswiwmh50tuar/wish/3348242076 The Psychology of Revenge - Video aprilbraun1 https://padlet.com/aprilbraun1/ppicswiwmh50tuar/wish/3348242409 This quick video examines the science of what our brains do when we think about seeking revenge and how those thoughts are more often negative than positive. The video also gives ideas for other ways to feel closure after an offense other than seeking revenge.

]]> 2025-03-02 23:37:47 UTC https://padlet.com/aprilbraun1/ppicswiwmh50tuar/wish/3348242409 The Hidden Upsides of Revenge by Melissa Hogenboom - Article aprilbraun1 https://padlet.com/aprilbraun1/ppicswiwmh50tuar/wish/3348242685 This article answers the question of why people seek revenge and explores how revenge shapes our society. This article complicates the idea that seeking revenge leads to negative consequences. Rather, the author examines a study that showed the pleasurable sides of agression.

]]> 2025-03-02 23:38:25 UTC https://padlet.com/aprilbraun1/ppicswiwmh50tuar/wish/3348242685 The Complicated Psychology of Revenge by Eric Jaffe aprilbraun1 https://padlet.com/aprilbraun1/ppicswiwmh50tuar/wish/3348242960 This article explores the complex ways that revenge can affect us, discussing both the negative consequences and emotions that revenge can cause and the circumstances that can allow revenge to feel good.

]]> 2025-03-02 23:38:59 UTC https://padlet.com/aprilbraun1/ppicswiwmh50tuar/wish/3348242960 Learn More About Revenge aprilbraun1 https://padlet.com/aprilbraun1/ppicswiwmh50tuar/wish/3349977817 Why do people seek revenge? What triggers the need to seek revenge despite the consequences? These sources will help you explore the science behind the revenge as you follow how characters in your independent reading selection grapple with the desire for retribution. Explore the following resources to help you better understand the motivations behind the desire for vengeance.

]]> 2025-03-04 02:45:02 UTC https://padlet.com/aprilbraun1/ppicswiwmh50tuar/wish/3349977817 Revenge as Theme aprilbraun1 https://padlet.com/aprilbraun1/ppicswiwmh50tuar/wish/3349978333 How do different genres approach similar themes? You've watched Romeo and Juliet and are reading your choice novel. How do other forms of literature and art express the effects and consequences of seeking revenge? Explore the following resources to examine how various genres express similar themes.

]]> 2025-03-04 02:45:29 UTC https://padlet.com/aprilbraun1/ppicswiwmh50tuar/wish/3349978333 Independent Novel Selections aprilbraun1 https://padlet.com/aprilbraun1/ppicswiwmh50tuar/wish/3349979684 As you watch and analyze Romeo and Juliet with your class, you will also read an independent novel that explores the effects of revenge. You will examine plot elements, how characters are developed and interact with each other, and what your author has to say about the consequences of seeking revenge. You will choose one of the following novels:

]]> 2025-03-04 02:46:34 UTC https://padlet.com/aprilbraun1/ppicswiwmh50tuar/wish/3349979684 The Anatomy of Revenge aprilbraun1 https://padlet.com/aprilbraun1/ppicswiwmh50tuar/wish/3349985441 The desire for revenge is a natural human reaction to feeling slighted or wronged. In some cases, people feel a responsibility to avenge harm done against them or someone they love. But does seeking revenge ultimately end up helping people heal or does it cause more harm?


During this unit, you will how revenge impacts everyone involved. Is seeking revenge ever justified? How is the cycle of revenge created and perpetuated? Can it be stopped? What are the consequences of seeking revenge? 

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