Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare
In the Italian city of Verona, the Montague and Capulet families have hated each other for years, and their feud keeps spilling into street fights. When young Romeo Montague sneaks into a Capulet party, he meets Juliet, the daughter of his family's enemies.
- Length
- About 24,000 words
- To read it
- About 16 days
- Stage
- Key Stage 3, GCSE
Reading time at 1,500 words a day, the pace we start from until we know your child’s own.
Where it is taught
Why Romeo and Juliet is on the list
- Year 8, Stretch. A step up in length or difficulty, for a confident reader. GCSE set text.
- Year 10, Core. The books most schools teach in this year. A good place to start. GCSE Shakespeare (AQA, Edexcel, OCR, Eduqas).
- Year 11, Core. The books most schools teach in this year. A good place to start. GCSE Shakespeare (AQA, Edexcel, OCR, Eduqas).
Reading it here
What your child does with it
- 1
Choose it and set a finish date
You get a suggested target from the length of the book and your child's reading pace.
- 2
Check in along the way
A longer book has short check-ins every week or two, so it keeps moving and nothing is forgotten.
- 3
Answer two questions
When they finish: a review of the book, and a deeper question about how it works.
- 4
Get it marked, and redraft
Every answer is marked against the rubric for their year, with a reason for every score.