When romiette cappelle and her best friend destiny, decide to order the scientific soul mate system from the back of the heavy. Deathly afraid of water, romiette is drowning in her dream. Julio montague, a recent texas transplant to cincinnati, quickly falls for afroqueen during cyberchats on the internet. How are romiette and julio both alike and different. Julio knows its impossible since his parents moved from texas due to the heavy gang presence in its schools. Romi pulled her portable cd player out of her book bag, turned it up as loud as it would go, we jumped up on the table, and we started dancing. Personal response romiette and julio are afraid to report the incident in london woods. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
The threat chapter 35 romiette was walking julio halfway home when a car pulled up beside them. Sharon drapers romiette and julio is a wellcomposed storyline about two modernday teenagers. His anger developed when he was forced to move from the. She uses suspense to keep the reader engaged throughout the novel. 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. 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 and julio baltimore leadership school for young. 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. Free romiette and julio study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Little did julio s parents know, that this high school has gangs too. Terrell put a gun to julio s stomach and julio backed away. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Knowing them will help you discuss and write about the book.
Awards and recognition louisville free public library. Yesss, i meant romiette and julio, by sharon draper. Comparison of romeo and juliet to romiette and julio by. 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. All of the characters have unique voices and the writing style shifts according to the action. Aug 26, 2011 parasite 2019 peach scene with subtitles oscar best picture winner cannes palme dor winner duration. The plot updates the family feud between the capulets and montagues to reflect modern racial tensions between africanamericans and hispanics in the. She discusses her fear of storms and water and explains that while she. I am trying to summary each chapter for the book romiette. Is it fair for your friend to ask you not to date her exboyfriend. Possible ex library copy, thatll have the markings and stickers associated from the library. It first begins when julio moves from texas to cincinnati to get away from gang violence.
Romiette and julio, by sharon draper, follows the starcrossed love of two modern teenagers. Accessories such as cd, codes, toys, may not be included. Summarize romiette and julio refuse to obey the devildogs warnings to stop seeing each other. A tall, africanamerican, longhaired teenager in the city of cincinnati. Buy a cheap copy of romiette and julio book by sharon m. When julio meets romi on line in a teen chat room and they discover that they attend the same high school, they forge an instant connection. Learn romiette and julio vocab with free interactive flashcards. Many of the characters in drapers novel closely parallel those in shakespeares play. 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. 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 book by sharon m draper 7 available. Best of all, if after reading an ebook, you buy a paper version of romiette and julio. Romiette and julio would be a wonderful curriculum tiein book, but it also stands alone as a firstrate novel about contemporary teens. My class is 50% africanamerican, 50% hispanic, and 98% live in poverty. Read the book on paper it is quite a powerful experience. Romiette and julio book report by davita parris on prezi. I would also like romeo and juliet quotes, or just any good quotes. This book is more about interracial love rather than family rivals. Introduction will help you understand key concepts in the book. Unfortunately, the gangs in cincinnati are just as bad, especially the devildogs, a black gang at romiette and julio s school. Does the electronic version of the book completely replace the paper version. He soon discovers his soulmate is africanamerican romiette cappelle, who. I thoroughly enjoyed drapers mra book talk, but i could never have.
Plagued by constant dreams of drowning, romi searches for an understanding of her fear of water and her recurring nightmares. Draper is an updated version of the tragedy romeo and juliet by william shakespeare. I think that one instance of stereotyping in the book can be seen when julios father blames romiette for. Unfortunately, the gangs in cincinnati are just as bad, especially the devildogs, a black gang at romiette and julios school. At his new school he meets romiette cappelle, an african girl who he has a growing liking for. Like shakespeares famous starcrossed lovers, romiette cappelle and julio montague face strong. 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 welcome to the official site of sharon draper. Romi cant believe that julio is so good looking, charming and sensitive. Content is available under gnu free documentation license 1. Oct 10, 2015 does the electronic version of the book completely replace the paper version.
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. This is the third time romiette and julio has been on the battle of the books list since i have been a coach. This book is based on an africanamerican and a texanamerican. Chapter 2 features romiettes journal entry in which she introduces herself and her family. Romiette and julio respond to chapters 1 7, continued 5.
May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Romiette and julio turn out to be stranded at the bottom of a boat in london woods lake. Romiette and julio welcome to the official site of. Best of all, if after reading an e book, you buy a paper version of romiette and julio. Choose from 232 different sets of romiette and julio vocab flashcards on quizlet. Julio montague a tall, strong, angry, hispanic 16 year old from corpus cristi, texas. This novel is about a hispanic teenager, julio montague, who moves from texas. When romi and julio talk online enough to realize they are going to the same school, they decide to meet for lunch one day. Free romiette and julio worksheets and literature unit for. Romiette and julio pdf book best seller directories. She is not interested in dating until she meets julio.
Romiette and julio is about a interracial relationship, that takes a turn for the worst. Romiette and julio study guide the following questions could be used for small group discussions, whole class discussions, or short answer written questions. Notes description 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 harrassed by a gang whose members object to their interracial dating. To relax herself, she starts to write in her diary. 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. What is the significance of the book romiette and julio. Dec 07, 2010 it seems the devildogs, a local gang, violently oppose the relationship of romiette and julio. The next morning is julios first day at romiettes school. When julio finds her floating face down, he pulls her to land and finds she is not breathing. Romiette and julio identify three times when romiette experienced stereotyping in the book.
Website, romiette and julio is a young adult novel by sharon draper, published in 2001 by simon pulse. School library journal september 1999 julio montague hates cincinnati. Comparison of romeo and juliet to romiette and julio. 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. Do you think their reaction is similar to the way most people would react. The book also examines how gangs can gain power and take control. Because the book is titled romiette and julio, i predict that the girl is romiette and the boy is julio. Julio got upset and lunged at terrell, one of the devil dogs. 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. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. 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. After reading it for the 3rd time i still realize why middle school girls as well as boys.
Sixteen year old romiette romi cappelle is an african american teenager living in cincinatti, ohio. Having fallen into the lake, unable to swim, romiette blacks out and experiences once again her recurring dream. Sep 01, 1999 the book i recently read is romiette and julio by sharon draper. Romiette, an africanamerican girl, and julio, a hispanic boy. To motivate my students to read and write about the novel, 1 first provided a brief synopsis of. It seems the devildogs, a local gang, violently oppose the relationship of romiette and julio. Find all available study guides and summaries for romiette and julio by sharon m. 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. Plagued by constant dreams of drowning, romi searches for an understanding of her.
Romiette and julio has 7 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. It is an updated version of romeo and juliet by william shakespeare. Question 1dreams and the weather in this novel help tohint at what will happen later. The book i recently read is romiette and julio by sharon draper. Little did julios parents know, that this high school has gangs too. But like the shakespearean characters whose names echo theirs, romiette and julio discover that not everyone approves of their budding romance. I decided to read this book because i really like love stories with suspense in them, and this story was a perfect match.
Daniel roberts 15 similarities both relationships are hated by other people. The winters tale no fear translation act 5 scene 2 page 4 italian master, julio romano, who, had he himself eternity and could put breath into his work, would beguile nature of her custom, so perfectly he is her ape. Sharon drapers romiette and julio opens with romiettes recurring dream. Romiette is africanamerican girl from cincinnati, ohio and she is having nightmare about fire and water. Romiette and julio student journal due date discussion date introduction pages 24. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. Listen to romiette and julio audiobook by sharon m. For summer work i have to make a notes summary of each required book ive readthe problem is ive never heard or even seen a notes summary before and i am a visual learner can someone please send me an example of one or. As she struggles to surface, she feels the water pull her back. This page was last modified on 11 july 2011, at 07. Choose a passage from chapters 110 in romiette and julio that causes you to make a connection text to text, text to self, text to world. I had to give the book back to my teacher, and i know that i reallly liked some of the things they said in it. List what each character does and what this shows about them in the chart.
I ended up not using the audio version for several reasons. A 16year old africanamerican girl, whos the daughter of lady brianna and cornell cappelle. 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. Comparisons in chapters 17, you learn about romiette and julio.