The author examines how and why African-American, Latino, and Vietnamese high school students succeed despite limited opportunities, and focuses on what influences success rather than failure in urban schools.
Contains a prose retelling and the original text of William Shakespeare's play in which two teens, from opposite sides of feuding families in medieval Verona, fall in love and secretly marry, setting tragic events into motion.
Presents Shakespeare's play of tragic love between Romeo and Juliet, adapted to make the themes, plot, and characters more understandable; and includes scene summaries, as well as background to the story and the times in which it was written.
Contains the complete script to Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" and includes a running synopsis of the action, explanations of unfamiliar words, and activities designed to help students better understand the play.
