1. Shakespeare

2. OBJECTIVES:
Be able to appreciate that Shakespeare’s plays can be performed and interpreted in different ways, remaining relevant in the 21st century.

3. What do you know about Shakespeare?
What type of plays did he write?
What did he do?
Who were his audience?
What do you know about Shakespeare?
Why do we still study him?
When did he live?
Where are his plays performed

4. This task (in groups) is about you being able to see how texts are shaped around ideas and how Shakespeare took certain concepts or topics and put them into a dramatic form.
Play
Quote from play
Glossary
The Tempest
(Prospero uses magic to reclaim his dukedom and find a husband for his daughter, Miranda)
I must obey: his art is of such power, it would control my dam’s god, Setebos, and make a vassal of him.
Prospero – old Duke
Dam – (his) mother
Vassal – holder of land
Style/Language – Obey, Art, Power, Control
Characterisation –’I must obey’ suggests slave/prisoner
Also their clothes suggest an imbalance of relationship
Plot & structure- reclaiming his dukedom - power
Setting/atomosphere – appears a dark place
Viewpoint – through somebody who is scared
Social/context
Emotions conveyed through actors
Get student to read the text and possibly interpret

5. Level 5 - Select one photo/text and explain what you can see in the photograph and how it links to the language to the photo.
Level 6+ - Analyse in detail how Shakespeare’s language alongside performance creates drama/effect.

6. Peer Assessment - You should –
Identify what has been done well
Explain why it has been done well
Use of one these to help you .....
To improve your answer, try to use more...
Focus on including more...
The most effective part was ....because ...
I prefer this ... because...