Introduction to Shakespeare

Period 2: Shakespeare
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Period 2: Shakespeare

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Today
Quick discussion 
Why are we doing this?
Worksheet 1: exercise 1, 2
Quiz

What do we know now? 
What to do next?

Slide 2 - Slide

Slide 3 - Slide

What do we already know about William Shakespeare?

Slide 4 - Open question

Why are we doing this?
- Period 2 Shakespeare project:
getting to know this famous writer! 

- You will write a modern day version of a Shakespearian story in groups and perform it!

Slide 5 - Slide

Assignment 1 - individually
  • Open your theatrebook
  • Take a look at worksheet 1 (next slide)
  • You have 7 minutes
  • Complete assignment 1: what's the word?
(write answers down in your notebook)
  • You will need this information to help you understand a film you are going to watch
  • Finished? Read assignment 2.

Slide 6 - Slide

Assignment 2 - in pairs
  • Again in worksheet 1
  • In pairs (find yourself a partner)
  • 10 minutes to complete  
  • You will watch a three minute film 
  • Complete assignment 2: what's the correct order?
  • Finished? Read assignment 3. 

Slide 7 - Slide

Film about Shakespeare
https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/short-stories/william-shakespeare?_ga=2.45461217.45801091.1588877021-393839452.1588762697


Slide 8 - Slide

Slide 9 - Slide

1 How many plays did Shakespeare write?
A
at least 28
B
at least 38
C
at least 48

Slide 10 - Quiz

2 How many languages have Shakespeare's plays been translated into?
A
Over 20
B
Over 50
C
Over 100

Slide 11 - Quiz

3 How many languages has Hamlet been performed in?
A
75
B
100
C
50

Slide 12 - Quiz

4 When was a Shakespeare play first filmed?
A
1900
B
1950
C
1925

Slide 13 - Quiz

5 How many film and tv versions of his play have been produced?
A
210
B
310
C
410

Slide 14 - Quiz

6 How much were people who wrote plays paid in Shakespeare's time?
A
£18
B
£12
C
£6

Slide 15 - Quiz

7 What did Shakespeare use to write his plays?
A
a feather
B
a pencil
C
a highlighter

Slide 16 - Quiz

8 How did the Globe Theatre announce a new play in Shakespeare’s time?
A
Newspaper advert
B
Hanging out flags
C
Insta/twitter

Slide 17 - Quiz

9 What was built in London in 1997?
a Shakespeare museum

A
a statue of Shakespeare
B
a Shakespeare museum
C
a copy of the Globe Theatre

Slide 18 - Quiz

What do we now know about William Shakespeare?

Slide 19 - Open question

What to do next? 
Homework for next week:
Make/draw a new frontpage for period 2, for your theatrebook. Look up one of the plays of Shakespeare and use this play as an inspiration for your frontpage! 

Slide 20 - Slide

10 The stories told in most of Shakespeare’s plays are not original.
A
true
B
false

Slide 21 - Quiz