MYP1 Lesson 3&4

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MYP1 Lesson 3&4

Introducing Unit 3

Through the genre of drama, Shakespeare has made connections with audiences across the globe for centuries, demonstrating the power of literature to transcend space and time.

Agenda

1. Look at the Homework

2. Sonnet 18

3. Activity: What is a Sonnet

4. Tragedy, comedy, history or problem play

5. How can Shakespeare's plays teach us about people and society?

6. Homework

Some Theory

Exploring Context

Iambic Pentameter

video about Iambic Pentameter

Some Theory

Exploring Context

Activity

Finish reading the texts and watching the video.

Also answer the questions about the iambic pentameter.

Do some background research on life in the late 16th century:

What were the living conditions like/ education wealth/poverty/ theater/ other writers (contemporaries of Shakespeare)

Sonnet 18

This is perhaps Shakespeare's most famous Sonnet.

"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day

Thou art more lovely and more temperate."

Activity: What is a Sonnet?

1. Click on the link 

2. Read Sonnet 18

3. Answer the questions

Another Video

Another take on Sonnet 18

Watch the following video

Make notes about the things that you find interesting, that strike you, that you want to take away from this clip.

Have Fun!

Tragedy, Comedy, History or...

Let's have a look at the following activity.

Create a document and work through questions 1&2.

For 1, make a table and link the term to the definition.

For 2, Make a table with in the first column the title of the play and in the second column the category:

tragedy, comedy, history or problem play.