Literature: Shakespeare's life/ Getting started with Woots

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Thursday, October 3rd

Programme

- Dagopening

- 15 minutes of silent reading

- Literature: William Shakespeare's life

- Getting started with Woots (listening practice)

Dagopening: Lastige vragen

Gebed van de dag

Read your novel

William Shakespeare

His life and his works

Go to p. 39 in your Literature reader

What do you know about
William Shakespeare?

Take a guess: William Shakespeare wrote approximately ...

1. 5 plays
2. 12 plays
3. 26 plays
4. 37 plays

Take a guess: How many English words did Shakespeare invent?

1. 70
2. 700
3. 1700
4. 2700

Shakespeare's stories are still used today. Listen to this description of Shakespeare's play 'Hamlet' and let me know what it reminds you of below.

His life

• Born on 23rd April (?), 1564  - died on 23rd April, 1616
• Lived in Stratford-upon-Avon
• Father was a glove-maker
• Family was able to send William to school
  

His family life

• Married Anne Hathaway at the age of 18. She was 26 at the time (past the age of marriage) and pregnant.
• Daughter Susanna (1583)
• Twins: Hamnet & Judith (1585)
• Hamnet passed away at age 11
  

The Lost Years

1584 - 1592

No idea what the guy was doing during those years!

His work

• 1592: moved to London

• 1594: joins the Lord Chamberlain's Men (as an actor and playwright)
• Shakespeare was successful in his own time
• He became considerably wealthy and he had a share in the Globe Theatre

His work

• Later on the theatre company was renamed The King's Men, under patronage of King James I.
• Shakespeare continued writing plays until 1613 after which he moved back to Stratford-upon-Avon, where he died in 1616.
  

Curse on Shakespeare's grave

Good friend for Jesus sake forbeare,

To dig the dust enclosed here. Blessed be the man that spares these stones,

And cursed be he that moves my bones.

CITO Listening

Audiodeel + videodeel

Meerkeuzevragen

Vaste tijd, zelf de mogelijkheid om fragmenten terug te luisteren of te kijken. 

Listening practice

Choose what to do:

- 2016/ 2017 VWO Skilllevel 1

- 2016/ 2017 VWO Skilllevel 2

- 2016/ 2017 VWO Skilllevel 3

 

with audio ánd video questions

(available till February 2025)

Check your answers and score!

Grade 1st practice exam?!

Monday

- Bring your Literature reader

- Read your novel

(deadline for finishing it = Oct. 21st)