Introduction
Who wrote this?
or the story of Romeo and Juliet?
Or the story of Macbeth
You must have heard about William Shakespeare. But what do you actually know about him?
Do you know that many of the sayings that English speaking people still use today, come from his pen?
Today you will learn more about "the bard" and some of his famous plays. Go to TASK.
Task
Today you will look at some video's, play some word games and do some writing: all about William Shakespeare!
But who was he? Watch this video and answer the questions on your worksheet:
1. Where was Shakespeare born?
2. Were women allowed to act in his plays?
Underneath the videoclip you have two buttons with GAME on it.
You have to do both games and answer the following questions:
1. What is the difference between a comedy and a tragedy?
2. Why were the theatres closed in 1593?
Listen to this song and answer the following questions:
You can use google to get the answers:
What do the following sayings by Shakespeare mean? Can you use it in a sentence
1.1 you have to be cruel to be kind
1.2 love is blind
1.3 seen better days
1.4 this is the short and long of it
1.5 It's Greek to me
Go to process
Process
You have to choose two of the following plays. You have to listen to the stories and play both games. Then answer the questions on your worksheet:
1. Name two main characters in the play?
2. What happens at the end of the play?
3. Make a drawing of the story or somebody from the story?
Watch the following video and answer the question:
What is the play "The Tempest" all about?
You can now make your own postcard or play a game. You will find it here
read this poster for more info:
Evaluation
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