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My Learning Goals for Shakespeare
Understanding the form - **this is drama** = meaning is not just created through words on the pages Understanding the importance of **socio/historical contexts** when exploring texts Understanding the **ideas/themes** of Macbeth Exploring and expanding understanding of **poetic language** Developing skills in writing for **different forms and audiences**


 * Some examples of Learning Activities/Lessons that can deliver these goals**


 * This is drama**

Give out in number order a tiny segment of a long speech. Walk around room saying your tiny segment in different ways with different actions - all at same time. E.g. All say their individual bit loudly on one foot and bitterly. Or all walk fast, whispering it angrily. Or all skip saying it fast and as if in love. Jumping, skipping, walking, running. Fast, slow, normal. Soft, loud, normal, shout. Bitterly, sillily, angrily, sweetly, sarcastically, kindly, pleadingly etc. All get back in original order - slips should have numbers on. Then say it in order in different ways - see suggestions above.
 * Do warm ups, such as fruit bowl 1

Give out a scene - I usually do the first scene - printed on A3. In space around scene write down your ideas for directing the scene as a film. Discuss why they chose camera angles, voices, costumes that they did etc. Then watch three openings (youtube - link in year 10 unit at top) and compare with own ideas.

Print off a scene. Divide scene into manageable chunks and give different chunk to different groups to rehearse. Watch through in order.

Put up on board different relationships between Lady M and M. Maybe four different types of relationship. 1 = Lady M hates M, but M loves her. 2 Lady M = is already going mad and M is impatient and dislikes her. 3 They are both deeply in love 4 Lady M is deeply in love with M and M hates Her. Class acts scene all at same time in pairs. You tell them which number they are. Occasionally ask for silence and one pair reads on and all guess what relationship they are acting out. For some classes you can't do this bit - depends on trust in class.

Take a speech by Macbeth and pairs work out imaginative reading of it - see Act 1 Scene 7. Give them modern version too - see no fear Shakespeare (part of spark notes)


 * Socio/historical context**

Make wiki pages that attach to your class wiki - you can put headings in that you want to complete too.


 * Ideas/themes**

321 bridge

Posters and report back

Debates on topic - doing with points as PL last week


 * Poetic Language**
 * Read acomplex speech. put a few meaning of words up on board first then read and they draw in response and discuss why they chose drawings they did. Drawings can be abstract or literal.


 * Give them a complex speech. Put meanings of some words up on board or print off two versions - one modern. Ask them to colour different sections for different reasons. E.g. for 'Tomorrow etc' colour bitterness, anger, references to plays, death. Movement etc. Different colour for different one.

End of Act 1 scene 3. They write at least 5 questions to ask Macbeth. I sit on a chair as Macbeth and they ask me the questions and then make note on my responses - in net books. Then shape into a journal entry by macbeth - up to that point only. Modern English fine, has to sound like Macbeth and make accurate reference to the play. Do throughout play - form and plot.
 * Forms of Language**