Lesson 1 introduction/the life of Shakespeare

Flipped fairytale groups
2 Yessin Mats Nienke Florian Sereya
4 Ellis Ghazal Melissa Daniella Isabella Ismail

5 minutes to rehearse and show your performance

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This lesson contains 15 slides, with interactive quiz and text slides.

time-iconLesson duration is: 60 min

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Flipped fairytale groups
2 Yessin Mats Nienke Florian Sereya
4 Ellis Ghazal Melissa Daniella Isabella Ismail

5 minutes to rehearse and show your performance

The rest? Fill in the worksheet given by the teacher at the door
timer
1:00

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What do you know about
Shakespeare already?

Slide 2 - Mind map


Introduction to 
Shakespeare & his life
Period 2 Shakespeare

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GROUP TASKS
At the end of this lesson you...
...know who William Shakespeare was and why he's still relevant today
...can explain in English what the meaning of specific idioms are
...can create a performance using an idiom
...can complete a groupwork assignment

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GROUP TASKS
This lesson
Introduction: who was William Shakespeare?
Excercise idioms & perform!
Video + assignments
Idioms explanation

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GROUP TASKS
Who was William Shakespeare?
  • 1564-1616 
  • English playwright, poët & actor 
  • Known as 'the greatest writer in the English language'.
  • His plays have been translated into most languages and his  works continue to be performed on stage. 
  • Most famous plays: Romeo & Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth, etc.
  • He contributed a lot to the English language as it is today.

--> let's watch a short video about his life

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1. What's the word?
Pre-video : individually
2. What's the order?
During video: individually
Video assignments (hand out)

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Slide 8 - Link


1. Work in pairs. Discuss your answers. (3 minutes)

2. Share your answers with the class (when teacher asks you to)
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Think - pair - share

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twins
actor
musicians
boo
clap
theatre
play
history
tragedy
comedy
London
Answers

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Answers

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Idioms are a combinations of words where the meaning may not be obvious from looking
at the individual words (nl: spreekwoord). 

Lot's of Shakespeare's expressions have entered the English language and become common English idioms.
Idioms
Which idiom do you think fits this drawing?

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What do you think the phrase in bold means?
Has the woman really lost her home?

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In groups. 

Teacher gives each group an idiom.

Discuss what you think the idiom means (need help? ask me!)

Create a short performance around this idiom. 
Exercise idioms
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GROUP TASKS
Lesson aims: check in
...know who William Shakespeare was and why he's still relevant today
...can explain what the meaning of specific idioms are
...can create a performance using an idiom
...can complete a groupwork assignment

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