Introduction to Shakespeare

Shakespeare Month
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Shakespeare Month

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At the end of this lesson you:
-Have learned more about shakespeare
-Have read Romeo & Juliet
-Have learned about the mediafile assignment

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Slide 3 - Video

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When was Shakespeare born?
A
1546
B
1565
C
1664
D
1564

Slide 5 - Quiz

Why did he start writing poems?
A
People didn't like his plays
B
He got sick
C
The theatres were closed
D
To earn more money

Slide 6 - Quiz

What was Shakespeare's theatre called?
A
The Globe
B
The Orb
C
The Royal
D
The Circle

Slide 7 - Quiz

Women were not allowed on stage.
A
True
B
False

Slide 8 - Quiz

How many plays did Shakespeare write?
A
48
B
38
C
40
D
More than 50

Slide 9 - Quiz

We don't use any of the words Shakespeare made up anymore.
A
True
B
False

Slide 10 - Quiz

Which plays by Shakespeare do you know?

Slide 11 - Open question

Shakespeare now
Shakespeare now

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2 How many languages have Shakespeare's plays been translated into?
A
Over 20
B
Over 50
C
Over 100

Slide 13 - Quiz

4 When was a Shakespeare play first filmed?
A
1900
B
1950
C
1925

Slide 14 - Quiz

6 How much were people who wrote plays paid in Shakespeare's time?
A
£18
B
£12
C
£6

Slide 15 - Quiz

8 How did the Globe Theatre announce a new play in Shakespeare’s time?
A
Newspaper advert
B
Hanging out flags
C
Insta/twitter

Slide 16 - Quiz

10 The stories told in most of Shakespeare’s plays are not original.
A
true
B
false

Slide 17 - Quiz

What was Shakespeare's first job?
A
Glovemaker
B
Actor
C
Writer
D
Farmer

Slide 18 - Quiz

So, who was he?
  • Born in 1564
  • Poet, writer and actor
  • Wrote about 38 plays
  • Made up a lot of words we still use today

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Romeo & Juliet

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Romeo & Juliet

Slide 21 - Mind map

Read the prologue
try to understand it / translate it
questions will follow

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Where is the story set?

Slide 23 - Open question

What line tells us already how the story will end? cite the first two words

Slide 24 - Open question

Who will the play be about according to the prologue?
A
Romeo and Juliet
B
two households
C
a pair of lovers
D
children

Slide 25 - Quiz

What will the duration of the play be?

Slide 26 - Open question

Slide 27 - Video

Mediafile Assignment
-Reading the book
-Exercises during the lesson
-Hand is via Teams

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