MYP1 Lesson 1 &2

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MYP1 Lesson 1

Introducing Unit 3

Through the genre of drama, Shakespeare has made connections with audiences across the globe for centuries, demonstrating the power of literature to transcend space and time.

Unit 3: Is all the world a stage?

The Big Shakespeare Quiz

- Do not use the Internet for information !

- If you know the answer to a question, write that on a seperate piece of paper/ in a notebook

- Just answer 'A: I know' or 'B: I don't know' in the actual quiz for now.

- Don't look up the answers to any of these questions !

1. When was Shakespeare born?

1. I know
2. I don't know

2. Where was he born?

1. I know
2. I don't know

3. Do we know where Shakespeare went to school?

1. I know
2. I don't know

4. What were his parents' names?

1. I know
2. I don't know

5. In 1582 Shakespeare was married, but to whom?

1. I know
2. I don't know

6. Shakespeare had three children. What were their names?

1. I know
2. I don't know

7. Shakespeare died on his birthday in what year?

1. I know
2. I don't know

8. How many plays did Shakespeare write?

1. I know
2. I don't know

9. How many sonnets is he believed to have written?

1. I know
2. I don't know

10. Approximately how many new words is Shakespeare supposed to have created?

1. 150
2. 1,500
3. 3,000
4. 10,000

Collaborative task

In pairs try to answer all the questions about Shakespeare.

Click on this link to look at the first 9 questions that need to be answered.

(10-15 min.)

Collaborative task

1.  23rd of April 1564

2. Stratford-upon-Avon

3. Probably Stratford-upon-Avon. Grammar School

4. John and Mary

5. Anne Hathaway 

6. Hamnet, Judith, Susanna

7. 1616

8. 38 plays

9. 154 sonnets

Read the following texts

Who was William Shakespeare?

William Shakespeare: A life in five 'facts'

Did you know....

Link to video

Activity

Make a list of the words you've spotted

Link to video

Poet / Playwright

Let's read this text together

Some Theory

Exploring Context

Iambic Pentameter

video about Iambic Pentameter

Activity

Finish reading the texts and watching the video.

Also answer the questions about the iambic pentameter.

Do some background research on life in the late 16th century:

What were the living conditions like/ education wealth/poverty/ theater/ other writers (contemporaries of Shakespeare)