MYP3 16-09

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

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Afternoon

Today's Lesson

- Introducing Unit 1 

- Talking about comedy

Introducing Unit 1

Is laughter the best medicine?

What makes you laugh?

Funniest book ever read?

Best comedian?

Questions

What are your impressions and what is the effect the clip produced on you?

What genre do you think this belongs to?

Which features made it entertaining?

The comedies of William Shakespeare use cases of mistaken identity, comic characters and confusing relationships to give us perspective on life and society.

William Shakespeare

"Twelfth Night"

Questions

What are your impressions and what is the effect the clip produced on you?

What genre do you think this belongs to?

Which features made it entertaining?

Reading: "What is comedy?"

Read the text in the link.

Look up any words that are hindering you in understanding the content of the text.

Write a brief summary of the text.

Reading: "Is Shakespeare funny?"

Read the text in the link on the left side of the page:

"What are the conventions of Shakespearean comedy?"

Look up any words that are hindering you in understanding the content of the text. 

Activity: Conventions of comedy

Read the instructions in the link. 

Make notes on the following article:

https://www.bl.uk/shakespeare/articles/an-introduction-to-shakespeares-comedy

Activity: What's in a name?

Click on the link: "What's in a name?"

Answer the different parts of the tasks in this Activity.

Remember: we are focussing on the names and what hidden meanings we can find.

Homework

Finish the Activity

Have a nice day!