martes, 10 de abril de 2012

shakespeare brief and naughty


Who is Shakespeare?
Greatest writer who ever lived
Perverse jokes
Born 1564 parents John and Mary
Lived in English town (Strafford) dropped out at 13
1582 married Anne Hathaway – he was 18 and she was 30/35
Had a daughter and two twins (Susana, Hamlet, and Judith)
1591 he was 27 and moved to London.
Started writing at age 27
37 plays and 154 sonnets
Elizabethian era!
Queen would shut down playhouse because of flu, illness, etc.
Was one of the translators for the book of psalms (King James Bible) 1611
Liked public execution
Didn’t have toilets-disease
Favored by Queen Elizabeth and King James
Animal fighting was normal part of theatre
Shakespeare- playa, cheater
Wealthy, admired, rich, and famous
All actors where men
Three categories: tragedies, history, and comedy
History- boring, monarchy, ENGLISH- Britain
Comedies-happy endings,
Tragedies- everybody dies
Rumor: bad actor, and took care of horses
Many took place away from Britain
Marlo- HIS PLAYS
Queen Elizabeth- ALSO PLAY WRITER

shakespeare Understanding

shakespeare Understanding

Notes on Video:

1. born april 23, 1564 in his family home Stratford- Upon- Avon, England
2. spent his childhood there
3. huge family with 4 sisters and 3 brothers
4. most of his siblings die due to the blach plague. only one survived
5. he attended grammar school at th age of 7
6. he was pulled out from school at the age of 14
7. at the age of 18, shakespeares girlfriend, Anne Hathaway was pregnant
8. forced to marry Anne and had 3 children
9. Sussana was born on May 26, 1583
10. 2 years later they had twins, Hamnet and Judith
11. Hamnet died at 11 due to the black death
12. he wrote 4 types of plays: tragedies, comedies, histories and late romance

Shakespeare Knowing

Shakespeare Knowing

plans

Plans

1st day- watch video, take notes and write a short paragraph about shakespeare's style
2nd day- compare and contrast shakespeare with another famous writer, comment on 3 peers compare and contrast
3rd day- make a poster of the plot
4th day- compare and contrast to modern day play or movie with the same theme
5th day- find different opinions about the play on the web and discuss which is the one that you agree with the most
Not in school- create a vudeio about you imitating shakespeare, make a

Shakespeare Rubric

Shakespeare RUbric

K- watch youtube videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZB8UID9OQw
U- take notes on video
A- write a short paragraph about Shakespeare's style
A- compare and contrast shakespeare with another famous writer
E-  comment on 3 peers compare and contrast
C- create a video about you imitating shakespeare

A midsummer night rubric

A midsummer night rubric

K- watch the preview
U- make the worksheet
A- make a poster of the plot
A- compare and contrast to modern day play or movie with the same theme
E- find different opinions about the play on the web and discuss which is the one that you agree with the most
C- make a similar play