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Shakespeare
His
Life &
Poetry
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St5andards & learning objectives
STATE STANDARDS:
Writing Essential Academic Learning Requirements (EALRs):
1. The student understands and uses the writing process
2. The student writes in a variety of forms for different audiences and purposes.
3. The student writes clearly and effectively.
4. The student analyzes and evaluates the effectiveness of written work.
Communication EALRs:
1. The student uses listening and observation skills to gain understanding.
2. The student uses communication skills and strategies to interact/work effectively with others.
3. The student uses communication skills and strategies to effectively present ideas and one’s self in a variety of
situations.
Reading EALRs:
1. The student understands and uses different skills and strategies to read.
2. The student understands the meaning of what is read.
3. The student reads different materials for a variety of purposes.
4. The student sets goals and evaluates progress to improve reading.
UNIT FOCUS
 Aristotle’s definitions of Comedy and Tragedy in the Poetics will be studied
 In this unit students will be introduced to the life and times of William Shakespeare.
 Students will learn about the Globe Theater and theater going in late 1500’s England
and the impact each of these had on Shakespeare’s writing style.
 Shakespearean Sonnets will be introduced, studied, analyzed, interpreted, and
discussed.
 Students will write in a variety of forms for a variety of purposes: sonnet, newspaper
article, letter, obituary and essay
Sonnets
Review the rules for sonnets:
Complete Poetry Journal for the following poems:
SONNET 18
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date:
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm'd;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd;
But thy eternal summer shall not fade
Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest;
Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou growest:
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this and this gives life to thee.
SONNET 138
When my love swears that she is made of truth
I do believe her, though I know she lies,
That she might think me some untutor'd youth,
Unlearned in the world's false subtleties.
Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young,
Although she knows my days are past the best,
Simply I credit her false speaking tongue:
On both sides thus is simple truth suppress'd.
But wherefore says she not she is unjust?
And wherefore say not I that I am old?
O, love's best habit is in seeming trust,
And age in love loves not to have years told:
Therefore I lie with her and she with me,
And in our faults by lies we flatter'd be.
Sonnets Continued
1. Using multiple resources including textbooks, handouts, internet sites, and collections of poems find
two more Shakespearean Sonnets.
Internet sites: www.shakespeare-online.com & www.bartleby.com
2. Read the poems and do poetry journals for them on this page
3. Discuss your sonnets with another student, making sure they believe your analysis is correct.
4. Add lines from your poems to your Target Notes.
Target Notes
Sonnet Assessment
Sonnet Assignment: Sonnets are one of the highest forms of poetry. Because sonnets are so technically
difficult, they require the poet to be a master of her craft. To practice the poetical devices of rhyme scheme
and meter you are going to write a sonnet of your own.
Requirements:
1. Write a 14 line poem
______ 5pts
2. The subject of the poem should be consistent and clear
______ 5pts
3. You should use a least two types of figurative language
______10 pts
(imagery, simile, apostrophe, metaphor, personification)
4. Your poem should follow the Shakespearean sonnet rhyme scheme
_______10 pts
(ABAB, CDCD, EFEF, GG)
5. Each line of your poem should be 10 syllables long – no more, no less _______10 pts
Essay Assignment: There are several re-occurring themes in William Shakespeare’s sonnets. As a student and
coinsure of poetry, it is necessary that you are able to recognize these themes and analyze their development
in multiple works:
1. Pick one of these themes
2. Select at least two Shakespearean sonnets
3. Compare OR contrast Shakespeare’s use/treatment/development of the theme within those two sonnets.
4. Compose a thesis statement which clearly states your discovery
5. Write an in-essay that explains and supports your thesis statement.
Requirements:
1. Strong thesis statement that contains subject, opinion and takes a stand
____10
2. Well chosen passages that support your thesis and are cited correctly
____10
3. Commentary that explains importance of CDs and connects CDs to thesis
____10
4. Well organized essay that is error free
____10
What do you Know? Shakespeare & Aristotle
Shakespeare:
What you Know
What you Want to Learn
What you Learned
What you Want to Learn
What you Learned
Aristotle:
What you Know
Cornell Notes
Aristotle
Cornell Notes
Aristotle
Cornell Notes
Globe
William Shakespeare: Life of Drama • Video Quiz
Student name and number: __________________________
1.
Who was Queen of England when Shakespeare was born?
2.
Shakespeare was born in the English city of ______________________ in the spring of 1564.
3.
True or false: Because of his father’s high status in the community, William went to a local school.
4.
Shakespeare was inspired by a __________________________ that Robert Dudley, a local landowner, had arranged for the
Queen.
5.
The years during his twenties when it is not known exactly what Shakespeare was doing are called the
“_____________________ Years.” Some ideas about what Shakespeare might have been doing are:
_________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
6.
_______________
7.
Give the names of Shakespeare’s three children:
8.
Shakespeare went to __________________________, England in the 1580s, where he established himself as an actor and a
playwright.
9.
The Earl of _________________, to whom he dedicated many sonnets, was Shakespeare’s patron. A patron is:
_________________________________________________________
________________________ was Shakespeare’s wife, and was eight years older than Shakespeare.
10. _________________________ are elaborate exercises in the technical skills of writing poetry.
11. True or false: Most of Shakespeare’s plays depicted happy marriages.
12. In the 1590s, theaters were often closed because of the ____________________________.
13. Which of Shakespeare’s children died at a young age?
14. Because of the disapproval of London’s city fathers, Shakespeare and his troupe built the
_________________________________ Theater in Suffolk.
15. The performances used no __________________; the audience had to rely on its imagination.
16. True or false: All women’s parts were played by men.
17. When the Queen died, _______________ became king of England, and Shakespeare’s patron.
18. Shakespeare’s greatest insights on human psychology are found in plays like (name three):
19. The last play Shakespeare wrote was ________________________________________.
20. What happened to the Globe theatre in 1613?
21. Shakespeare’s plays were first put together in one book called the ____________________. This book was first published
_________ years after Shakespeare's death.
22. Something else you learned from the video:
Aristotle, the Globe & that Famous Guy Who Wrote Plays
Assessment
1. Your visit to the Globe.
You are a teenager living in London in the year 1600. Today, your father took you to the
Globe to attend your first play. When you get home you sit down to write a letter to your
older brother about the experience. In your letter include: a description of the theater’s
stage, the history of the Globe (how did it come to be in Southwerk), how the play was
advertised and why it had to be done that way, the time of day you attended, what you
ate, and other activities going on in Southwerk. Any other information will be extra credit.
Please, try to keep you letter organized-one idea per paragraph.
2. Obituary
Write an obituary for the guy we have been talking about in class. Include the following
information: the correct spelling of his name, Queen’s name when he was born,
hometown, title given to the years of his life when we don’t know what he was doing,
name of his wife and children, types of things he wrote, name of at least two of his plays,
name of the theater he performed in, and when his plays were finally published.
3. Movie Review
Write a movie review from the point of view of Aristotle. Select a film and classify it,
according to Aristotle’s guidelines, as either a comedy or tragedy. Make sure you use at
least three examples from the movie to prove it fits within Aristotle’s definition of a
comedy or tragedy. Analyze the main character’s ability to fit within Aristotle’s definition of
what a tragic or comedic hero should be. Finally, Rate the movie (using stars or whatever
you like) based on its ability to do what Aristotle says all plays (movies) should do. (I am
talking about the big “c” word.)
OBITUARY RUBRIC – WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
CONTENT:
10 points
_______
Name is spelled correctly.
_______
Queen
_______
Hometown
_______
Years
_______
Name of wife
_______
Children
_______
Types of writing
_______
Two of his plays
_______
Name of the theater he performed in
_______
Plays published
NAME:
STYLE: 10 points
_______
The piece is written in a way that shows appreciation for Author’s life and his work.
_______
Is written as though you may have known the Author or know a lot about his life
_______
This is really interesting to read!
CONVENTIONS: 5 points
_______
You proofread this! There are very few mechanical, grammatical, punctuation errors.
TOTAL POINTS: /25
Globe Quiz
25 points
20 points
15 points
10 points
5 points
1. Includes
information
about: the
stage, history,
advertisement,
activities at the
theater and
extra
information
1. Includes
information
about: the
stage, history,
advertisement,
activities at the
theater and
extra
information
1. Includes
information
about: the
stage, history,
advertisement,
activities at the
theater
1. Includes
information
about the
Globe, but does
not fulfill the
requirements.
1. Your
response
proves you
knew the
assignment was
about the
Globe.
2. Your
response is
written in the
form of a letter
paragraphs
long
2. Your
response is
written in the
form of a letter
2. Your
response is
written in the
form of a letter
and is at least
2. Your
response is in
the form of a
letter, but is
short
3. Your letter is
interesting
3. Your letter is
interesting and
sounds like you
were at the
Globe not like
you just studied
the Globe.
Movie Review
Write a movie review from the point of view of Aristotle:
1. Select a film and classify it, according to Aristotle’s guidelines, as either a comedy or tragedy. _____ 5
points
2. Make sure you use at least three examples from the movie to prove it fits within Aristotle’s definition
of a comedy or tragedy. _____5 points
3. Analyze the main character’s ability to fit within Aristotle’s definition of what a tragic or comedic hero
should be. ______ 5 points
4. Finally, Rate the movie (using stars or whatever you like) based on its ability to do what Aristotle says
all plays (movies) should do. (I am talking about the big “c” word.) _______ 5 points