Shakespeare

His Life &

Poetry Name: Period: Credit: Yes/No

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

Aristotle:

What you Know What you Want to Learn What you Learned

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. _______________ ________________________ was Shakespeare’s wife, and was eight years older than Shakespeare.

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: _________________________________________________________

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 NAME:

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

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

2. Your response is written in the form of a letter paragraphs long

3. Your letter is interesting and sounds like you were at the Globe not like you just studied the Globe.

1. Includes information about: the stage, history, advertisement, activities at the theater and extra information

2. Your response is written in the form of a letter

3. Your letter is interesting

1. Includes information about: the stage, history, advertisement, activities at the theater

2. Your response is written in the form of a letter and is at least

1. Includes information about the Globe, but does not fulfill the requirements.

2. Your response is in the form of a letter, but is short

1. Your response proves you knew the assignment was about 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