Shakespeare’s Henry V:

Clearview H.S.

Jr/Sr English

Rob Slater

Through a modern

lens of war, family,

and media

Henry V UnitClick on the buttons below to find out about Themes, Objectives and the Final Project.

ThemesObjectives Final ProjectActivities

Activities:

• Share what you know about Shakespeare and Elizabethan Drama.

• Examine, discuss and refine your own attitudes toward war, honor, family, media and protest.

• Watch Kenneth Branagh’s Henry V - Shakespeare on film to convince anyone that Shakespeare wrote for the regular folks.

• Search the internet to discover what other people think of Shakespeare’s Henry V film and movie versions.

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IndexAcademic Areas:

Social Studies: Students will develop their ability to relate a work of art to political/personal occurrences in the past and in today’s world.

Literature: Students will develop their understanding of themes in literature. How do we express the themes of a literary work?

Writing: Students will develop their skills at writing a coherent essay in which they address 3-4 aspects of a particular work of art to a critical depth.

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Expectations

° All presentations will have audio, visual and written components.

° Presentation should be a minimum of 5 minutes in length

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Lesson objectivesTechnology Goals:

Students will...• reinforce textual readings

with video

• utilize word-processors and graphic software to create their final paper and cover page

• access internet resources to interact with critical analysis of the text

• use multimedia software to create a final presentation of their personal response to the script, movie and lessons.Index End

Where to now?

Objectives Final Themes Activities Credits

In accordance with fair use policies…

Graphics are taken from public sources including:

Kenneth Branagh’s “Henry V,”

Steven Spielberg’s “Saving Private Ryan”

and the United States Department of Defense

Music clips are copied from personal CDs:

U2, Edwin Starr and Wicked Tinkers

Text created by Robert L. Slater ENDRestart