I wish you well and so I take my leave

I pray you know me when we meet again.

Shakespeare, William (1564- 1616)

Shakespeare was not of an age, but for all time.

Jonson, Ben (1572- 1637)

Teacher: RALUCA CEPTUREANU

TEACHER: Raluca Ceptureanu
DATE: April, 14th 2008
CLASS: 10th A
SCHOOL: Grup Scolar Plopeni
TIME OF LESSON: 50 minutes
TEXTBOOK: Click on 4, Express Publishing
LESSON: Literature clip
TOPIC: In search of Shakespeare

Lesson aims:

To discuss and present information about William Shakespeares life and

work;
To develop students ability to express opinions about Shakespeares plays;
To develop students speaking skills by presenting the summaries of Romeo
and Juliet and Hamlet;
To write the stories of Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet as seen in the 21 st
century;
To read different texts using the correct intonation and pronunciation.

Materials:

Drawing boards
Notebook
Pictures
Worksheets
Blackboard
Diplomas

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Procedure:
Warming up activity:

The teacher introduces the students the topic they are going to discuss by
trying to explain them that soon they will be celebrating Englands greatest
playwright and poet, William Shakespeare. The students are asked to comment
upon two quotations, one by Shakespeare himself and another one written by
one of his contemporary, Ben Jonson. The students comment on this quotation
and the teacher supports their ideas and helps them with unknown words and
expressions where necessary.

Timing: 10 minutes
Interaction: teacher- students

Activity 1:

The students are invited to talk about Shakespeares life and work; the
teacher helps them by mentioning some information about the poet and writes
the most important details on the blackboard.
Then, they are asked to work in groups in order to present orally the
summaries of two of Shakespeares most important tragedies: Romeo and
Juliet and Hamlet. The teacher helps them if any information is necessary
and writes the most important events and the names of the most important
characters on the blackboard.

Timing: 10 minutes
Interaction: teacher- students
Student- student

Activity 2:

The students are going to work in groups in order to recreate these two
tragedies as they see them now, in the 21 st century, and using their own
imagination; the only condition is that they have to keep the names of the
characters as they appeared in the original play, the rest is up to their
imagination. The teacher explains their tasks clearly. Then they are given
worksheets in order to write their stories. The teacher assesses their work and
helps them with words and expressions where necessary.

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Timing: 10 minutes
Interaction:
Student- student (group- work)

Activity 3:

The students are going to read their creative stories using the correct
intonation and pronunciation. Each group has to designate a leader to read the
story; the other students listen carefully and at the end they will all vote for the
best composition. The best group will receive a diploma and their story will be
published in the schools newspaper.

Timing: 15 minutes
Interaction: teacher- students
Student- student

Activity 4 (feedback):

The students are asked to draw a conclusion in one sentence, to state one
thing that they learned about Shakespeares plays and try to answer the
question: Why would you recommend one of Shakespeares plays to other
people?

Timing: 5 minutes
Interaction: teacher- students