Learning Design For: Shakespeare and Me

Learning Design for: Shakespeare and me

Context

Topic: SHAKESPEARE ALIVE

Total learning time: 480

Number of students: 25 students (III CLASS)- B1

Description: 400 yearsafterShakespeare'sdeath, he isstillalive in our culture and in ourhearts. In order to improvestudents' English languageproficiency and their social skills by usingextensivereading, the students are asked to work bothindividually and in small groups of 5 students.

Aims

learners are encouraged: to read for pleasure- to discusstheiropinions- to summarizetheirideas whileimprovingtheirfluency and their social skills

Outcomes

Synthesis(Synthesis): Anygroupsummarises the book readusing STORYBOARDTHAT

Application(Application): Anygroupcreates a differentending for the story

Teaching-Learning activities

THE PROJECT

Read Watch Listen15 minutesstudentsTutor isavailable

The teacherexplainswhat the aims of the project are and what procedure will be usedaskingstudents to split in group of 5. Then some Shakespeare's books ( Romeo and Juliet- Hamlet- MuchAdoaboutnothing- Macbeth- The Tempest ) are shown to the class and students are asked to chooseone to read - ashomework- and discuss with theirpartnersgroup.

Read Watch Listen15 minutesstudentsTutor isavailable

The wholeclass watches a video aboutShakespeare's life taking notes about the mostimportantevents of his life

Discuss10 minutesstudentsTutor isavailable

In groups the studentsdiscusstheir notes decidingwhat events must be reported

Investigate20 minutesstudentsTutor isavailable

Surfing the net anygroup finds more about Shakespeare ( his home, histheatre, histown ...)

Collaborate30 minutesstudentsTutor isavailable

Using theirfavouritetool ( Padlet- Thinglink- Animotoetc) students create the grouppresentation about the Author

Produce30 minutesstudentsTutor isavailable

Anygroup explains the work ( 5 presentations)

Ashomeworkstudents are asked to read the book at home

SHAKESPEARE: a poet and a playwright

Read Watch Listen30 minutesstudentsTutor isavailable

Afterrecalling the mainfeatures of the classical comedy and tragedy by questioning, the teacherletsstudentswatch a video about Shakespeare as a poet and abouthistragedies

Investigate30 minutesstudentsTutor isavailable

Students in group are asked to find out the main features of Shakespeare'scomedies surfing the Net and about the book they are reading

Collaborate30 minutesstudentsTutor isavailable

Using theirfavouritetool ( Padlet- Thinglink- Animotoetc) students create the grouppresentation about the Author'sworks

Practice30 minutesstudentsTutor isavailable

Any group introduces the presentation made aboutShakespeare's production focusing on the book they are readingathomr

Shakespeare and me

Discuss30 minutesstudentsTutor isavailable

Anygroupdiscussesabout the literarygenre, the maincharacters, the plot (and subplots), the places and the values or themes they are going to point out in theirpresentation

Collaborate30 minutesstudentsTutor isavailable

Anygrouporganize the working procedure to create a new ending for the story

Produce60 minutesstudentsTutor isavailable

The groupcreates -by STORYBOARD THAT - a video summarizing the book the have just read, addingtheirown ending

Evaluation

Practice60 minutesstudentsTutor isavailable

Anygroupintroduces the book read by theirStoryboard- Teachertakes care thatanystudent in the group speaks to the class , practicing English freely.

Discuss60 minutesstudentsTutor isavailable

By discussing the differentendings for the stories , studentsindividually express their opinion using the evaluatingrubricasusual.