Approaches to Teaching Shakespeare

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 08.01.04

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Objectives
  3. The Unit
  4. Strategies
  5. Classroom Activities
  6. Notes
  7. Resources – Reading lists for teachers and students
  8. Appendix 1 – Student Handout
  9. Appendix 2 - Rubric: Shakespeare's Characters: A Visual Analysis
  10. Appendix 3 – Student Handout: Characterization
  11. Appendix 4 – Student Handout
  12. Appendix 5 - Essay Rubric 1
  13. Appendix 6

Shakespeare's Characters: A Visual Analysis

Jennifer Dienna Sandoval

Published September 2008

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Objectives

The main objective of this unit is to analyze characters in plays written by William Shakespeare. To this end, the students will need to recognize and analyze methods of characterization through identifying physical attributes, symbols, motivation, important lines, internal and external perspective, the figurative language used to develop the character and the major psychological shift in the character. We will apply close reading analysis skills. The final assessment will be a formal essay analyzing three characters from Othello, Macbeth and The Taming of the Shrew. The students will be able to form an analysis explaining how Shakespeare's characterization relates to the meaning of the work as a whole.

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Osaruona Lloyddette Hallowell

April 22, 2012 at 11:59 am

MACBETH

write an imaginary story about macbeth choose any character from the story

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