Stepping into Shakespeare: Practical Ways of Teaching Shakespeare to Younger Learners

by Rex Gibson

• ISBN13: 9780521775571
• ISBN10: 0521775574
• Format: Spiral Bound
• Copyright: 2000-08-15
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Summary

This handbook shows teachers how the language of Shakespeare’s plays is an invaluable resource for aiding children’s reading skills. The National Literacy Stragegy Range of Reading for Year 6 includes 'where appropriate, study of a Shakespeare play’.Stepping into Shakespeare provides attractive and suitable teaching materials to help teachers introduce their students to Shakespeare in a wide range of active ways. Such methods develop all aspects of students’ literacy skills, understanding and practice; and the materials will release, resource and enhance students’ imagination, appreciation and enjoyment.

Table of Contents

To the teacher
The National Literacy Strategy	iv
Word level
Sentence level
Text level
Introduction	1	(1)
Why teach Shakespeare to younger pupils?	2	(1)
Teaching Shakespeare	3	(4)
Whole class	3	(2)
Group work	5	(1)
Independent work	6	(1)
Shakespeare's language	7	(3)
Speaking styles	8	(1)
Ways of speaking	8	(1)
What kind of voice?	9	(1)
Volunteers---and reluctant pupils	9	(1)
Teacher's notes, scripts, worksheets	10	(2)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Meet the characters	12	(2)
The play in ten actions!	14	(2)
Ten lessons on the play	16	(20)
Macbeth
Meet the characters	36	(2)
Macbeth in ten actions!	38	(2)
Ten lessons on the play	40	(20)
The Tempest
Meet the characters	60	(2)
The play in ten actions!	62	(2)
Prospero versus Caliban: insults	64	(2)
Eleven lessons on the play	66	(22)
Four scripts `For your delight'
As You Like It The seven ages of man	88	(2)
Romeo and Juliet Queen Mab	90	(2)
The Two Gentlemen of Verona A hard-hearted dog	92	(2)
The Sonnets Sonnet 18	94	(2)
Worksheets
Storyboard your scene	96	(1)
What's your title?	97	(1)
Step into character!	98	(1)
Become an actor at the Globe!	99	(1)
Director's notes	100	(1)
Become a designer	101	(1)
Invent a narrator	102	(1)
You are William Shakespeare!	103	(1)
Write your review	104	(1)
Edit your newspaper	105	(1)
Design a handbill	106	(1)
How I judge my work	107	(1)
Successful school Shakespeare	108