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Talking about Shakespeare

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Hey, here you have the speaking activity of the THIRD TERM. Time flies, doesn’t it?!

This is a post-activity on the play Knowing Shakespeare we saw  in El Foment last 1st March by the theatre company Look Out! You can visit them at http://www.lookoutcompany.com/show.php?s=14&e=3

1564 – 1616

You’ve been given a TOPIC related to the life of Shakespeare who is considered to be the world’s greatest playwright.

  • The life of Shakespeare (1564-1616).
  • Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603).
  • The plague hits London (1593).
  • The Globe Theatre opens (1599).
  • Guy Fawkes and the gunpowder plot (1605).
  • Most relevant plays:
    • Tragedies: Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet…
    • Comedies: Much Ado About Nothing, Midsummer Night’s Dream…
  1. Introduce the group.
  2. Introduction of the topic (parts you will divide your presentation). See outlines.
  3. Body. Explanation of the different parts.
  4. Conclusion.

Also remember that…

  • You must only write the basic information on the slides.
  • You can also bring an outline of your speech.
  • It’s very important you have a look at the post on Oral Presentations.
  • This is the rubrica in order to assess the oral presentation on Shakespeare:
  • rubric_oral_exposition_knowing_shakespeare_4eso

 

Related links:_____________________________________________________________________________________

QUEEN ELIZABETH I

http://www.biographyonline.net/royalty.html

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

http://www.biographyonline.net/writers.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/famouspeople/william_shakespeare/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/timelines/z8k2p39

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/course/shakespeare

PLAYS

Much Ado About Nothing

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/guides/z3xhn39/revision

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/topics/zqqyg82/resources/1

Romeo and Juliet

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/literature-uk/shakespeare-romeo-and-juliet

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/topics/zxxg9qt

Hamlet

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/literature-uk/shakespeare-hamlet

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english_literature/dramahamlet/

Macbeth

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/literature-uk/shakespeare-macbeth

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english_literature/dramamacbeth/

THE BUBONIC PLAGUE AND SHAKESPEARE

http://www.literarygenius.info/bubonic-plague-shakespeare.htm

http://www.themiddleages.net/plague.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plague_doctor

HISTORY OF THE GLOBE THEATRE

http://www.nosweatshakespeare.com/resources/shakespeares-theatres/shakespeare-globe-facts/

http://www.bardstage.org/globe-theatre-history.htm

http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/globe-theatre-facts.htm

GUY FAWKES AND THE GUNPOWDER PLOT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcyXMLz3fK0

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/video-uk/bonfire-night