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BYU Theatre Education

Bring Shakespeare To Life

by Shawnda Moss

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Bring Shakespeare To Life

LESSON 1: Playing with Shakespeare’s Plays

July 15, 2015 12:00 AM
OBJECTIVE: Students will demonstrate their understanding of the genres of Shakespeare’s plays by exploring play titles at genre stations and creating a list of play titles that they want to explore further.
2 Min Read
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LESSON 2: Finding the Perfect Piece

July 15, 2015 12:00 AM
OBJECTIVE: Students will demonstrate their ability to choose good material to perform by selecting an active Shakespeare monologue/scene.
2 Min Read
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LESSON 3: Understanding the Text

July 15, 2015 12:00 AM
OBJECTIVE: Students will demonstrate their understanding of their scene/monologue by translating their piece and researching any unfamiliar words or phrases.
2 Min Read
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LESSON 4: Analyzing the Script

July 15, 2015 12:00 AM
OBJECTIVE: Students will demonstrate their ability to analyze a script by breaking down their monologue/scene into beats of action.
3 Min Read
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LESSON 5: Making Shakespeare Sound Natural

July 15, 2015 12:00 AM
OBJECTIVE: Students will demonstrate their understanding of scansion and making classical text sound natural by analyzing the text of their monologue/scene.
4 Min Read
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LESSON 6: Making Shakespeare Move

July 15, 2015 12:00 AM
OBJECTIVE: Students will demonstrate their ability to move in character by creating blocking and business for their monologue/scene.
2 Min Read
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LESSON 7: Creating the Shakespeare Character

July 15, 2015 12:00 AM
OBJECTIVE: Students will demonstrate their ability to add personality to their character by completing a character exercise assignment.
2 Min Read
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LESSON 8: Shakespeare Previews

July 15, 2015 12:00 AM
OBJECTIVE: Students will demonstrate their ability to become a Shakespearean character by performing a preview performance of their monologue/scene.
1 Min Read
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LESSON 9: Preview Reflection

July 15, 2015 12:00 AM
OBJECTIVE: Students will demonstrate their ability to self-assess their preview performance by reflecting on their preview and creating a goal for their final performance.
3 Min Read
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LESSON 10: Digging Deeper Into Shakespeare

July 15, 2015 12:00 AM
OBJECTIVE: Students will demonstrate their ability to dig deeper into their performance piece by rehearsing and polishing their monologue/scene.
1 Min Read
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LESSON 11: Shakespeare Final Performances

July 15, 2015 12:00 AM
(this may run over one class period depending on the number of Shakespeare performances there are in the class)
1 Min Read
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