Sunday, October 30, 2016

Welcome to SHAKESPEARE! 10/31/16


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OBJECTIVE:
Evaluate reading strategies to use for Shakespearean texts in order to understand the Shakespearean text. 

BELL WORK:Write down the objective. What was the last Shakespearean text you read? What did you like or dislike about it?

Agenda and Assignment:  




Genius Hour introduction to Shakespeare Assignment:

Part 1

1. Create 2 questions you have about how to read and understand Shakespeare.

2. Read this: Reading Shakespeare's Language Folger's edition Write a 100 word summary/reflection about the text. Write 1 question you still have about how to read Shakespeare.

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Part 2

3. Create and write 2 questions you have about “the Tragic Hero”. Do some research about this topic.

4. Conduct some research on the internet to find information that answers your questions! You may use websites that are academic in nature. Make sure you DOCUMENT which websites you used!! This means wikipedia, ask.com, any wiki site, yahoo asks, etc are NOT permitted.

5. Write a short 100 word reflection on what you discovered during your research and your research process. Be ready to share what you learned about the process and the answers to at least one question.