1. Gain Shakespeare Literacy
Demonstrate mastery over fundamental information about Shakespeare’s works, life, and legacy
a. Breadth (knowledge of a range of Shakespeare’s works)
Read and blog about all of the assigned plays, as well as two additional plays.
Read and blog about all of the assigned plays, as well as two additional plays.
b. Depth (more thorough knowledge of a single work)
Identify academic and other research options for the plays in order to learn how to choose emphases for the depth requirement.
Identify academic and other research options for the plays in order to learn how to choose emphases for the depth requirement.
c. Performance (stage and screen)
See an adaptation of each of the plays we read.
See an adaptation of each of the plays we read.
d. Legacy (history, scholarship, popular culture)
Make connections between scholarly work and popular culture.
Make connections between scholarly work and popular culture.
Interpret Shakespeare’s works critically in their written form, in performance (stage or screen) and in digitally mediated transformations. This includes
a. Textual analysis (theme, language, formal devices)
b. Contextual analysis (historical, contemporary, cultural)
c. Application of literary theories
d. Analysis of digital mediations
a. Performance (memorization, recitation, scene on stage or video)
b. Individual creative work (literary imitation, art, music)
c. Collaborative creative project
This includes engaging in the following:
a. Formal Writing. Develop and communicate your ideas about Shakespeare clearly in formal and researched writing and through a format and medium that puts your ideas into public circulation.
b. Informal Writing. This mainly means through regular online writing
c. Connecting. Share one’s learning and creative work with others both in and outside of class.
a. Consume - Effective and independent selecting, searching, researching,
b. Create - Producing content that demonstrates learning and which can be shared for others to profit from.
c. Connect - Engage with other learners within and outside of the class to develop thinking and share more formal work.
1. Initial reactions, as well as pop culture connections.
2. Scholarly research, perhaps with links to popular culture.
3. Textual Analysis
For every one of my posts, I'll comment on two of my peers, so that comes out to six a week.
Well, hopefully this plan is clear enough to keep me on track. That's right, I'm a girl with a plan. Feels great.
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