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Who was William Shakespeare?

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Who was William Shakespeare ?
Do you think he is important today? Why?

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Have the children look at pictures of Shakespeare, without telling them who he is.
- What can you tell me about this picture (discuss that it is a painting  rather than a photo, what does that tell us?)
- What can you tell me about the man in the painting? (Old/young? Rich/poor? What could his job be? Does anyone know who it could be?)

(Historical intepretation)

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Show children this short clip, briefly explaining who Shakespeare is.

(Characteristic features?)

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CBeebies A Midsummer Night's Dream - Who is William Shakespeare?

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Watch this to find out lots of interesting things about William Shakespeare.

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Explain to children you are going to make a class fact file for William Shakespeare

Ask them
- what should we include in our
fact file.
- what questions could we
ask/what do you want to find out

Present the questions on the board for them to find the answers too using the fact sheets. They will do this is pairs and record them in either poster or written form.

(Characteristic Features and Chronology and historical communication)

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Shakespeare’s language

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This sequence of lessons has been designed to cater to a KS1 Year 2 class, focusing on the National Curriculum requirement "pupils should be taught about the lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievements" (DfE 2013:189). The significant individual for this sequences will be William Shakespeare and will focus of gathering facts about his life, discussing his effect on the modern English language and exploring the place most famous for presenting his work The Globe Theatre. The lessons aim at developing children's skills in historical enquiry, characteristic features, chronology and organisation and communication of evidence through both primary and secondary sources.

Department for Education (2013) The National Curriculum in England: Key Stages 1 and 2 framework document. Available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-curriculum-in-england-primary-curriculum (Accessed: 15 November 2018).

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- to analyse Shakespeare's use of language
- to discuss the effect it has had on  the language we use today?

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Play video clip for around ten minutes.

Discuss with the children
- did they understand what they were saying?
- did they hear any words they think they know?

Explain to them that this is one of Shakespeare's famous plays 'A Midsummer's Nights Dream' and the way the actors are speaking is the way Shakespeare wrote and how people of his time may have spoken.
Highlight 'What if I told you you could speak Shakespearean?'

They are now going to analyse the impact Shakespeare use of language has had on the present day.

(if time at the end of the topic, you can show the whole video, allowing them to apply some of their understanding of language)

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CBeebies Presents - A Midsummer Night's Dream

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CBeebies stars perform William Shakespeare's famous comedy play.

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Resource 1A
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare

Resource 1B
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/eaoH3Vhij4ZFIJpGoDUDD2OsHtC8BeBBUUryclRfAUnD0dbdWiJ9iq-PAWqmtt5_0fskDBWm-FNDqxPMpuScyA5hiLDGhL20kQ=w1366-h657

Resource 2
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/watch/a-midsummer-nights-dream-introduction-to-shakespeare

Resorce 3 https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t2-t-375-all-about-william-shakespeare-powerpoint

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Read through Bernard Levin quote “if you’re reading this you are quoting Shakespeare” with the children.

Key questions
- What do you think Bernard is trying to tell us?
- highlight a few key words from the quote e.g. vanished into thin air, fair play etc - have you heard these any of these words/phrases before? Do you know what they could mean?

All these words/phrases were made or “coined” by Shakespeare yet are still used today. Knowing this, why do you think maybe people believe Shakespeare is significant?

(causality)

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If you cannot understand my argument, and declare ``It's Greek to me'', you are quoting Shakespeare; if you claim to be more sinned against than sinning, you are quoting Shakespeare; if you recall your salad days, you are quoting Shakespeare; if you act more in sorrow than in anger; if

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Use PowerPoint presentation to show the children some of the most common phrases coined by Shakespeare.

(characteristic features)

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Sentence matching game

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Trip to The Globe Theatre

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The Globe theatre

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What is The Globe Theatre ?
What are the features of The Globe Theatre?
How is the Globe Theatre she similar/different to other theatres?

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Provide children with these images of modern day theatres and the globe theatre.

Discuss with them what they can see.
- Which do they believe is the oldest/newest and why?
- what similarities can they see?
- what differences can they find?
(Historical interpretation and characteristic features)

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Display pictures of the Globe Theatre stuck on large pieces of paper on children’s tables.
In groups, have children discuss and label anything they believe they already know in one colour.

(characteristic features)

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Divide the class in half. Have one half start by watching this video on the Globe Theatre. In their groups, have them add any facts they find interesting facts regarding the Globe Theatre on to the pictures previously mentioned in a new colour. After an allotted amount of time, switch the activities.

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Shakespeare's Theatre | English Literature - i.am.Will.Shakespeare

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If we were to visit the Globe Theatre, what would you like to find out?

The children will develop their skills in Historical enquiry by using primary resources within the Globe Theatre to investigate what time was like during the time Shakespeare was alive and observe the effect he has on us today.

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Have the other half of the class use iPads and use the Globe Theatre 360 virtual app to find more information to add to their posters

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Explore Shakespeare and the Globe

You don't actually have to watch a physical production to engage with what we do. No matter where you are in the world, you can always stay connected to us digitally, and feed your curiosity for the world's most well-known playwright, online.

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Have the other side of the class (in their groups) find information using the official globe theatre website to add to their posters.

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Explore our range of engaging teaching resources for all ages and levels

Whether you're teaching remotely, working from home with your children, or teaching in school, you'll find a range of inspiring resources from Shakespeare's Globe.

Options to support you include:

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After the most challenging year in our charity's history, we still need our supporters to help us recover.

Please donate to help fund the future of Shakespeare's Globe.
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In addition, they can find additional information on the website.
Here are some suggestions of what can be provided for them on the websites/what they could be guided to read

For each of the activities, have a member of staff sat with each half of the class to help with reading they may find difficult, in addition to asking questions to further their answer/ scaffold their learning.

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Resource 4b (example of activities on website)

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Resource 4b (example of activities on website)

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Playground | Shakespeare's Globe / Shakespeare's Globe

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An online playground for kids to explore Shakespeare: Make, Play, Read, Share and Watch.

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Group and School Visits / Shakespeare's Globe

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Resource 1
- http://www.pilotguides.com/articles/shakespeares-globe-theatre/

http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/your-visit/access/visiting-the-theatre

https://www.google.com/search?biw=1366&bih=608&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=XCwmXM-XJ--UlwTp2qGYCg&q=wicked+set+design&oq=wicked+se&gs_l=img.3.1.0l10.43808.46022..47576...0.0..0.45.376.9......0....1..gws-wiz-img.......0i67.4IOdoqrXmKg#imgrc=BVx-zVYZRtVqXM:

https://www.google.com/search?biw=1366&bih=608&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=5CsmXLWlGIm-a4iGtKgK&q=london+theatres&oq=london+t&gs_l=img.3.0.0i67j0l4j0i67j0l4.8011.9931..10883...0.0..0.92.377.8......0....1..gws-wiz-img.....0.WajutAxfBfw#imgrc=kHfHL7ZfuCdYIM:

https://www.google.com/search?q=modern+theatres+vs+the+globe&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi7ydGV1cLfAhWdThUIHToFAj8Q_AUIDigB&biw=1366&bih=608#imgdii=8-oWBxTy-RsJBM:&imgrc=W39aOVouHghEYM:

https://www.google.com/search?biw=1366&bih=608&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=5CsmXLWlGIm-a4iGtKgK&q=london+theatres&oq=london+t&gs_l=img.3.0.0i67j0l4j0i67j0l4.8011.9931..10883...0.0..0.92.377.8......0....1..gws-wiz-img.....0.WajutAxfBfw#imgdii=8zuHnL1s65AjWM:&imgrc=s-ZLbSuR3b4PpM:

Resource 2a
http://www.pilotguides.com/articles/shakespeares-globe-theatre/

Resource 2b
http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/your-visit/access/visiting-the-theatre

Resource 2c
https://www.marykatenavigates.com/the-blog/2017/10/25/shakespeares-globe-theatre

Resource 3a
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=D1rbtHchv1g

Resource 3b
http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/discovery-space/globe-360

Resource 3c
http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/about-us/virtual-tour

Resource 4a
http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/uploads/files/2014/01/the_globe.pdf

Resource 4b
http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/playground

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Resource 1
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b078jltg/cbeebies-presents-a-midsummer-nights-dream
Resource 2
https://inside.mines.edu/~jamcneil/levinquote.html

Resource 3
taken from
https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t2-t-375-all-about-william-shakespeare-powerpoint

Resource 4
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/shakespeare-s-language-6262555