Improving the teaching of Shakespeare at KS4
Suggested generic six-week, medium-term plan for teaching Shakespeare at GCSE Select from the Learning Activities sheet and customise to specific teaching of your selected play
Week 1 Prereading activities (Re-)activating knowledge Teacher input Pupil activity Review
Week 2 Reading activities (Re-)activating knowledge Teacher input Pupil activity Review
Select from: Research, pictures, talk, games, drama
Resources & details
Objectives: • • •
Games, drama, exploring language actively, watching play Objectives: • • •
Teaching Shakespeare Secondary
1
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Week 3 Reading activities (Re-)activating knowledge Teacher input Pupil activity Review
Week 4 Reading activities (Re-)activating knowledge Teacher input Pupil activity Review
Week 5 Preparing for writing (Re-)activating knowledge Teacher input Pupil activity Review
Games, drama, exploring language actively, watching play Objectives: • • •
Games, drama, exploring language actively, watching play Objectives: • • •
Preparing for writing/preparing for an oral presentation Objectives: • • •
Teaching Shakespeare Secondary
2
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Week 6 Writing (Re-)activating knowledge Pupil activity Teacher input Review
During writing/preparing for an oral presentation Objectives: • • •
Teaching Shakespeare Secondary
3
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Pupil support sheet for analysing a Shakespeare scene Character Setting
Teaching Shakespeare Secondary
Event
Key words
Stagecraft/camera
4
Sound/music
My analysis
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Key Stage 4 Shakespeare lesson observation sheet Teacher:………………………………….Peer:…………………………………. Date:…………………
Class:………Lesson:………………………………...
Focus of observation: ………………………………………………………………………………………… Feature of teaching Teacher secure in explaining literary or historical context
Evidence of learning in lesson Pupils engaged and show progress by:
Teacher secure in explaining language use and effects
Pupils engaged and show progress by:
Teacher secure in explaining stagecraft: dramatic devices, theatricality, impact on audience
Pupils engaged and show progress by:
Teacher secure in explaining themes and ideas
Pupils engaged and show progress by:
Teacher secure in explaining characters, relationships, motivation, settings, etc
Pupils engaged and show progress by:
Teaching Shakespeare Secondary
5
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Teacher creates an effective bridge from S and L and reading
Pupils engaged and show progress by:
Resources scaffold and extend pupils’ understanding
Pupils engaged and show progress by:
Teacher sets task appropriate to learning or assessment objectives and matched to pupil learning needs
Pupils engaged and show progress by:
Agreed peer review points:
Teaching Shakespeare Secondary
6
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Week 1 Prereading activities (Re-)activating knowledge Teacher input Pupil activity Review
Week 2 Reading activities (Re-)activating knowledge Teacher input Pupil activity Review
Select from: Research, pictures, talk, games, drama
Resources & details
Objectives: • • •
Games, drama, exploring language actively, watching play Objectives: • • •
Teaching Shakespeare Secondary
1
00037-2007DWO-EN © Crown copyright 2007
Week 3 Reading activities (Re-)activating knowledge Teacher input Pupil activity Review
Week 4 Reading activities (Re-)activating knowledge Teacher input Pupil activity Review
Week 5 Preparing for writing (Re-)activating knowledge Teacher input Pupil activity Review
Games, drama, exploring language actively, watching play Objectives: • • •
Games, drama, exploring language actively, watching play Objectives: • • •
Preparing for writing/preparing for an oral presentation Objectives: • • •
Teaching Shakespeare Secondary
2
00037-2007DWO-EN © Crown copyright 2007
Week 6 Writing (Re-)activating knowledge Pupil activity Teacher input Review
During writing/preparing for an oral presentation Objectives: • • •
Teaching Shakespeare Secondary
3
00037-2007DWO-EN © Crown copyright 2007
Pupil support sheet for analysing a Shakespeare scene Character Setting
Teaching Shakespeare Secondary
Event
Key words
Stagecraft/camera
4
Sound/music
My analysis
00037-2007DWO-EN © Crown copyright 2007
Key Stage 4 Shakespeare lesson observation sheet Teacher:………………………………….Peer:…………………………………. Date:…………………
Class:………Lesson:………………………………...
Focus of observation: ………………………………………………………………………………………… Feature of teaching Teacher secure in explaining literary or historical context
Evidence of learning in lesson Pupils engaged and show progress by:
Teacher secure in explaining language use and effects
Pupils engaged and show progress by:
Teacher secure in explaining stagecraft: dramatic devices, theatricality, impact on audience
Pupils engaged and show progress by:
Teacher secure in explaining themes and ideas
Pupils engaged and show progress by:
Teacher secure in explaining characters, relationships, motivation, settings, etc
Pupils engaged and show progress by:
Teaching Shakespeare Secondary
5
00037-2007DWO-EN © Crown copyright 2007
Teacher creates an effective bridge from S and L and reading
Pupils engaged and show progress by:
Resources scaffold and extend pupils’ understanding
Pupils engaged and show progress by:
Teacher sets task appropriate to learning or assessment objectives and matched to pupil learning needs
Pupils engaged and show progress by:
Agreed peer review points:
Teaching Shakespeare Secondary
6
00037-2007DWO-EN © Crown copyright 2007
