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MACBETH
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ueslteacher
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I do agree that Shakespeare is too complicated for young learners. This year I had Shakespeare in the curriculum with the 6th grade(11-year-olds). I did a simple introduction to Shakespeare. I mentioned who he was. As he was a great poet we played poets as a warm up (I gave the ss a list of words to find the rhyming ones -they had to compete who could do it faster), then I gave them a funny poem (not by Shakespeare) with gaps to fill in (they could easily guess the rhyming words). Then I said the English language in Shakespeare �s time was different. Offered them to guess the meaning of some Old English words, then told them what they really meant. I told them Shakespeare wrote sonnets (mentioned the number of lines) I read "Some glory in their birth..." you could give them the text of the sonnet to try to highlight the old English words while you read the sonnet to them. I also found a fine translation into their mother tongue to show my ss the beauty of Shakespeare �s poetry. Then we did the ordering of the text with basics facts of Shakespeare �s biography which obviously can be followed up by a number of exercises. Sorry if I sound too imposing. I just really wanted to share Hope it can be of use Sophia |
23 Jun 2010
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lshorton99
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We studied �A Midsummer Night �s Dream � at 11/12 at school, �Romeo and Juliet � at 13/14 and �Macbeth � at 15/16. While I agree that some of the theme �s are too adult, it can still be enjoyed at a young age. Obviously, when studying in England, it is as much appreciation of his crafting of language as it is the story but I still don �t think 11 is too young to start being introduced to the greatest playwright in English history! �A Midsummer Night �s Dream �, on the surface, is a simple comic tale and students can act out the parts of the Mechanicals quite easily! I don �t think it �s necessary to explore the dark side initially!
A great way of looking at �Macbeth � with students is to compare it to Terry Pratchett �s �Wyrd Sisters � which is a parody of the story and very cleverly written. It �s also a humorous version which students enjoy! With the level of your students you could perhaps look at the synopsis of both stories as well as extracts!
Good luck!
Lindsey
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23 Jun 2010
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Jayho
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Hi all
There are some great books around that introduce children to such great works. For example, take a look here at this book MacBeth : For Kids (Shakespeare Can Be Fun series).
There�s even a teacher�s guide available for the series here. It provides a whole month of lessons for you and it is EXCELLENT.
There�s also an interesting article, Teaching Children Macbeth, here which includes a link to a lesson plan.
I think, adpated and taught age-appropriately, it is an excellent opportunity to introduce the children of our future to the great masters of yesterday.
Cheers
Jayho |
23 Jun 2010
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xanadu1
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Hi.
You can download play from the youtube site. They are really great.
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23 Jun 2010
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