Teaching shakespeare

Some great ideas

1. Whoosh
2. Read arounds - stand in a circle each read a portion separated by punctuation marks - the read again to one another
3. Holding the gaze of another across the room to form a pair then two pairs to a group.
3. All stand in a cycle repeating a significant line then look down day it and catch the others eye

Keep in mind the end eg they must be able to write an essay about a character.

Then zoom into which speech which back story Which character etc. Do a whoosh from that characters point of view for eg or whoosh the story just in that part.

Teacher knowledge very important - must know the text.

Start with the enjoyment then the way to get there- the meal first then they ask for the recipe.

Scaffold more imp than warm up- more imp is the hook - start with the fight. Warm ups should build to the story.


Does the class have what it takes
H- humanizing
A - artistic/ academic
V- vocational - can students apply what they are learning in class ?
E evaluation - feedback loop