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Shakin' With Shakespeare--

Completed by 5 learners
Ages 9-12
Live Group Class
In this 6 day course, students will become familiar with Shakespeare's comedy, reading a modified version
Average rating:
5.0
Number of reviews:
(171 reviews)

Live video meetings
1x per week, 6 weeks
2-8 learners per class
45 min

What's included

6 live meetings
4 hrs 30 mins in-class hours

Class Experience

US Grade 4 - 6
Day One:  read prose version of A Midsummer Night's Dream and make a flow chart of the characters
Day Two:  Review the characters and their relationships, discuss the humor and some of Elizabethan people's beliefs that add to the plot and begin reading the modified version using their best acting skills
Days three- six:  student will continue reading and will discuss the characters, how they change, why it is a comedy. They will then have the opportunity to either write a poem  or create a drawing about the play or the characters. 
We will experiment using different voices for different characters, learn when to pause for dramatic effect, visualize the scenes as they happen.'  
We will discuss how the royal family is different than the rude mechanicals, and if there are any differences between Hermia and Helena/Lysander and Demetrius.
We will discuss if Titania should give the boy to Oberon
We will judge if Oberon was justified in putting the potion in Titania's eyes
Using summary skills, we will summarize all major scenes

Learning Goals

tudents will gain an understanding of the humor and Elizabethan attitudes through listening to and rewriting A Midsummer Night's Dream.  They will also learn how to summarize and chose important parts of the plot.  They will be familiar with the characters and the plot.

Other Details

Supply List
We may watch a few  very short videos of some important scenes.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

Meet the teacher

Joined May, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Wisconsin Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
Master's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from University of Clear Lake- Houston
Bachelor's Degree in English from University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee
Note:  In the original version, there are sexual scenes and references.  There is also some violence.  The version we wil be reading is toned down.  There will be talk of love and marriage, and a fight scene, but any references to sex will be eliminated. I have directed this pay over 10 times with actors as young as 8 and as old as 17.  

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