The Shakespearience Workshop 2.0: Read and Understand Shakespeare Faster!
A one-time class exploring three additional skills to continue building learners’ confidence in deciphering and speaking Shakespeare! No prior Shakesperience Required, though completion of Shakespearience 1.0 and 1.5 is encouraged.
Michael Haller, MFA
Average rating:
5.0
Number of reviews:(75)
What's included
1 live meeting
1 in-class hoursClass Experience
Welcome to the “The Shakesperience Workshop 2.0”! In this class we are going to learn THREE (3) NEW SIMPLE STEPS to build CONFIDENCE in reading Shakespeare as we discover the exciting things hiding being all those 'fie's and 'fardel's. In this class we will look at a new scene together and try to understand what our heros and heroines are saying! As a professional Actor, and Shakespeare Specialist, I am excited to share the secrets of the Bard and let you into the club! All levels are welcome - - No prior Shakespearience required, ****however **** Shakespearience 1.0 and 1.5 are greatly encouraged as we will be building on the lessons learned in 1.0. This class is designed for anyone who wants to know more about Shakespeare, get an edge for reading his plays aloud in English class, or for actors who want to gain the tools to ROCK that audition for the school play! Class will consist of: Game: We will learn and practice our fun and silly Shakespearean Insults (“You Roguish Milk-Livered Varlot!!) Lesson: I will teach you THREE (3) ~*New*~ SIMPLE STEPS to understand Shakespeare faster. Practice: We will read a scene and/or speech aloud and work through it together discussing: -what’s happening in the scene and why it matters -what the characters are revealing to us in her language -implementing the three new simple steps we've learned! Review and Q&A: We'll end class with a review and a short Question & Answer session with me, a professional Actor! I can’t wait to see you in class so we can practice our Shakespeare!
Learning Goals
Students will take their comprehension skills to the next level. They will find challenge and guidance that aims to:
-Engender confidence and empowerment.
-Refine their intuition for what characters are doing with their speech.
-Sharpen their critical "listening" skills for understanding the nuance of language and rhetorical argument/debate.
-Expand their vocabulary as well as their grasp of larger than average thoughts.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Shakespeare can SOMETIMES contain adult themes and violent imagery (PG-13 level). All discretion will be applied should we encounter anything of the sort, though rest assured that all text used in class has been PRE-SCREENED to be age-appropriate.
Supply List
Please be sure the learner has a Printed Out copy of the "SHAKESPEARIENCE 2.0 HANDOUT" ( posted on the class page), as well as a pencil as we will write on the handout and mark up the examples a good deal.
1 file available upon enrollment
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
Online Shakespeare Lexicon:
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.03.0079&redirect=true
Joined September, 2020
5.0
75reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Micheal has an MFA in Classical Acting.Reviews
Live One-Time Class
$12
per classMeets once
60 min
Completed by 26 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 10-15
1-5 learners per class
