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Shakespeare

Shakespeare. In this unit we will…. Learn about life during Shakespeare’s time Do a Shakespeare Project – become an expert and teach the class! Study drama and read Romeo and Juliet. Why Are We Doing This?.

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Shakespeare

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  1. Shakespeare

  2. In this unit we will…. • Learn about life during Shakespeare’s time • Do a Shakespeare Project – become an expert and teach the class! • Study drama and read Romeo and Juliet

  3. Why Are We Doing This? • To learn about Shakespeare’s time period (the Renaissance) to better understand the ideas of the time and gain an understanding of what life was like • To begin to understand drama as a form of art and literature • To begin learning to bring together multiple sources of information in diverse media or formats (Adapted from S.L. 2) • To work towards presenting information in a clear, logical manner to appropriately teaching the class about an aspect of Shakespeare (Adapted from S.L. 4) • To begin learning to strategically use digital media in presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest ( Adapted from S.L 5)

  4. Why Are We Doing This? (Continued) • To relate Romeo and Juliet to the seminal ideas of its time (R.L. MA 8a) • To continue practicing using textual evidence to support explicit and inferential claims about the text (Adapted from R.L. 1) • To continue working towards identifying a theme and tracing its development through the text (Adapted from R.L. 2) • To analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme (Adapted from R.L. 3) • To analyze the representation of Romeo and Juliet in two different artistic mediums, including what is emphasized or absent in each treatment (R.L 7)

  5. First! • Shakespeare was alive in England 1564 – 1616 – that was over 400 years ago! • Activity: Create a telling brain frame about what you think life was like in Shakespeare’s time. Answer the following questions: • What did people do for fun? • What kinds of jobs did they have? • What kinds of transportation did they use? • How did they dress?

  6. What is the Renaissance? • 1350 – 1600’s • Renaissance means rebirth • Prior to the Renaissance, the bubonic plague (Black Death, Plague) killed ½ population in Europe • Rebirth in knowledge • Science and the arts were becoming important • Columbus discovered America • Started in Italy with visual arts (Michelangelo painting Sistine Chapel) • Continued to develop in England with drama (Shakespeare’s plays) http://www.empire.k12.ca.us/capistrano/Mike/capmusic/renaissance/renaissa.htm http://www.realarmorofgod.com/renaissance-era.html

  7. Sistine Chapel Painted by Michelangelo

  8. What was life like during the Renaissance?

  9. Fashion During the Renaissance • Clothing was considered a status symbol – even more than it is now • Wealthy spent the majority of their money on clothing • Typically, the ruling class drove fashion trends because they could afford the designer fashions • Women wore their hair in long braids • Men and women wore stand up collars or ruffs to their clothing http://www.realarmorofgod.com/renaissance-fashion.html

  10. Renaissance Fashion

  11. Religion During the Renaissance • Changed significantly over the course of the Renaissance • At the start of the Renaissance, Catholic Church was dominant • Church was the center of life • Factors began acting against the church’s influence • People began taking up their own viewsand questioning the church • Reasons for weakening of church • Rise in Humanism • Printing Press • Awareness of corruption of church • Work of individual Reformers http://library.thinkquest.org/C006522/religion/overview.php

  12. Religion During the Renaissance (continued) • Humanism • The belief that all human beings have the ability to reason • All people are able to create great things • People started thinking independently and found new ideas and paths to travel • Printing Press • Books had to be hand copied before this • Huge increase in availability of books • Led to rise of knowledge and humanism • Corruption • Many priests bought their way into high power and leadership • Priests broke vows by: • Having illegitimate children • Marrying • Gambling http://library.thinkquest.org/C006522/religion/overview.php

  13. Entertainment During the Renaissance • Story tellers • Many people couldn’t read or write • Way to teach lessons and preserve history • Way to learn about far away places, people and events • Music • Sang folk songs to make work easier • Sang religious songs to reinforce beliefs • Traveling musicians performed at banquets and fairs • Dance • Courtly, couples dancing • Folk dancing similar to square dancing http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art39866.asp

  14. Entertainment During the Renaissance (Continued) • Fiber Arts • Spinning • Weaving • Sewing • Games of Skill • Jousting • Archery • Wrestling • Games of chance • Dice • Chess • Board Games http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art39866.asp

  15. Theater During the Renaissance • Drama grew out of Medieval morality plays based on religion • Generally performed by monks or a town’s tradesman • By the late 1400’s, a new kind of play emerged • Performed in noble households and in courts • Called “interludes” • Moved away from religious morality plays • Comedic • Political http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/dramamedren.htm

  16. Theater During the Renaissance (Continued) • Boys played the roles of women • Minimal scenery • Few costume changes • Often dancing before and after the play • Actors • Often poor • A few dozen were able to make good names for themselves • Typically had to learn a new role every week http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/dramastaging.htm

  17. Theater During the Renaissance (Continued) • Public Playhouses • Large, outdoor theaters • Could seat around 3,000 spectators • Typically people from the lower classes would watch plays here • Private Playhouses • Small, indoor theaters • Could seat around 700 spectators • Typically gentlemen and nobility would watch plays here http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/dramavenues.htm

  18. The Globe Theater

  19. Family Life During the Renaissance • Typical family was parents and children • Mother stayed home with the children • Father often worked in the fields or in a merchant’s shop • Nobility married early but common people typically married in their 20s • Average life expectancy was 40 • Small houses • No more than 2 rooms with low ceilings • Fireplaces were used for cooking • Not unusual for a family of 4 to share a bed http://lorribrown.suite101.com/family-life-during-the-renaissance-a19993

  20. Family Life During the Renaissance (Continued) • Children were treated like miniature adults • Dressed like adults • Spoken to like adults • Boys • Stayed home until age 7, then had school or worked as a servant • Could become an apprentice at age 14 • Girls • Stayed home with mom and learned to run a household • If poor, could be sent to work as a servant • Not considered fully woman until married • Limited education http://lorribrown.suite101.com/family-life-during-the-renaissance-a19993

  21. Activity • Based on what you know about life during the Renaissance, create a skit with your classmates. • First: Pick one of the aspects of life during the Renaissance that we just learned about (entertainment, theater, family, etc) and make that be the focus of the skit • Second: Determine what your skit will be about • Third: Give each member of your group a role in the skit • Fourth: Write the dialogue for your skit • Fifth: Practice your skit • Last: Present your skit! • Keep the skit at around 5 minutes

  22. Skit Groups • Group 1: • Paul • Ron • Joe • Ken • Virginia • Group 2: • Jason • Alexis • Chris • Tim • Andrew

  23. Your Project • In your project, you will become an expert on an aspect of Shakespeare • You will research an aspect of Shakespeare, create a visual and give a presentation to your classmates • This is your time to be creative!

  24. Works Cited http://www.empire.k12.ca.us/capistrano/Mike/capmusic/renaissance/renaissa.htm http://www.realarmorofgod.com/renaissance-era.html http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/dramamedren.htm http://library.thinkquest.org/C006522/religion/overview.php http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art39866.asp

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