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Shakespeare!
Friends, Romans, Countrymen… lend me your eyes and ears! The
time has come upon us to join in revelry with the Bard, the Myth, the
Some consider him the greatest writer in the English language (or any
Love him or hate him, the man’s works have survived 400 years, and are
Shakespeare: the man, the myth, the poet, the playwright, the
Shakespeare’s plays didn’t survive because they were “great”; they survived
because people had fun reading and performing them. So above all else,
we’re going to have fun with our challenges: the analysis and performance
Of course, the most ambitious of journeys can only be done in small steps.
to ensure that you succeed in your final project and paper. These steps will
be done in your Journal, which I expect you to bring to class every day.
Every Friday, I review your work to see if you are on track.
following:
2) One Nonfiction book about Shakespeare, his plays (or one of his
Presentation - 15%
(Rubric provided)
So that’s the big chunk, the big 55%. The rest is outlined below:
play)
Quizzes - 10%
flexibility to adapt what they do. I want them to be ready for College--
Teamwork - 20%
Syllabus – Semester I
Curious Incident
Hamlet
Week 8: The Elizabethan World View: the Body Politic and the Great
Chain of Being
Winter Break