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Lesson overview:Adding movement to Shakespeare

  • Students will learn about the mechanicals plot and the characters involved. Emphasis on the difference between poetry and prose and how each is used in Shakespeare's plays will follow, and tips on adding movement to Shakespeare. Students will learn and act out Bottom's Dream.
  • Students will learn about the mechanicals plot and the characters involved. Emphasis on the difference between poetry and prose and how each is used in Shakespeare's plays will follow, and tips on adding movement to Shakespeare. Students will learn and act out Bottom's Dream.

Objective: to learn about the use of iambic pentameter in Shakespeare's language. Students will have the opportunity to learn and perform a short monologue from A Midsummer Nights' Dream, using their voice to emphasise the use of iambic pentameter.

Content guidance

Physical activity required.

Supervision Level

Adult supervision recommended.