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Full comprehension of the plays is gained from the line-by-line
modern English translation given on facing pages. Understanding of
the plays is increased as pupils take part in the variety of
related activities included in each book. The significance of the
plays is reinforced by sections discussing Shakespeare's life,
works and theatre. Pupils are encouraged to understand the
language, characters, structure and themes of the plays by
completion of practical exercises.
Along with his contemporary Robert Henryson, William Dunbar is the
foremost figure of Scottish medieval literature. Writing as a court
poet during the reign of James IV, Dunbar was at the intellectual
heart of Scotland's Renaissance. His poetry is among the greatest
in the Scots language: sophisticated, versatile and stylish, the
work of a master of considerable literary genius. Ronald Jack's
SCOTNOTE study guide examines a number of Dunbar's most important
works - The Thrissil and the Rois, The Lament for the Makaris, The
Golden Targe, The Twa Mariit Wemen and the Wedo and others - and
explains the background, history, language and influences for
senior school pupils and students at all levels.
Easy to use in the classroom or as a tool for revision, Oxford
Literature Companions provide student-friendly analysis of a range
of popular GCSE set texts. Each book offers a lively, engaging
approach to the text, covering characters, themes, language and
contexts, whilst also providing a range of varied and in-depth
activities to deepen understanding and encourage close work with
the text. Each book also includes a comprehensive Skills and
Practice section, which provides detailed advice on assessment and
a bank of exam-style questions and annotated sample student
answers. This guide covers The Merchant of Venice by William
Shakespeare, is suitable for all exam boards and for the most
recent GCSEspecifications.
A collection of literature anthologies and reference books for Key
Stage 3 onwards. These short plays illustrate different forms of
drama and provide a useful link between improvisation and longer
scripted plays at upper secondary level. They give students an
opportunity to discover and unravel stylistic conventions in a
creative and immediately rewarding manner.
What does it mean to teach Shakespeare with purpose? It means
freeing teachers from the notion that teaching Shakespeare means
teaching everything, or teaching "Western Civilisation" and
universal themes. Instead, this invigorating new book equips
teachers to enable student-centred discovery of these complex
texts. Because Shakespeare's plays are excellent vehicles for many
topics -history, socio-cultural norms and mores, vocabulary,
rhetoric, literary tropes and terminology, performance history,
performance strategies - it is tempting to teach his plays as
though they are good for teaching everything. This lens-free
approach, however, often centres the classroom on the teacher as
the expert and renders Shakespeare's plays as fixed, determined,
and dead. Teaching Shakespeare with Purpose shows teachers how to
approach Shakespeare's works as vehicles for collaborative
exploration, to develop intentional frames for discovery, and to
release the texts from over-determined interpretations. In other
words, this book presents how to teach Shakespeare's plays as
living, breathing, and evolving texts.
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