Wichita falls ISD
English I
Unit 3A Drama: Shakespeare Background
Lesson Planner
Suggested Time Frame: 1 Week
Objectives
Skills: The student will be able to…
Reading:
 Identify the conventions of Shakespearean drama and tragedy
 Identify and analyze Shakespearean language, including word play and blank verse
 Analyze influence of historical and cultural context
Grammar:
 Understand the conventions of capitalization, spelling, and punctuation
TEKS
2B, 2C, 3, 4,
5B, 7, 12A, 18
Lesson Information
Activities
Vocabulary
Lesson 3A.1 (1 day): Shakespeare’s Theatre
 Tragic Hero
 PBS Lesson: All the Globe’s a Stage: Shakespeare’s Theatre
 Antagonist
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/shakespeare-uncovered/education/all-the-globes-a Foil
stage-shakespeares-theatre-lesson-plan/
 Soliloquy
 Aside
Lesson 3A.2 (1-2 day): Shakespeare’s World
 Dramatic Irony
 Activity: refer to page 1020 Holt McDougal Literature
 Comic Relief
 Read and discuss pages 1022-1025 Holt McDougal with students
 Blank Verse
o Reading strategy on page 1022 Holt McDougal TE
 Iambic Pentameter
o Reading skill on page 1022 Holt McDougal TE
 Allusion
o Reading skill on page 1023 Holt McDougal TE
 Pun
o Analyze Visuals on page 1023 Holt McDougal TE
o Reading Skills on page 1024 Holt McDougal TE
o Analyze Visual on page 1024 Holt McDougal TE
o Reading Skill on page 1025 Holt McDougal TE
 Complete accompanying online activities (optional):
http://my.hrw.com/la_2010/tx_lit/nsmedia/ebook_gr9/author_bios/Shakespeare
/Author_Pages/W_Shakespeare.html
Lesson 3A.3 (1-2 day): Characteristics of Shakespearean Tragedy*
 Read and discuss page 1026 Holt McDougal
 Grammardog Exercise 1 – Proofreading: Spelling, Capitalization, Punctuation
(optional additional exercises – Grammardog Exercise 3)
 Create a multi-tab foldable using vocabulary terms: refer to page 415 of Dinah
Zike’s Foldables, Notebook Foldables, & VKV’s for Spelling and Vocabulary 4th -12th
 Vocabulary terms for foldable: tragic hero, antagonist, foil, soliloquy, aside,
dramatic irony, comic relief
Lesson 3A.4 (1-2 day): Shakespearean Drama
 Read and discuss pages 1027-1033 Holt McDougal
o Close read questions on pages 1027, 1029, 1031-1033 Holt McDougal
o Add blank verse, iambic pentameter, allusion and puns to multi-tab
foldable
Wichita Falls ISD (2013-2014)
Additional Information
Materials/Resources
Holt McDougal Literature
Holt McDougal Literature Teacher’s Edition
Dinah Zike’s Foldables, Notebook Foldables, & VKV’s
for Spelling and Vocabulary 4th-12th
The Grammardog Guide to The Tragedy of Romeo
and Juliet
Notes from Council
The multi-tab foldable needs to be created using college-ruled
paper. A foldable created using wide-ruled paper will not have
enough tabs.
Although the multi-tab foldable does not require students to use
a composition notebook, the council suggests that the students
paste the foldable into a composition book.
Parent Resources
 Additional Shakespeare background: http://www.shakespeare-online.com/
 Shakespearean drama vocabulary: http://quizlet.com/24740070/drama-characteristics-of-shakespeareantragedy-flash-cards/
 Additional resources: http://www.livebinders.com/play/play/353326
Wichita Falls ISD (2013-2014)