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Guess the Learning Objective

Understand

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How to make sense of Shakespeare’s words:

Level 4: Use glossary to translate single words

Level 5: As Level 4 + use context to decode words

Level 6: As Levels 4 & 5 + use your knowledge of sentence structure and related words to help decode words.

What am I learning today?

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It is old – This play was written in the 16th century over 400 years ago. “If thou lovest me” (Lysander)

It often has to fit a rhyme scheme (10 beats per line) “Full of vexation come I, with complaint” (Egeus)

The word order is different (see above) Shakespeare’s vocabulary was quite

sophisticated “bewitch’d” “feigning love” “shrewd and knavish”

Why is Shakespeare’s language tricky?

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Glossary Dictionary Context Understanding of word meanings - prefixes

and suffixes (word beginnings and endings)

How can you be resourceful when translating Shakespeare? What tools do you have?

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Listen carefully and read along with the text in front of you

Watch the video clip to help you understand even more of the words spoken

Putting it into practise...

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Work as a team to match each translated phrase from the text with the original quotation.

Phrase 1: Puck scares the local girls

Team Challenge

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Reflect on what you have learned to help you translate Shakespeare’s words.

On your exit card, write down one thing you’ve learned to do and one skill you still feel you need to practise.

Plenary – Exit cards