This blog has come about because of a chance comment by one of my students. He said that he wished that there was somewhere he could go for ideas on how to teach Shakespeare to his class. I'm going to attempt one idea each day.

Friday, 26 August 2011

Diaries and letters

Diaries and other personal writing types such as letters are a useful technique to help student to think from character point of view.  Be careful that less able students don't just outline the plot.

Students should be encouraged to use quotes effectively.

Write a series of letters from the different characters in the play reflecting on key moments in the play. e.g. Juliet's first meeting with Romeo.

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