engaging students in shakespeare presented by claire amos [email protected]
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Three Strategies
Differentiating Shakespeare for Learning Profile
Wikis and web quests
Shakespeare - the Shortland Street Years
What is differentiation?
Differentiation-one facet of expert teaching-reminds us that these things are unlikely to happen for the full range of students unless curriculum and instruction fit each individual, unless students have choices about what to learn and how, unless students take part in setting learning goals, and unless the classroom connects with the experiences and interest of the individual (Tomlinson, 1995, 1999).
How Learning Profiles fits in with the bigger picture
DIFFERENTIATION
Is a teacher's response to learners' needs
Guided by general principles of differentiation
RespectfulTasks
ContinualAssessment
Teachers can differentiate through
Content Process Environment
Readiness
Flexible Grouping
LearningProfile
Interest
Product
According to students'
Through a variety of instructional strategies
Learning Profile FactorsThese can include factors such as:
Group Orientation e.g. independent, group
Cognitive Style e.g. creative/conforming, concrete/abstract, oral/visual/kinaesthetic
Learning Environment e.g. noise/quiet, still/mobile
Intelligence Preference e.g. analytic, practical, creative, verbal, spatial/visual
What is VARK?VARK is a questionnaire that provides users with a profile of their learning preferences. These preferences are about the ways that they want to take-in and give-out information. V = VisualA = AuditoryR = Reader / WriterK = Kinaesthetic
Lesson planning activityRefer to your handouts
1.Lesson plan for Macbeth – plot summary
2.Annotated lesson plan for Macbeth – plot summary
3.Your blank lesson plan
4.Ideas for VARK tasks
Useful Websites
http://www.vark-learn.com/english/index.asp
http://www.doe.state.in.us/exceptional/gt/tiered_curriculum/welcome.html
http://www.caroltomlinson.com/
http://www.ascd.org/portal/site/ascd/index.jsp/
http://people.virginia.edu/~mws6u/diff/
Wikis and WebquestsWiki - A collaborative website whose content can be edited by anyone who has access to it.
Webquest - An inquiry-oriented lesson format in which most or all the information that learners work with comes from the web.
Useful websites http://webquest.org/index.php http://www.work.co.nz/reviews/
webquests.asp http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/
Classroom+Wikis http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/
teachers100K http://year13english.pbwiki.com/
Richard+III
Putting Shakespeare in a modern context
There are a number of ways to contextualise Shakespeare so as to make it more accessible e.g.
Films Humanising characters and scenarios
through discussion Using Audio Tapes Graphic Novels
Humanising and modernising characters and scenarios Getting “Dr Phil” to interview characters
about their motivations Get students to adapt the storyline to a
Shortland St script Discuss scenarios and scenes in a familiar
context such as school, home or sports
Audio tapes Research shows that a large percentage- 85%- of our
learning and knowledge actually comes from listening. Another plus factor for using audio books is the improvement of the students' listening and comprehension skills.
They are compelled to listen attentively since they cannot follow what is being played on tape with a book.
The rhythm of the speech and its patterns are made distinct, thereby making the printed material flowing and easily absorbed.
Readers can learn the pronunciation of words through listening to books on tapes. This minimizes the risk of losing interest in reading. Difficulty in pronouncing words and the pressure of pronouncing words correctly are two of the most common reason why people lose interest in reading.
Even if the reader does not understand the definite meaning of words or of what they're hearing, they will have an idea about its meaning depending on how it is said on tape.
Graphic Novels"Readers in the 21st century need to be able to analyze what they read and understand the motive of the author and the accuracy of the reading. They need to see themselves as active users, not merely vessels to be filled. Graphic novels offer a forum for these essential discussions."-- Nancy Frey, Using Graphic Novels, Anime, and the Internet in an Urban High School