Y7 English Summer Term – Twelfth Night You are going to be studying William Shakespeare’s comedy play, Twelfth Night. You will be following a series of ‘Episodes’ that will cover the whole play. Every two weeks a new episode will be released for you to work through. All resources have been hyperlinked in the table below. Alternatively, all resources can be found at: https://fazakerleyenglish.weebly.com/y10-romeo-and-juliet.htmlAn extra copy of the student workbook and PowerPoint will be placed in Pupil Resources.Learning Episodes:

1. What is the context of the play? 4th May – 15th May

Subject Description of Work/Content Hyperlink Address/Location in Pupil Resources AssessmentLearningEpisode 1: What is the context of the play?

Resources:Student Workbook

Learning Episode 1 PPt

YouTube Clips

Online research material

1. Who was William Shakespeare?a. Watch the video and answer the questions about William Shakespeare.b. Answer the questions and self- assess your answers.c. Read the fact sheet about Shakespeare’s: childhood, job and death and make a fact page.d. Self-assess your knowledge and fill in the blanks.

1. Who was William Shakespeare?a. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocrgDc6W7Es&feature=youtu.beb. Slide 5, 6c. William Shakespeare Ep 1 Fact filed. Shakespeare fill in the gaps. Slide 8, 9

MCQQuizlet Big Question Episode 1 Review – Slides 39, 40 200 Word Challenge Knowledge

2. What is the Globe Theatrea. Take a tour of the Globe Theatre.b. Watch the video about the Globe Theatre.c. Answer the questions and self-assess your answers.d. Read through the Globe Theatre Fact Filee. Complete the true or false questions and self-assess.

2. What is the Globe Theatre?a.https://youtu.be/D1rbtHchv1g b.https://youtu.be/m3VGa6Fp3zI c. Slides 11 and 12d.The Globe Theatre Fact filee. Slide 14, 15

3. Where is the play set?a. Read the information on Illyria, Italian Nobility and merchants.b. Complete the MCQ test and self-assess.c. Self-assess your answers.

3. What was society like at the time?a. Slides 36-39b. Slide 21c. Slide 22

4. What would an Italian noble household look like?a. Watch the video on religion from 3:40 to 4.00, 4.40-.b. Read the information on: Nobility, Merchants, The Middle Class, Workers and create a fact page.c. Complete the MCQ test and self-assess.

4. What were the religious beliefs of the people?a.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tecocKSclwc&t= 37s b. Italian Hierarchy Fat Filec. Slide 30, 31

5.What was Elizabethan society like?a. Watch the video on Elizabethan era.b. Answer the questions and self-assess your answers.c. Read the fact sheet on Elizabethan Women– take notes as you read.d. Answer the comprehension questions.

5.What was happening with regards to science at this time?a.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBaGCQl1E70&feature=youtu.beb. Slides 32-33: c.Elizabethan Womend. Slide 34

e. Check your answers.f. Complete the MCQ test and self-assess.

e. Slide 35 f. Slides 36,37

6.Test your knowledgea. Complete the 200 word challengeb. Take a trip down Pudding Lane to give you some ideas.c. Complete the big question review and then compare your answers.

6.Test your knowledgea. Slide 38b. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPY-hr-8-M0 c. Slides 39, 40

WEEK 1 – Prefix dis WEEK 2 – Prefix un WEEK 3 – Suffix ful WEEK 4 – Suffix le WEEK 5 – adding ing (drop e)Spellings1.Disbelief 2. Dissatisfaction3. Disrespectful4. Disappear5. DiscerningWords to express sadness6. Tragic7. Catastrophic8. UpsettingFormal and informal language9. Ask for = request10. Try = endeavour

1. Big questions 11.Who is William Shakespeare?An English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's greatest dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and ‘the Bard").12. What is the Globe Theatre? A theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men and was destroyed by fire on 29 June 1613. The new Globe theatre was opened in 1997 and 16th century building methods were used to construct it.13. What was Elizabethan society like?Society was based on strict social structures that ensured everyone knew their place: Queen - nobility and gentry - land owners - tenant farmers - labouring poor - homeless

Spellings2. Undisguised 3. Ungainly 4. Unpleasant5. Unconditional6. UnreliableWords to express sadness6. Saddening7. Distressing8. SympathyFormal and informal language9. Come after = follow10. Check = verifyBig questions11. What is a comedy?Comedy is a genre of a play and a type of play that is amusing and satirical in its tone, mostly having a cheerful ending which ends in marriage.12.What does Twelfth Night mean?The title of Twelfth Night refers to the twelfth night of Christmas, also referred to as the eve of Epiphany, a day that commemorates the visit of the Magi to the baby Jesus and is often celebrated with a temporary suspension of rules and social orders. Servants dressed up as their masters, men as women etc.13.What is a patriarchy?Men hold the power and women are excluded from it. For example, the father was the ruler of the household, and women had no rights in law. Daughters were regarded as ‘property’ and often married off very young as a way to join wealthy and powerful families.

Spellings1. Zestful2. Disdainful3. Cheerful4. Faithful5. SlothfulWords to express happiness6. Ecstatic7. Thrilling8. Rapturous Formal and informal language9. Deal with = manage10. Go before – precedeBig questions11. What was the role of women?To be a dutiful wife and mother.12.What was courtly love?‘Courtly love’ sees love as ideal, not real. Rather than meeting the loved one, lovers exchanged letters and poems comparing their lover to beautiful, exaggerated ideas like angels or goddesses.13. What is the honour code?A sense of family honour at the time meant that any small insult had to be repaid with revenge. This could lead to violence, death and civil unrest (large brawls across a city.)

Spellings1. Admirable 2. Honourable 3. Despicable4. Understandable5. FeebleWords to express happiness6. Delightful7. Enchanting8. Wondrous Formal and informal language9. Go out of = exit10. Use = consumeBig questions11. How does Shakespeare's language differ?The early modern English language was less than 100 years old in 1590 when Shakespeare was writing. No dictionaries had yet been written and most documents were still written in Latin. He contributed 1,700 words to the English language because he was the first author to write them down.12.What dramatic techniques does Shakespeare use?Dramatic irony, soliloquy, hyperbole, foreshadowing13.What is dramatic irony?When the audience knows something that the characters don’t.

Spellings1. Commiserating2. Encouraging3. Clambering 4. Concentrating5. Decreasing

Words to express happiness6. Extraordinary7. Astonishing8. IncredibleFormal and informal language9. Look at = regard10. Go = departBig questions11. What is a soliloquy?A long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage. 12.What is hyperbole?An over exaggeration - not meant to be taken literally13.What is foreshadowing?The playwright gives us hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in the plot.

Learning Episode 1

Big Question: Who is William Shakespeare?

Watch the following video and answer the questions: https://youtu.be/ocrgDc6W7Es1. What was William Shakespeare’s job?2. What era did he live in?3. When was he born?4. What actor company did he start his career in and what did that company change their name to?5. What was the theatre they built called?6. Were there male and female actors in the company?7. How did Shakespeare entertain everyone?8. What type of plays did he write?9. Give examples of words he created.10. When did Shakespeare die, how old was he?

Task: Create a Shakespeare fact page detailing as many facts and pieces of information you can about him.

William Shakespeare Fact File

Shakespeare’s Childhood1. William Shakespeare was born sometime in April 1564. His exact birth date is

unknown. He was baptized on 26th April, so historians believe he was born shortly before that date.

2. Shakespeare had seven siblings.3. He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire where he also grew up. 4. As he was the son of the Mayor, Shakespeare went to the Stratford Grammar

School. Here he learnt basic reading, writing and the ancient myths of Greek and Rome. There were no dictionaries or regular way of spelling, so Shakespeare would make up the spellings of words, including his name – see his different signatures below!

5. The school day began at 6am and finished on 6pm – they also worked on Saturday.

6. Shakespeare had to leave school early in order to get a job and help to support his family.

7. In 1582 William, at only 18 years old, married Anne Hathaway, the daughter of a local farmer -26 years old. Anne was 3 months pregnant when they married.

8. Their first child Susanna was born 7 months after they married.

9. Two years later twins followed, Hamnet and Judith. Unfortunately, Hamnet died when he was 11 years old and could have been the influence the name of one of his most famous plays called Hamlet?

10. He left Stratford-Upon-Avon, and his family, and travelled to London, but he disappeared for seven years.

Shakespeare’s Job11. By 1592, Shakespeare was known as England’s national poet – as well as the

“Bard of Avon” and was a popular actor, poet and playwright.12. The total count of his surviving works consists of about 39 plays, 154 sonnets,

two narrative poems and other unclassified works.13. A sonnet is a love poem, men would write a sonnet in order compliment and

flatter the woman they loved. The poem was made up of 14 lines and ended with a rhyming couplet.

14. Shakespeare’s plays have been translated into every major language.15. He made up words such as: accused, addicted, bedroom, rant, bedazzled,

lonely.16. Shakespeare’s theatre company was called the Chamberlain's Men, but was

later renamed The King’s Men- he had to get the permission from government in order put on a play.

17. Most of Shakespeare’s works were written between 1589 & 1613. The earlier of his plays were mostly comedies and histories and considered some of the best work he created.

18. Queen Elizabeth I was a big fan of Shakespeare’s plays. She would often hire his company to perform at the royal court.

19.Shakespeare’s Death

20. In Shakespeare’s will, it is reported he left his wife his ‘second best bed’. This wasn’t an insult; in fact it was properly their own bed.

21. Shakespeare’s grave is famous for having a curse as an epitaph on its’ gravestone which Shakespeare himself wrote.

Good friend for Jesus sake forbeare,To dig the dust enclosed here.Blessed be the man that spares these stones,And cursed be he that moves my bones.

Supportive Materials:Horrible Histories:Shakespeare goes to school:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDWV_b3mgPkShakespeare song:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhIrRNLETJQShakespeare’s House, a Time Team Dighttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juOPIbI5DbA

Shakespeare Recall- Fill in the Blanks

Your knowledge of Shakespeare is about to be tested! Use the words in the box to answer the questions below. Beware some words are there to trick you! Then write the answers in the spaces provided.

The King’s Men Comedy Bard Tragedy Stratford-Upon - Avon PigThey will grow a tail William Accused John Second best bed Shakespeare’s Writers Anne HathawayBoring Plays New Place

Dagenham 1564 Susanna They will be cursed AddictionSonnet Ye Olde House History Bedroom

1. What was Shakespeare’s first name? ___________2. What word beginning with ‘B’ is Shakespeare often referred to as? ___________3. Where was Shakespeare born? _____________4. In what year was Shakespeare born? _________5. Who did Shakespeare marry in 1582? ________________6. What was the name of Shakespeare’s first child?________________7. Shakespeare bought the second largest house in Stratford in 1597. What is it called? _________________ 8. Shakespeare moved to London to write plays. What was the name of the acting company that Shakespeare worked for in London? _______________9. Shakespeare has had a major influence on the English language. Which words did Shakespeare invent? (3 answers) ________ ___________ ____________10. What were the three main types of plays that Shakespeare wrote? (3 answers) __________ __________ _________11. Shakespeare was famous for writing poetry as well as plays. What style were these poems written in (Hint: they have 14 lines)? _____________12. Shakespeare was buried in Holy Trinity Church after his death on 23rd April 1616. What is said to happen if someone “moves his bones”?

_____________________13. What did Shakespeare leave in his will to his wife? ________________

Extension: If you have finished the questions, try to name at least ten different Shakespeare plays.

Big Question: What is the Globe Theatre?

The first theatres in the country were built during the Tudor period. London's Globe Theatre was built in 1599 and destroyed by fire 14 years later. William Shakespeare made the Globe the most famous theatre in the country. The new Globe theatre was opened in 1997 and 16th century building methods were used to construct it. In this clip there are views of the Globe Theatre and the segregated seats for different income groups in the audience. The clip includes an extract of William Shakespeare's 'Henry V' on stage performed as it would have been in Elizabethan times.

Watch the following video and answer the questions: https://youtu.be/m3VGa6Fp3zI

1. What century was The Globe built in? 2. What expression does the name The Globe come from? 3. What were acting conditions like? 4. What name did the Church give to the theatre? 5. How much would it have cost you for a Groundling ticket and what were conditions like? 6. What feature made a ticket more expensive? 7. What do the zodiac signs in blue above the stage represent?8. What does the stage represent?9. What did the trap door represent?10. How long did it take to get permission to build the Globe Theatre? Why was it so difficult?

Inside the Globe: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1rbtHchv1g

The Globe Theatre Fact FileLayout

The Theatre Shakespeare built his own theatre The Globe Theatre in 1599 after The

Theatre burnt down. The original Globe was built by the theatre company Shakespeare was in, the

Lord Chamberlain’s Men (later known as the King’s Men). It was erected using timbers recycled from The Theatre in Shoreditch, the first

playhouse to put on Shakespeare’s work. Their old landlord, a Mr Allen, wouldn’t say ‘recycled’. He’d prefer the word ‘stolen’.

Had a hexagonal structure, had three floors and could hold more than 1,500 people.

There was a back stage area, a balcony and trap doors which allowed for the appearance of ghosts on stage.

Shakespeare’s language is so celebrated as he had no special effects and very little set on stage, therefore he had to describe things to his audience.

Elaborate costumes were used to show a character’s social status and would have been quite elaborate.

The actors wouldn’t have been given an entire script to learn, but only their lines. This meant there had to be someone at the side of the stage that would prompt the actors with any forgotten lines.

19th June 1613, a canon was fired during a performance of Henry VIII which burnt the Globe Theatre down.

Only men were allowed to act in the theatre which meant that boys would have dressed up as the female characters.

Buying a Ticket: The theatre was affordable for everyone, the more money you spent, the better

your seat. The Groundlings would have stood throughout the performance in the ‘pit’ and

would have got wet in poor weather due to there being no ceiling. If you could afford a seat, you could sit on one of the balconies. The higher your

seat away from the stage, the better the smell from those below. Audiences weren’t expected to be silent during the play. Audience participation

was common, people would drink, socialise and even heckle those on stage.

The Location

It stood on the south side of the Thames with all the pubs and brothels. This was a dangerous part of London to be in.

Theatres were closed during pandemic to stop the spread of disease.

Facts about Elizabethan Theatre – True or False?

1. Plays and acting were thought of as an activity for the lower classes.2. Actors wore elaborate costumes to show the character that they were playing.3. The audience used to boo and hiss and cheer at the characters on stage.4. The audience used to throw rotten fruit at the actors on stage.5. Women characters were played by boys whose voices hadn’t broken yet.

Label your diagram of the globe from memory and describe each part.

Big Question: Where is the play set?

Read:At the time Shakespeare was writing, no actual place called Illyria existed. In the ancient Greek era, a region called Illyria was located off the Adriatic Coast in territory that now includes parts of Croatia, Serbia, and Bosnia, as well as other regions. Illyria ceased to exist as an independent kingdom when it was conquered by the Romans in the 2nd Century BCE, and was reorganized as a Roman province called Illyrium, which was subsequently re-divided and renamed in 10 BCE. However, people still continued to use the name Illyria as a general reference point for the region. For Shakespeare, choosing this setting served a number of purposes. The ancient history of the setting meant the era could remain unclear, while the foreign and exotic nature of the location would have piqued an audience’s curiosity.

The Renaissance Italy was divided into numerous city-states. The most important and popular city-states of Renaissance Italy were Florence, Milan, Venice and Rome.

• Rulers in Florence and other city-states were influenced by powerful and wealthy families, many city-states were competitive and wars among the city-states were common. There were around 20 city-states and each city-state had its own functioning government. Each city-state had their own issued currency.

• The nobles lived on large estates outside of the city wall. The nobles owned most of the lands of the city. Nobles during the Renaissance occupied high positions in the government as military officers, royal advisers or politicians.

• Merchants also gained wealth like nobles by working in industries producing wool and ships, many of other merchants would also be working in banking. The merchants would protect and maintain their wealth by marrying to a noble person that carries a wealthy family. Merchants, by the end of the 14th century had established the wool industry. Wealthy merchant families began investing their money in the banking sector to increase the profit they were gaining, when trading. Many merchant families become the new 'rich class' and also taking power and wealth from certain nobles.

• The tradesman and workers main job was to craft daily equipment or hold the position of being a shopkeeper, they had set rules of membership. They also had less freedom, when they had finished working for the day.

• Peasants, slaves and unskilled workers were the lowest class of the social structure during Renaissance. They were very dependent with the jobs they held because they had no job protection. If unskilled workers invaded the rules their payment salary will be cut or they would be discharged from their jobs.

• Many wealthy families would have had servants running their households.

Big Question: What was an Italian household like?

Task: Look at this picture, what words come to mind?

Renaissance meant ‘renewal’, they believed they moved away from the ‘medieval’ life and began to study ‘humanism’ – the belief that people should be able to give shape to their own lives.People, particularly wealthy people, funded art and architecture to show their wealth and status.Wealthy families and men dominated these societies.

The people of Renaissance Florence were organized into five social classes.

-Royal rulers-Nobles-Merchants-Workers/Tradesman-Peasants/Unskilled workersThe people were divided into 4 major classes or groups and each group had its own responsibilities, functions and respect in the society. To know more about the hierarchy during the renaissance, you can read the following given information:

NoblesThe class of the nobles was the most respected class during the renaissance period and owned most of the land. They were wealthy individuals who were highly respected and lived on large estates. The nobles owned big businesses and followed the basic rules of chivalry. The nobles included the military officers, politicians and royal advisers.

MerchantsThe next class or level during the renaissance years belonged to the merchants. The merchants were the newly rich people who gained wealth by working hard in the industries and mainly worked in fields like wool, banking and boat making etc. The merchants tried to marry into noble families to move up the ladder and become part of the nobles. But the nobles tried to maintain distance from the merchants due to this reason.

The Middle ClassThe next class in the Renaissance days was the middle class. The middle class consisted of the shopkeepers and other professionals. The middle class was not a very wealthy class but the wealth depended upon the hard work they put in their jobs. Sometimes, the middle-class people moved up the pyramid and became the merchants by doing well in their professions.

WorkersThe fourth and the bottom-most level belonged to the workers or the unskilled workers. These people were not specifically skilled and had no job protection. They took up any jobs and were dependent on their employers. Workers who violated any rules could be discharged from their jobs and often their wages were withheld.The lower class among the workers belonged to the peasants who lived in rural areas and worked on small pieces of agricultural land to produce foods and other staples for the rest of the population. Starvation was common among these people.

Big Question: What was Elizabethan society like?Elizabethan Era – watch the following clip and answer the questions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBaGCQl1E70&feature=youtu.be

1. When was the Renaissance and what does the word Renaissance mean? 2. How had living conditions changed? 3. What sort of entertainment was popular? 4. How important was religion in society? 5. What was the role of women?6. How was Italy divided and who ran it? 7. How was English divided and who ran it? 8. What was the social hierarchy in England? 9. How was food and clothing used to show wealth? 10. Why was the second Hope Theatre built?

Elizabethan WomenRead through the Elizabethan Women Fact sheet and answer the questions.

1. What law was passed in 1604?2. What was the key to success in a marriage?3. According to inheritance laws, who would inherit property?4. Whose responsibility was it to look after women?5. Where women allowed to be educated?6. What would a woman’s education include?7. What was a woman’s role?

200 Word Challenge

200 Word Challenge: Explain what life was like during Elizabethan times.Vocabulary: patriarch/patriarchal, courtly love/courtship, ElizabethanTechniques: facts, statistics, opinions Deliberate sentence: some;others, if,if,if,thenSupportive resources:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPY-hr-8-M0Sentence starters:During Elizabethan times life was very different.

A typical day would … For sport, they would … The food … If they were unwell … Women were … People were punished by …

Self-AssessmentUse the following success criteria to self-assess your work.

Success Criteria: Accurate punctuation Accurate spelling Used and explained patriarchy correctly Used and explained courtly love correctly Used at least one of the deliberate sentences Varied sentence openings

Self-assess your work.

REVIEW THE BIG QUESTIONS Learning Episode 1

Who is William Shakespeare? What is the Globe Theatre?

What was Elizabethan Society Like? What would an Italian noble household look like?

Where is the play set? What was the role of women?