Year 8A English

Class: 8A Date: 19/11/19 Time: Start: 9:15

Finish: 10:05
Key Learning Area: English Lesson Topic: Introduction to Shakespeare

Recent Prior Experience:

- Students have learnt about Shakespeare’s life (birthplace, where he moved to, who he married, his kids, etc.)
- Students have been studying the types of plays he had written during his lifetime
- Students have been learning about the Elizabethan Era and what life was like during that time
Syllabus Outcome(s): Indicators of Learning for this lesson: Assessment:
- EN4-1A
responds to and composes texts for By the end of this lesson, the students will: - Assessment for learning: students will be
understanding, interpretation, critical analysis, - understand the importance of The Globe and the able to gain a better understanding of the
imaginative expression and pleasure. significance it had to Shakespeare Globe through the presentation and
YouTube video
- EN4-4B - understand the different hierarchy levels during
makes effective language choices to creatively Shakespeare’s time - Assessment for Learning: students will
shape meaning with accuracy, clarity and understand the hierarchy levels during
coherence. -Learn about what was lifelike for individuals the Elizabethan Era
during that time
- Assessment for learning: through the
reflection activity students are able to gain
a better understanding of what life was like
during the Elizabethan Era
 LESSON SEQUENCE
Lesson Content/ Indicators of Timing Teaching Strategies/Learning Experiences: Resources and Organisation:
Learning (What is Taught):

INTRODUCTION
5 minutes T welcomes students into the classroom and has them - Roll
- Teacher will welcome stand before they are greeted - Laptop
students and have them - Projector
settled Ss sit and take out their books and pens and prepare for
- Teacher will begin the lesson the lesson
The teacher will conduct an
with a discussion on the
online class through the
previous lesson to help T recaps with students what they learnt last lesson application Zoom and will
introduce todays lesson ‘Last lesson we had watched the beginning of Shakespeare post the link onto Google
- By introducing today’s focus in love. Why did we watch it and what were you able to classroom for the students
students are able to reflect learn from it?’ to access.
on their previous knowledge
on the Globe Theatre Ss will raise their hands and answer the question The teacher will post all
relevant documents on
The Teacher will begin the T will then inform students on what todays focus will be google classroom for the
zoom lesson with an which is The Globe students to access i.e the
introduction and ask the
viewing sheet, the Globe
students how they’ve been T will ask students theatre sheet and journal
and ask to turn on their entry resources.
- Does anyone know what the Globe is?
cameras so they can begin
- What relevance does it have to Shakespeare?
the lesson
Teacher will begin a class
discussion and ask
students to unmute their
microphones only if they
know the answer

DEVELOPMENT
40
minutes
- Students in this presentation
will be introduced to the
Globe theatre and the
structure of it
- Through the presentation
students will be able to learn
about the different levels of
the hierarchy and how it
impacted their seating in the
Globe theatre
- Students will be able to gain
a better understanding of
the structure of the Global
theatre
- Through the think, pair and
share students will be able
to develop their
understanding on the
theatre
- The reflection will provide
students with an
opportunity to gain a deeper
level of understanding on
what life was like during the
Elizabethan Era and how
certain individuals were
treated in society
T will give students a viewing sheet to fill out during the - Laptop
presentation on ‘The Globe theatre’ - Presentation
- Viewing sheet
T will explain the viewing sheet and will begin the - The Globe theatre worksheet
presentation on the theatre
Teacher will inform
T will reflect with students on the presentation and will students for this part of the
hand out a picture of the globe theatre to students to lesson they’ll need the
label viewing sheet that has
been posted on google
T will inform students that they will be given 5 minutes to classroom.
label the Globe theatre and where everyone would sit and
the different parts of it and can use the viewing sheet to Teacher will present the
help them fill out the worksheet presentation online and
will get the students to
answer the questions
Ss will spend 4 minutes labelling the worksheet
individually.
individually
T will ask students that with the person next to them they
must share their answers and help finish off their Teacher will transition into
worksheet for 2 more minutes the next activity once the
viewing sheet has been
filled and discussed.
T will then with the class go through the worksheet and
Teacher will notify
explain the different parts of the globe together
students that they’ll be
split into break rooms in
(If time permitting) the zoom meeting to
T will explain to students that for the remainder of the complete the labelling of
lesson students will be creating a journal entry on the the Globe Theatre. They
description of a person that is given to them will then return into the
main meeting room and go
through the answers.
 T will give students possible questions they can include in
their journal entry and will explain what is expected of
them during this task As the last activity for the
online class the teacher will
Ss will be given a short description and will spend the present the journal activity
reminder of the lesson working on their journal entry to the class. She will go
through the questions that
need to be answered and
inform the class of the
extra resource (for the
CLOSURE students with learning
difficulties)
5 minutes T will ask students to complete unfinished work for
- Through the reflection at homework and will ask students to begin packing up
the end of the lesson
Teacher will notify
students are able to assess Ss will pack up and wait behind their desks students that they will be
the students knowledge on given till the end of the
what was learnt about the T will test the classes knowledge on The Globe theatre week to complete the task.
theatre - What is the Globe theatre?
The task must be uploaded
- Were the different classes treated differently? to the class submission
folder on google classroom.
Teacher will inform the T will dismiss students once the bell rings
students that if they need
any help or advice they can Teacher will tell the
email them. students that once they
know what they’re doing
they can leave the meeting
or stay and ask any
questions regarding the
task.