The Taming Of The Shrew Lesson 1 - Common Sense Press
Lesson 1The Taming of the ShrewHence comes it that your kindredshuns your house,As beaten hence by your strange lunacy.O noble lord, bethink thee of thy birth,Call home thy ancientthoughts from banishmentAnd banish hence these abject lowlydreams.Look how thy servants do attend on thee,Each in his office ready at thy beck.Wilt thou have music?!Teacher’s Note:As your studentcompletes each lesson,choose skills from theReview Activities thathe needs. The ReviewActivities follow mostlessons.The Taming of the Shrew, Prologue, Scene 2Day 1a. Listen as your teacher reads the literature passage. Thispassage was taken from The Taming of the Shrew, a playwritten by William Shakespeare believed to have beenwritten between 1590 and 1594. Notice that some of thewords sound differently from the way we speak today.Circle these words. The reason we no longer use thesewords is because English is a living language. A livinglanguage is a language that is spoken and used in dailycommunication. The language changes as new wordsare added, words are changed, and certain words are nolonger used. For example, fifty years ago words suchas video, modem, and Internet were not a part of ourlanguage. They are words that have been added. Canyou think of any new words that have been added to ourlanguage in the last fifty years?Day 1a. hence, bethink, thee,thy, wilt, thoub. Copy the literature passage. Compare your copy to thepassage and check for mistakes.Make your own spelling list from any misspelled wordsin dictation or use the following list of suggested words:kindredstrangelunacymusicbanishmentabjectc. A prefix is a letter or group of letters which comes beforethe main part, or root of the word. Pre- is a prefix whichmeans before. Knowing the meaning of a prefix willhelp you understand the meaning of a word, as in previewwhich means to view or show before.1
Lesson 1Day 1d. bethink; to recall orrememberThe Taming of the Shrewd. A prefix in the literature passage is be-. Underline theword in the literature passage that has this prefix. Theprefix be- as used in this word means to make or cause toseem. Knowing the meaning of this prefix, how wouldyou define the word belittle?e. Look at the Commonly Used Prefixes list in theAppendix. Find the prefix chart in the Student ActivityBook and follow the instructions. If you are not using theStudent Activity Book set up a sheet of notebook paperslike this example:PrefixMeaningWord Examplesprebeforepreview, precedeWrite the prefixes pre- and be- in the spaces providedunder the prefix heading. Add a definition and thinkof two word examples for each prefix. Refer to yourdictionary if you need help. Keep this list available foreasy reference as you will add to this list throughout theprogram.Day 2a. The type of English used during the period Shakespearewrote is called Middle English. Middle English was inuse from the time of the Norman Conquest of 1066 to theintroduction of printing in England in 1476. Many wordsof French origin became part of the English language atthis time. Old English is the name given to the earliestEnglish which was mostly Germanic in content. ModernEnglish is the name given to the language from the timeperiod extending from 1476 to present day.2
Lesson 1The Taming of the Shrewb. The origin of a word is referred to as its etymology.Most dictionaries give the etymology of a word, as in thesample below:kindred (kin/drid) n. [M.E.]a body of persons related to another or a family, tribe, or race.Notice the abbreviations that appear in the brackets, [M.E.].The abbreviation stands for Middle English and tells us theorigin of this word into the English language. Use yourdictionary to look up the suggested spelling words:lunacybanishmentabjectSee if you can find the etymology for each word. (Themeanings of the abbreviations used are usually found inthe front section of the dictionary.)c. Some of the words in the literature passage are expresseddifferently today. For example the word thee would beyou. Circle all the words that are no longer used andtranslate into Modern English.d. Review your spelling words.Day 3a. Write the list of suggested spelling words from theliterature passage. Using a thesaurus, write a synonymfor each word. Synonyms are words which have thesame or similar meaning. Be sure the word you choosecan be substituted for the original word in the passagewithout changing the meaning.b. Sometimes the best way to picture the order in whichevents happened is by creating a timeline. Using theinformation from the following page about Britishliterature, make a timeline. The timeline should haveearliest work listed starting at the far left-hand side ofthe timeline with dates and names continuing in correctsequence up to the most current work, which wouldappear at the far right-hand side. Only the informationin bold print should be written on the timeline, with thedates at the top of the line.!Teacher’s Note:Not all dictionarieshave etymologies.Day 2b. lunacy (loo-nuhsee) n. [from L, luna,the moon] a type ofinsanity supposed tobe influence by themoon; madness ingeneralbanishment (ban-ishmuhnt) n. [M.E.] theact of a governmentcompelling a citizen toleave the country; theact of driving awayabject (ab-jekt) adj.[L. abjectus] sunkto a low condition;worthless, meanc. hence - thereforebethink - thinkthee - youthy - yourwilt - willthou - youDay 3a. kindredex: relatives, familylunacyex: madness, insanitybanishmente x: exile, explusion3
Lesson 1The Taming of the Shrew450 -1485Middle Ages PeriodThe Canterbury TalesEx:450-1485Middle Ages PeriodShakespeare1485 - 1603Tudor PeriodThe Canterbury TalesThe Middle Ages Period, 450-1485 The Canterbury Tales1603 - 1688Stuart PeriodPilgrim’s ProgressThe Tudor Period, 1485-1603ShakespeareThe Stuart Period, 1603-1688Pilgrim’s ProgressThe Neoclassical Period, 1688-1789 Robinson Crusoe1688 - 1789NeoclassicalPeriodRobinson CrusoeThe Romantic Period, 1789-1832Pride and PrejudiceThe Victorian Period, 1832-1914A Tale of Two CitiesThe Modern Period, 1914-PresentAnimal Farmc. Optional: Enrichment (SAB)Pride and Predjudice1789 - 1832Romantic PeriodA Tale of Two Cities1832 - 1914Victorian PeriodAnimal Farm1914 - PresentModern Period4
The Taming of the ShrewDay 4a. Read the passage again. Rewrite it as we might say ittoday. Use some of the synonyms you listed in 3a.b. Take a pretest of your spelling words. Review any wordsyou found difficult to spell.c. Optional: Enrichment (SAB)Day 5a. Take the following passage from The Taming of theShrew from dictation:Why, how now, dame! whence grows this insolence?Bianca, stand aside. Poor girl! she weeps.Go ply thy needle; meddle not with her.For shame, thou hilding of a devilish spirit,Why dost thou wrong her that did ne’er wrong thee?When did she cross thee with a bitter word?Act 2, Scene 1b. Rewrite the above passage in Modern English.c. Take a written or oral spelling test.d. Choose skills from the Review Activities.Lesson 1Day 4a. This is why yourrelatives don't come toyour house. They arescared away becauseof your weird craziness.O Great One, thinkabout your heritage.Remember the waythings used to be andforget your evil desires.See how your servantswait on you, eager todo what you ask? Doyou want to hear somemusic? Listen towhat's playing.Day 5b. What is going on here?Girl, you are way outof line! Bianca, go dosome sewing and stayaway from your sister.Katherine, you littledemon, you should beashamed of yourself!Why would you want tohurt someone who hasnever hurt you? Whenhas she ever beenmean to you?5
Lesson 1Review ActivitiesReview ActivitiesChoose skills your student needs to review.1.a. preb. be2.a. Latinb. Middle English and OldEnglish3.Possible answers:a. sprint, scurry, raceb. discuss, confer, chatc. stroll, pace, hiked. believe, consider,imagine1. PrefixesAdd the prefix that fits the definition in parentheses.a. The liminary (before) practice test will help youreview for the final test.b. The whole school moaned (to make or cause toseem) the loss of the state tournament.2. EtymologyUse your dictionary and find the etymology of the followingwords.a. dominantb. health3. SynonymsUse a thesaurus to find two synonyms for each of thefollowing words.a.b.c.d.runtalkwalkthink4. TimelineWrite down important events that have occurred in yourlife and the year these events occurred. List the events inchronological order on a timeline. Remember to keep eachentry as concise as possible.6
The Canterbury Tales The Middle Ages Period, 450-1485 The Canterbury Tales The Tudor Period, 1485-1603 Shakespeare The Stuart Period, 1603-1688 Pilgrim’s Progress The Neoclassical Period, 1688-1789 Robinson Crusoe The Romantic Period, 1789-1832 Pride and Prejudice The Victorian Period, 1832-1914 A Tale of Two Cities
In Taming of the Shrew in particular, we have completely lost the point of the Christopher Sly sections of the play, which is why they are usually omitted entirely from modern productions. What a loss! Because Christopher Sly makes Taming of the Shrew the most ironic of Shakespeare’s plays, as Sly becomes a parody of audience bad behavior.File Size: 639KB
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