SHAKESPEARE NOTEBOOK

SHAKESPEARENOTEBOOK

Shakespeare Notebook Pagescreated by WendeNotebook Pages for many of Shakespeare’s major works are provided forstudent to complete independently. These can be used along with theoriginal plays, the plays in story form, or the plays in movie form.Read and/or watch the plays with your child, and then let him completereport on his own. You may want to first discuss what is expected on thereports.Give your students the following information to help them complete thenotebook pages:Kind of Play: Shakespeare wrote a variety of different kinds of plays. On thetop of the report page is a place to record the kind of work (Aby William Shakespeare). Discuss the different kindsof works with student.Romance – a form of literature that presents life as we would like it to berather than how it actually is. A romance usually involves adventure, love,and excitement.Comedy – a form of literature, which is concerned with man’s inability todeal with reality. Human errors or problems appear funny.Tragedy – a literary work in which the hero is destroyed by some flaw withinhis character and by forces which he cannot control.History – a form of literature based on facts, but often times embellished forentertainments sake.Setting: The setting of the story is where and when it takes place.Characters: You will meet many interesting characters in the works ofShakespeare. Record the Main Characters on Notebook Page, as well assome of their traits. Record both physical traits, which tell what a person

looks like, and character traits, which tell what a person acts like. You mayalso want to mention whether the character was a human or a mythologicalbeing.Brief Summary: Sum up the complete story in a couple of sentences.Conflict and Resolution: Conflict is the clashing or colliding of thoughts, feelings, oractions in a story. There are five basic types of conflict. As you read and/or watcheach work, decide what kind of conflict is present.Man vs. Man: this is when one character in the story has a problem with one ormore other characters in the story.Man vs. Society: this is when a character has a conflict or problem with someelement of society. It could be problems with school, the law, the accepted way ofdoing things, etc.Man vs. Himself: this type of conflict comes up when a character has troubledeciding what to do in a given situation.Man vs. Nature: this is when a character has a problem with some naturaloccurrence, such as a snowstorm, an avalanche, a volcano, etc.Man vs. Fate (God): This is when a character battles what seems likeuncontrollable, coincidental problems.My Review: Describe what you did and/or didn’t like about the work.Optional Book List:Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare for Children by E. NesbittTales From Shakespeare by Charles & Mary LambWilliam Shakespeare and the Globe by AlikiBard of Avon: The Story of William Shakespeare by Diane StanleyMaterials and information on this website may be used for your own personal andschool use. Material may not be shared electronically or be used for resale. Homeschool Share

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