Tag Archives: Literature

Now that everyone has started writing their essays, it is time for some direct feedback. I have made the undertaking that I will give detailed feedback to every student at least once BEFORE the deadline next Friday. This will allow you to take on board the advice when it matters. After that, I will simply […]

Included in these slides are some starter ideas for the answering of the two included essay questions. The essay writing officially starts on Monday, and the students will have 3 classroom periods and 2 weeks of homework time to complete their project, of which this essay is a major component. The word limit for the […]

Observed by 15 school principals, teachers and administrators from Germany, the Year 8 English class outdid themselves in their creative re-interpretations of key scenes from the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. To follow are samples of their scripts and re-enactments for your reading and viewing pleasure: Sample 1: Script of a modernised version […]

Completed in 30 minutes of class time, this documentary explores the ideas that Baz Luhrmann used to interpret the original script of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet in his film Romeo + Juliet. To follow is the result:

In your blogs or books, explain Shakespeare’s intentions with the following lines. You will want to unpack the metaphor of the stars and the notion of directing Romeo’s ‘sail’ as well as explore the idea of fate and what Shakespeare is saying about Romeo’s future. What else has Shakespeare done so far that reinforces this […]

The homework, due on Monday, is to keep a record of the key events fixed to a specific timeframe. You are welcome to complete this work on your blog, or in your book. The main thing is that each event is recorded in order, and with which time and which day it occurred. You will […]

In today’s first lesson we explored the notion of meter. We discovered that there is an underlying rhythm to a great deal of Shakespeare’s drama. A quick gallop around the room on our virtual Iambic horses lead us to discover that the “unstress/stress” pattern can be applied to the whole of the prologue to Romeo […]

Today we launched our study of William Shakespeare with a romp around the room on our iambic pentameter horses. What better way to begin Year 8 English than with the Bard himself. We are incredibly lucky to be able to walk the same streets as Shakespeare did and here at the London Nautical we don’t […]