This idea is one Dan Thompson inadvertently gave me when he switched out a regular word for a Shakespearean one during one of our classroom discussions.
During Reading Activity
Grade: 9-12
Materials: computer, projector, clip from Youtube or TeacherTube, vocabulary sheets, assigned text
Duration: 10 minutes, once a week (Fridays, probably).
Focus: Vocabulary
Rational: This exercise will (hopefully) serve as a fun and informal way for students to a) practice using vocabulary from a given text, b) discuss a current social phenomenon, or event, and c) engage in conversation with other students in the classroom.
Procedure: Students will be asked to keep vocabulary sheets accompanying their texts (which for this demonstration will be King Lear). Once a week, the instructor will select two video clips- one news related, and one entertainment related- and allow the students to discuss the content of the clips using their Shakespearean vocabulary.
Examples: Jeez, did you see what Kanye did at the VMA's? What a base, football player. What a knave!
Britney Spears is such a Flibbertigibbet, and I'm being nice!
Shakespeare, William. (1993) King Lear. New York, NY: The Folger Shakespeare Library.
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