1st Edition

Talking Points for Shakespeare Plays Discussion activities for Hamlet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Romeo and Juliet and Richard III

By Lyn Dawes Copyright 2013
160 Pages
by Routledge

160 Pages
by Routledge

160 Pages
by Routledge

What do students think about Shakespeare? Classic, timeless and full of rich ideas; or difficult, impenetrable and completely uninteresting? We want young people to develop a real interest in Shakespeare, based on their understanding and engagement with the texts. A meaningful classroom discussion that enables every individual to contribute and covers a range of viewpoints, can help students’... Read more

Introduction to Using and Creating Talking Points  Talking Points: Hamlet  Hamlet Talking Points Scene by Scene  More Thinking Together for Hamlet  Talking Points: A Midsummer Night's Dream  A Midsummer Night’s Dream Talking Points Scene by Scene  More Thinking Together for A Midsummer Night's Dream  Talking Points: Romeo and Juliet  Romeo and Juliet Talking Points Scene by Scene  More Thinking Together for Romeo and Juliet  Talking Points: Richard III  Richard III Talking Points Scene by Scene  More Thinking Together for Richard III  Talking Points: Shakespeare’s Language use

Biography

Lyn Dawes is a teacher and education consultant, specialising in Science and Talk for Learning. She is the author of a series of books dealing with classroom talk, notably Talking Points: Discussion Activities in the Primary Classroom (Routledge, 2012).