A 12 week outline for the Shakespeare class...subject to lots of changes as we feel inspired...

September14th:
Overview of Shakespeare's Professional Life,
25 minute video from the National Arts Foundation, (fun to see the clips of movies quoting lines)
Creating a Time-line,
Discussion of The Merchant of Venice using the Lambs or Usborne version or the equivalent. Not the actual play.
September 21st:
His Family
Begin The Merchant of Venice, the play ...
September 28th:
The City
Begin youth presentations
Week 4:
Government
Week 5:
World History during the life of Shakespeare
Week 6: 
Comedies, Tragedies, Histories
Week 7:
The Globe and building your own
Week 8:
Oh dear my notes are unclear
Week 9:
Famous of People of England
Week 10:
Play
Week 11:
Play
Week 12:
Production of the play