SHAKESPEARE - TEMPEST / MACBETH - YR5/6
Characters - William Shakespeare / Prospero - Tempest / The Three Weird Sisters - Macbeth Tempest
PROPS AND MATERIALS BROUGHT:
- Prospero Costume
- William Shakespeare Costume
- Simple set with a quill and skull
- Magic show
VENUE REQUIREMENTS:
- Classroom with a electronic whiteboard for Powerpoint
FORMAT EXAMPLE FOR A TWO FORM SCHOOL:
- One class in the morning and the other class in the afternoon
TEACHING ASPECTS AS WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE:
- An overview of Shakespeare’s life and achievements
- A telling of the Tempest highlighting each of the main characters
- Characters dramatised by the children
- Lessons from the story
- Powerpoint with visuals of the story
FUN ACTIVITIES AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION
- Magic show as Prospero
- Children write about a character from the story and if they would do anything differently and write a spell then present it to the class.
MACBETH
Characters: William Shakespeare , Three Weird Sisters
Props and materials brought:
- Stage set
- stage lights
- smoke machine gently used
- witches props including cauldron
- drum
- 3 witches costumes
- Shakespeare’s costume
- Prediction magic show
- PAT tested PA system
VENUE REQUIREMENTS:
- School Hall all day with table and chairs for each pupil (it can be adjusted to accomodate lunch)
FORMAT EXAMPLE FOR A TWO FORM SCHOOL:
- The entire YR group to watch presentations in the morning and in the afternoon to work in groups making a spell and then present their spell as a group to the rest of the YR group
TEACHING ASPECTS FROM "Wiliam Shakespeare’s" PERSPECTIVE:
- An overview of Shakespeare’s life and achievements
- meaning of "weird" sisters
- a dramatisation of the spell of the three weird sisters
- Something of the story of Macbeth
FUN ACTIVITIES INTERSPERSED THROUGHOUT AND IN THE AFTERNOON SESSION:
- Writing and presenting their group’s spell on the stage set using all the props they see fit
- Competition of best presentation
- Shakespeare word game
- New word invented Competition
- Prediction Magic Show
