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Modern Day Shakespeare – App Lesson

Description: This app lesson will develop English students’ understanding of Shakespeare and English literature.

Instructional Objective: Students will read and interpret Shakespeare plays in order to recreate and perform an act with modern day language.

Step 1: Students will use the app Swipespeare to find an act in a Shakespeare play to read and analyze Shakespeare’s writing to understand his tone and meaning.

  • ‎Shakespeare SwipeSpeare Screenshot
  • ‎Shakespeare SwipeSpeare Screenshot
  • ‎Shakespeare SwipeSpeare Screenshot
  • ‎Shakespeare SwipeSpeare Screenshot
  • ‎Shakespeare SwipeSpeare Screenshot
  • ‎Shakespeare SwipeSpeare Screenshot
  • ‎Shakespeare SwipeSpeare Screenshot
  • ‎Shakespeare SwipeSpeare Screenshot
  • ‎Shakespeare SwipeSpeare Screenshot
  • ‎Shakespeare SwipeSpeare Screenshot
  • ‎Shakespeare SwipeSpeare Screenshot
  • ‎Shakespeare SwipeSpeare Screenshot
  • ‎Shakespeare SwipeSpeare Screenshot

Step 2: Students will then use Viva Video: Free Video Editor to film and edit a video of their group reenacting the act of their choice from a Shakespeare play.

  • ‎VivaVideo- Video Bearbeiten Screenshot
  • ‎VivaVideo- Video Bearbeiten Screenshot
  • ‎VivaVideo- Video Bearbeiten Screenshot
  • ‎VivaVideo- Video Bearbeiten Screenshot
  • ‎VivaVideo- Video Bearbeiten Screenshot
  • ‎VivaVideo- Video Bearbeiten Screenshot
  • ‎VivaVideo- Video Bearbeiten Screenshot
  • ‎VivaVideo- Video Bearbeiten Screenshot
  • ‎VivaVideo- Video Bearbeiten Screenshot
  • ‎VivaVideo- Video Bearbeiten Screenshot
  • ‎VivaVideo- Video Bearbeiten Screenshot
  • ‎VivaVideo- Video Bearbeiten Screenshot
  • ‎VivaVideo- Video Bearbeiten Screenshot
  • ‎VivaVideo- Video Bearbeiten Screenshot
  • ‎VivaVideo- Video Bearbeiten Screenshot
  • ‎VivaVideo- Video Bearbeiten Screenshot
  • ‎VivaVideo- Video Bearbeiten Screenshot

Step 3: Students will then upload their video to Google Drive to share with the class for collaboration.

  • ‎Google Drive - Dateispeicher Screenshot
  • ‎Google Drive - Dateispeicher Screenshot
  • ‎Google Drive - Dateispeicher Screenshot
  • ‎Google Drive - Dateispeicher Screenshot
  • ‎Google Drive - Dateispeicher Screenshot
  • ‎Google Drive - Dateispeicher Screenshot
  • ‎Google Drive - Dateispeicher Screenshot
  • ‎Google Drive - Dateispeicher Screenshot
  • ‎Google Drive - Dateispeicher Screenshot
  • ‎Google Drive - Dateispeicher Screenshot
  • ‎Google Drive - Dateispeicher Screenshot
  • ‎Google Drive - Dateispeicher Screenshot

 

Inspired by Jessica Michaloski