CORONATIONS A Queen A Queen ! ! ! !

CORONATIONS A Queen A Queen ! ! ! !

HEAR YE!   HEAR YE!   

COME  ONE !     COME ALL !!!!

JOIN THE FIRST CORONATION PARTY!  

OCTOBER 3, 2013

We have our FIRST coronation scheduled for THIS WEEK! 

The Right and Honorable Miranda Wilson has read, watched or listened to SEVENTEEN-- Yes, SEVENTEEN of Shakespeare's plays. 

She has moved from peasant status, of no plays, through Commoner, one play, surpassed Guilds man of two plays, Magistrate--three plays. She has ridden past Knight at four plays, Baron and Baroness at five, passed Count/Countess at six, March/Marchioness at seven, Duke/Duchess at nine and Prince/Princess at twelve and become a QUEEN at seventeen!

She is NOW A QUEEN but not any queen but a HIGH QUEEN as she is the first to finish the royalty race!

We know that there are others watching, reading or listening to the plays of Shakespeare, and we are excited to be planning more CORONATIONS.

Feel free to bring her gifts of adulation from the common folk.  Gold or jewels will suit best however chocolate will suffice.

Shakespeare Presentations Schedule 2013

Shakespeare Presentations Schedule 2013

This semester our students are presenting information to the group using a variety of presentation skills like power point, internet programs but not limited too these. Use your imagination and let your creativity flow!  We have presentations scheduled on the following dates:

Shakespeare's Life                                                                             Sis Echeverria  9-12

Weapons                                                                                           William   9-19

Witches, Fairies, and things that go bump in the night                           Jessica  9-19

What the heck is a fork? Food and dining customs                                Sage  10-3

War of the Roses                                                                                Kim  10-3

The Life of Queen Elizabeth                                                                  Miranda  10-10

Myths, Legends and Mysteries                                                             Lidia  10-17

Roles of the Sexes                                                                               Johnny  10-24

Off with his head! Unemployment, crime, and punishment                        Aidan  10-24

Death, Burial and Ghosts                                                                      Chandra  10-31

What did people wear?                                                                          Makella  11-7

IF YOU ARE DOING A POWER POINT PLEASE LET SIS LYLE OR SIS ECHEVERRIA KNOW AHEAD OF TIME SO THAT WE CAN HAVE THE EQUIPMENT READY.

FYI about Shakespeare Conquest Lesson Plan:  This course  offers youth the opportunity to present a topic from the 15th Century, Renaissance period.  The topic is consistent with the period and a suggestion list is offered in the Shakespeare student binder on page  .   It is also one of the TEN STEPS for achievement awards.

The following topics are also open:

Religion of the Times
God, Religion and Superstition
The King James Bible
Natural Order and Social Position
Mysticism and Animals
Who is Who in the Arts
Mental illness and retardation
Body and Mind

The Ruling Class

The House of Tudor

The Geography of England

Theater and Acting in the 16th Century

All in a day's work

The Four Humors

Who's Who in the Arts

Who gets an education

A man's home is his castle

Let William know ASAP which topic you want and he will get you a date. Don't miss this opportunity to teach us.

Writing Assignments

Writing Assignments

Shakespeare Conquest gives youth the opportunity to write on specific topics weekly.  These assignments follow the Play and each Act's reading assignment.  It also encompasses the discussion topics and these are in the student's binder on page 21 .

Some are:

Great Leaders

Acting vs Reacting

Decisions that lead to destruction

Characters in play, what relation to Caesar?

Superstition, is it a part of your life?

Effect of emotions on your actions

Brutus vs Cassius as leaders

Mob Rule

Anthony, Friend?

This is an option students may explore on their own level at their own proficiency.  While one page may suffice, we encourage the student to stretch himself in whatever capacity and strive to become  better  at the critical skill of written expression. Remember this is your opportunity to make this a SCHOLAR class and for you to shine in your talents.

10 Step Pass Offs

10 Step Pass Offs

A reminder of what they are:

1. Read and discuss the play - Julius Caesar for 2013
2. Watch/Read/Listen to seven of Shakespeare's Plays
3.  Personal Vocabulary List (20 words) 
4. Participate in Shakespeare Fair- November 23, 2013
5. Participate in Spring Play- May 17, 2014
6. Poetic, Strategies Vocabulary
7. Iambic Pentameter:  Explain/Write/Discuss  
8. Present - Shakespearean topic
9. Recite Set-piece - Mark Anthony, from Act III, scene 2
10. Write a Summary of the Play

Shakespeare Conquest offers students the opportunity to use the incentive system to reward and encourage themselves to excel.  We hope to attend the Renaissance Fair with students who complete these ten steps this spring. We only had 4 students go last year, let's step that up a bit and ALL make it! Ready, set, GO!!!!

2013 Course of Study: Julius Caesar

2013 Course of Study: Julius Caesar

This first semester the 2013 course of study will be the Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar.

Conquest recommends the following texts:

• Julius Caesar - The play in the form of Cliff Notes, The Complete Version

Everyone should already have this and a student manual. If you do not please let me know asap.

Welcome and Daily Overview

Welcome and Daily Overview First Semester 2013

Shakespeareans,

Sister Lyle and I would love to welcome all of you to Shakespeare this semester. We are very excited to dive into Julius Caesar with all of you.  In the whirl that has been the last few weeks, we would like to give you an idea of the daily course schedule. We understand that you need a small break after engaging in the study of our founding fathers however,

  IT IS CRITICAL THAT YOU ARE ON TIME

Here is a synopsis of the course study for a typical day.  This is very specific and all of the games, plan and purposes are specified for us in the mentor manual. Everyone should already have a student manual and a Cliff's complete of Julius Caesar. 

Typical Day:

15 minutes:      Gathering Activity – Drama Warm Ups actor training.

                        These are very specific and outlined for us in the mentor manual.

15 minutes:      Lecture:  Intro to Shakespeare  Topics like Shakespeare’s life, poetic language, iambic pentameter, prose vs verse, couplets, imagery, soliloquies, mythology, Asides, Quibbles and Banters.

15 minutes:      Reading Discussion:  Over the previous week’s assignment

15 minutes:      Vocabulary assignment for next week:

Share vocab. discussion from previous week

15 minutes:      Writing Topic for the next week

15 minutes:      Student Presentations: ie. Elizabethan Life, ruling class, mysticism, Food and dining customs, death, burial and ghosts, Clothing, Weapons,  The Four Humors, Religion, superstition      26 topic suggestions are given

                        Each student can sign up for a date and make one of these. 

15 minutes:  Ten step pass-offs -

We are so frantically busy getting all of this stuff in and the excitement level and enthusiasm is so strong that there is not much time for peripheral socialization on side topics, but the youth will build relationships and it is that positive direction and skill building that builds confidence and engenders leadership skills.