Timeless Drama
Voices in Time 3 Chapter 4
“The Lion King” (film)
Weeks : 36-40
Competence aims:
 Discuss and elaborate on different types of English literature from English-speaking
countries
 Understand the main content and details of texts one has chosen
 Use own notes and different sources as a basis for writing
 Express and justify own opinions about different topics
 Use central patterns for orthography, word inflection, sentence and text construction to
produce texts
What’s to be learned:
Meet Shakespeare and his tragedy “Hamlet” and compare the play with “The Lion King”.
Find out how Disney based his film on Shakespeare’s classic play.
Homework will be given on your weekplan!
New words
 Bard
 Tragedy
 Comedy
 History
 Plot
 Character
 Central yard
 Globe
 Thatched roof
 Playgoer
 Clay
 Spectator
 Late king
 Will
 Seize
 baptism
Methods:
 Individual work, work in pairs and groups
with tasks, words, texts and film.
Extra: Watch the films “Romeo and Juliet” and/or
“Shakespeare in Love.”
Evaluation:
Write a text where you compare “Hamlet” by
William Shakespeare and the film “The Lion
King”.
Find similarities and differences.
What is your favourite, “Hamlet” or “ The Lion
King”? Justify your answer.
(1-2 pages, It’s learning, 10D Thursday 2.October,
10C Friday 3.October.)