Course Code: ENG 1D1
Unit Title: Shakespeare Play
Big Ideas:
1. Shakespeare’s themes and characters continue to be relevant in society.
2. Language has the power to evoke emotional responses and to create worlds.
3. Appearances are powerful and deceiving.
Knowledge (I will know):
Unit Learning Goals
Skills (I will be able to do):
Terms/Criteria:
• Devices of a play (asides, soliloquies,
pathetic fallacy)
• Components of Plot
• Different Types of Conflict
• Range of Literary Terms
• Principles for Stating Theme
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Formative:
•
•
•
•
Quotation Analysis
Content Questions
Quizzes
Argument Paragraph
Summative:
•
Content Test
Identify the most significant aspects of
the play
Support observations with textual
evidence
Identify a character’s main traits and
motivations
Make the connection between analysing
character and understanding myself
Write for a specific audience and
purpose
Appreciate the importance of structure
and character development
Develop an argument using textual
evidence
Appreciate directorial decision in
staging a play