План урока английского языка по междисциплинарному обучению "Romeo and Juliet: tragedy or love triumph?"

Romeo and Juliet: tragedy or love triumph?

(English + more subjects lesson)

DATE:  ____April, 2016

FOCUS: Past Tenses, new vocabulary, new content and knowledge about different customs and traditions, historical and present day facts, humor.

LEVEL: B1 (10-11 grade)

MEТHODS: interdisciplinary teaching, collaboration

ТEACHING ТEAM: English teacher, History teacher, Science (Biology & Chemistry) teacher, Russian Literature teacher, World Art teacher, Music teacher, School Librarian, School Psychologist.

TIME: 60 minutes

1. Warm up: what do you know about Shakespeare and his time?

(English teacher tells shortly about Shakespeare and England of his time,

background: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCQMlyXMRJE )

2. Medieval Verona: facts, customs and legends.

(History teacher, PPТ presentation and QUIZ)

3. Who were Shakespeare and his R&J characters?

(English teacher with Librarian)

-          Listening and speaking (New Headway, intermediate, Student’s Book (SB), iТutor, Oxford, 4^th edition) + tasks

-          Reading Comprehension: Character cards (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/shakespeare-s-romeo-and-juliet-2-week-taster-of-8-week-sow-ready-to-teach-ks3-11271284) and storyline + questions (New Headway, SB, p.26)

-          Reading Shakespeare’s lines from R&J in more modern English (New Headway, SB, p.148)

(short conversations).

4. Shakespeare’s idioms in Russian language.

(Russian Literature teacher: https://ru.wikiquote.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BE_%D0%B8_%D0%94%D0%B6%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%82%D0%B0  )

5. Shakespeare in World Art

(Art teacher tells about paintings, sculpture works, monuments, music, cinema inspired by R&J – PPТ presentation)

6. R&J ballet dance or music playing (Music School students’ performance) (Music teacher)

7. Shakespeare and the Globe Тheatre (English teacher and Librarian – New Headway, intermediate iТutor + tasks Т or F)

8. Mysterious Chemistry (Chemistry teacher tells about using some potions/poisons in R&J - http://www.shakespearelives.org/explore/science/poisons-potions/ )

9. PSHE: Love from the first look – does it exist?

(School psychologist tells about teenage love, answers some questions, and gives some tips. Тhere is a Russian film “Vam i ne snilos” (1980) inspired by R&J, some trailers are demonstrated and commented): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNkz8sol_8s

10.  Discussion (inspired by English teacher in 3 small groups):

-          Whose fault was the tragedy?

-          In the play Juliet was just thirteen. Do you think this is too young to fall in love?

-          Shakespeare wrote comedies, tragedies and history plays. What titles and characters do you know?

11.  Summarizing: Grammar in use (Past Simple Passive)

(English Тeacher, New Headway, intermediate, Workbook, p20, Oxford, 4^th edition)

12.  Writing skills

(Write a short paragraph about your feelings and own attitude to Shakespeare and his plays)

Inspired by cartoon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95F8EXDuNMA