DAY EIGHT

Wednesday, March 19, 2000

Some of the activities in the following lesson were found at the following website:

(http://www.capecod.net/~bbarsant/class/shakespeare.html)

GOALS/OBJECTIVES

*To discover William Shakespeare in popular culture.

*To identify Shakespeare's impact on music (from opera to pop)

*To help students realize Shakespeare's influence on film, and television.

ACTIVITIES

*Read Robert Frost's poem entitled "Out, Out" and answer the questions on handout.

*Read and listen to the lyrics of "The Uninvited Guest"

*Relate both the poem and the song to Macbeth

*Ask students to identify other popular music that makes reference to William Shakespeare and/or his works.

*View small clips of a variety of films that have been made pertaining to William Shakespeare.

MATERIALS/RESOURCES

*A copy of Robert Frost's poem "Out, Out" (H-10)

*"Out, Out" question handout (H-11)

*A copy of "The uninvited Guest" song lyrics (H-12) (http://people.zeelandnet.nl/steege/l_uninvi.htm)

*An audio recording of "The Uninvited Guest"

*A variety of films of Shakespearean drama (see list)

OUTSIDE ASSIGNMENT

*Prepare for tomorrow's activity.