This course is intended to cover the Shakespeare portion (˝ L.A. credit) of high school Language Arts and the Fine Arts requirement (˝ Drama credit) as well. Students will be reading and viewing many of William Shakespeare’s comedies, histories, and tragedies. We will delve into plot and character development, character types, poetry, themes, setting, the nature and history of Elizabethan drama, costume, and the stage. Students will prepare for and present scenes from various Shakespeare plays at the end of the semester. In addition to regular class time, students should expect to give extra rehearsal time in the latter half of the semester.
Students will write four short research papers for this course. Students, who have not taken year-one of the LA/Geography course or Writing the Research Paper course, must take the IEW/MLA course designed specifically as an add-on for this class. IEW/MLA course is lecture information and class time practice; there are no additional assignments.
The main assignment list is available by using the Assignment and Resources link below. Students should begin this early in order to spread out the viewing of as many videos of Shakespeare plays as possible. (This is one area to earn extra credit!)
Instructor: Caroljeanne Phillips
Class Time: Spring Semester Only, Wednesday, 11:00-12:30ish AM - ending time will vary.
IEW/MLA Class Time: Spring Semester Only, Wednesday, immediately following regular class. Class time is 20-30 minutes.
Costs: $170 tuition + $25 materials
IEW/MLA Costs: $50 tuition
Class size: 1
17-Week Semester; One semester
Level: High School
Required Texts:
MLA Handbook 6th edition or later
