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Close Reading of shakespeare (continued)
aCademiC VoCabulaRy
images: mental pictures
ACTIvITy 4
Synthesis Questions
Your teacher may choose or ask you to choose one of the following assessments as a way of showing your understanding of the texts you have read.
Writing Prompt: Review the two pieces of writing by Shakespeare. Both look at how our lives are lived, and consider that we are all mortal. What similarities and differences do you notice in the two pieces? Consider both the larger ideas and the way that Shakespeare uses creative images to describe his ideas.
Debate/Discussion: Prepare to debate or discuss how Shakespeare describes the beginning, middle, and end of life. His view is somewhat bleak in both of his works, showing how mankind moves inevitably towards an end. Is this the best way to consider how we live our lives? Can you offer another viewpoint?
Multimedia Presentation: You have seen how a painter modeled the ideas of Shakespeare and presented them visually. Choose one of the following to create a visual of your own:
• Create your own visual for the seven acts of man (or woman). You might draw
your own visuals, or use symbolic images to describe each act. Or you might use images from magazines or the Internet to show characters from modern media who are similar to each age.
• Create a visual to show Shakespeare’s ideas from Sonnet 60. Shakespeare describes time and how it impacts our lives in three different ways before he shares his hopes at the end. How might all of this be displayed visually? Consider both literal and symbolic images for his ideas.
Reflection
Think about what you have learned from your close reading and analysis of the text passages you have read in this workshop.
1. Consider how Shakespeare uses images and comparison to help the reader picture his ideas about the “ages of man” and time. How has this helped you to better understand concepts like time and age?
2. In this workshop, you have learned how to make meaning of three different texts. How can you use what you have learned to help you as you encounter challenging texts in the future? What strategies best helped you as a learner? When and why would you use these strategies in the future?
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