이번 봄 방학 기간 동안 무려 세 작품(King Lear, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet)을 함께 살펴 보았습니다. 역할을 정해 소리 내어 읽어 보며 조금은 익숙하지 않은 단어들에 대한 발음 연습도 하였고, 매일 수업 후 수업 내용과 연관된 에세이 쓰기도 하였으며, 주말에는 2개의 큰 에세이 작성도 과제로 주어졌습니다. 그리고 각 작품 내용을 잘 이해 했는지 확인하는 테스트도 있었습니다.
봄방학 기간 이었지만 느슨해 지지 않고 에듀프로 특별 수업에 잘 참여한 학생들을 많이 칭찬합니다!
다음은 수업을 담당해 주신 Mr. Chadsey 선생님께서 작성해 주신 수업에 대한 내용입니다. 부모님과 꼭 공유하고 싶다고 하시네요~~
We want to thank you for allowing us the privilege of teaching and tutoring your children during spring break and through this difficult time of worldwide pandemic.
For the last week and a half we have been holding a Shakespeare Seminar. Shakespeare is the top of the English literary ladder. Each year students read Shakespeare plays in high school and on AP exams and in IB Literature programs Shakespeare is usually always tested or taught.
Shakespeare’s language challenges students in their understanding of English and in their ability to interpret meaning from both vocabulary and situation.
To help with reading skills and pronunciation we have been reading the plays out loud on video chat in zoom three times per week. Each day a different essay is assigned and two are required for the weekend. In addition they have had tests to make sure that they understand what they have read.
Overall, the students are performing well. Their reading is improving and their interpretation skills seem to be getting better. We are reading Three Shakespeare plays in this short period of time: King Lear, Romeo and Juliet, and hamlet.
Hamlet of course is universally known as perhaps Shakespeare’s most famous play. Romeo and Juliet is a timeless classic which is taught in secondary school. King Lear is generally accepted as Shakespeare’s masterpiece. Though not performed on stage as often as some of the others, the text, story, wordplay, characters, and psychological insights are excellent.
Once again, I thank you for the privilege of teaching your children!
