Each member of the pair takes 1 aspect of the listed contrasting situations and characters, notes down the key features of their subject and compares this with their partner's list. Pairs can then form revolving groups of four to teach other class members what they have found out about Shakespeare's use of contrast. As an individual written activity, students examine the idea of fate in the play. Defend a statement. Individually or in small groups students choose one of the statements about the play and defend it to the class basing their defence on evidence from the play, including quotations.
Students select or are allocated a part of a scene for performance to an audience.
This forms the assessment activity for this unit and expectations are communicated in the assessment schedule which should be shared with students. Teachers wishing to involve their students in a collaborative internet based project related to this unit should visit the Book Rap site. In groups students perform for an audience an extract from a scene. They should demonstrate their understandings of characters, ideas and language utilising visual, verbal and dramatic features. The assessment schedule provides explicit guidance to students on what is expected from them in this task.