William Shakespeare's
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As You Like It
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Perennially popular and always delightful. A wonderful play to teach and study. Naomi Frederick and Jack Laskey as Rosalind
and Orlando in the delightful 2009 Globe production (available on DVD) |
Contents
of the guide
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Teacher's Guide |
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Study Programme |
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Introduction |
3 |
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Introduction |
2 |
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Suggested Teaching Plan |
4 |
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Characteristics of Comedy |
3 |
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The Play on Film |
5 |
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Keep a Log |
4 |
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Plot Summary |
6 |
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Some Useful Background |
5 |
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Adapting a Pastoral Romance
[WS] |
7 |
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Pastoralism Task Sheet |
6 |
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Pastoralism WS Answers |
8 |
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Questions to Assist
Understanding |
7 |
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Scene-by-scene Commentary |
9 |
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Structure Task Sheet |
9 |
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Features of the Pastoral |
19 |
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Setting Task Sheet |
10 |
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Questions to Assist
Understanding |
22 |
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Characterisation Task Sheet |
11 |
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Structure Answers |
26 |
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Character Questions |
12 |
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"All the World's a
Stage" |
30 |
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Changes in the English Language
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15 |
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Setting Task Sheet Answers |
31 |
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The Language of the Plays |
16 |
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Setting WS Answers |
34 |
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Poetry and Prose Task Sheet |
17 |
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Character Notes |
37 |
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Motifs and Imagery Task
Sheet |
18 |
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Poetry and Prose |
50 |
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Extend Your Understanding |
19 |
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Patterns of Imagery |
51 |
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Essay Style Sheet |
20 |
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Allusions Worksheet Answers |
56 |
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Revision Quiz |
21 |
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Themes: an approach |
59 |
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Worksheets |
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Themes: Notes |
60 |
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Study Record |
2 |
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Disguise and Role-playing |
66 |
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Easy Plot Summary |
3 |
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Extend Your Understanding |
68 |
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Adapting 'Rosalynde' |
5 |
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Perspectives |
69 |
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Pastoralism |
7 |
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Meta-theatre |
75 |
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Setting |
8 |
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Quiz Answers |
76 |
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Setting 2 |
10 |
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Essay Topics |
81 |
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Allusions |
11 |
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Sample Essay |
86 |
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Vocabulary |
13 |
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Bibliography |
87 |
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Details Quiz |
14 |
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Appendix: Structure of
Scenes |
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Quotations to Complete |
15 |
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Extras include an annotated copy of
the text, extra notes on language,
Shakespeare's theatre, humours, literary terms, comedy; plus practical
exercises, exam questions and student essays. |
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