AWE Club – Literary Studies – Shakespeare

Shakespeare

Lindsey is an experienced teacher and has worked with many Home Educated students. She understands her students are all individuals and will endeavour to help them to get the best out of the course and aim for a successful outcome. She is used to students with anxiety and will gently encourage them and help to build their self-confidence. We are happy to accommodate children’s preferences around webcams and microphone being on or off or similar needs.

Course Details

An interesting course for students aged 11 and over. There are weekly lessons of one hour each to cover the following topics –

• Shakespeare’s ‘King Lear’ – Duality and the madness of King Lear
• Comparing the background of the witches and the storm in Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’ (1606) with the raging storm in his play, ‘King Lear.’
• Romance and Revenge within Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet
• Maternal Love within Romeo and Juliet
• Deceit and Blackmail within Shakespeare’s ‘The Merchant of Venice.’
• Family Relationships within Shakespeare’s ‘King Lear.’
• The Themes of death, blood and violence within Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth.’

Homework

Homework is set weekly and gently encouraged by Lindsey but we recognise that Home Educated students may choose for themselves whether to complete it.
Recordings are available after each lesson.
Lindsey will email resource pdfs dependant on the abilities and ages of the students.

This is not an exam course but does support parts of the National Curriculum so is a good back up for English Language and Literature.