Seeking Shakespeare

Excursion Summary

Duration:

2 hours

on demand

Discover one of the greatest writers of all time. Visit the beautiful Shakespeare room - one of the hidden treasures of Sydney - explore the stories of Shakespeare, dress in costumes that will bring the Elizabethan era to life and enjoy a drama workshop.

In this 2 hour program students will:

explore the exquisite Shakespeare room, built to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the poet’s death
view rare objects and works from the Shakespeare collection
enjoy a drama workshop based on As You Like It
record their performance and take it back to school.

Curriculum Outcomes

Stage 3 – English

EN3-2A composes, edits and presents well-structured and coherent texts
EN3-7C thinks imaginatively, creatively, interpretively and critically about information and ideas and identifies connections between texts when responding to and composing texts

Stage 4 – English

EN4-1A responds to and composes texts for understanding, interpretation, critical analysis, imaginative expression and pleasure
EN4-2A effectively uses a widening range of processes, skills, strategies and knowledge for responding to and composing texts in different media and technologies
EN4-3B uses and describes language forms, features and structures of texts appropriate to a range of purposes, audiences and contexts
EN4-5C thinks imaginatively, creatively, interpretively and critically about information, ideas and arguments to respond to and compose texts

Stage 5 – English

EN5-1A responds to and composes increasingly sophisticated and sustained texts for understanding, interpretation, critical analysis, imaginative expression and pleasure
EN5-2A effectively uses and critically assesses a wide range of processes, skills, strategies and knowledge for responding to and composing a wide range of texts in different media and technologies