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, Tragedy, , Tragedy, i) citadel j) branch cello street military Tamed dancing destroyed www.macmillandictionary.com g) malnourished h) beggar mind’s history destiny 11 Bard e) ruined f) idiot oyster berserk with a nurse” jewel tower charmed c) tempting d) retailer to rehearse fool Lear Winter’s for the first jerk who turn berserk” Internal rhyming Write your own Shakespeare-inspired rap Write Spot the Shakespeare There are 25 Shakespeare play titles referred to in the lyrics. Find them all and highlight them in a colour. to in the lyrics. Find them all and highlight them in a colour. There are 25 Shakespeare play titles referred All you little boys are a ‘Comedy Of Errors’ For example: the text (e.g. names of characters not including play titles and direct quotes from There are 21 allusions to Shakespeare in and circle them. For example: I’m ‘Capulet’, you’re ‘Montague’ Shakespeare and his name). Find them all Fill in the blanks pearl Caesar suicide ‘Comedy, Tragedy, History’ by Akala by History’ Tragedy, ‘Comedy, famous Shakespearean play titles and selected will familiarize themselves with Shakespeare’s In this lesson, students rap! and compose their own Shakespeare-inspired learn about internal rhyming, metaphors quotes. They will also Lesson time: 60 minutes “Hearse Come up with three examples of internal rhyming of your own. within a single line of verse. There are several examples of internal rhyming in the lyrics to ‘Comedy within a single line of verse. There are several examples of internal rhyming in History’, for example: “I’m the first with a verse 5 internal rhyme, or middle rhyme, is rhyme that occurs Students can work alone or in groups of 4/5. In poetry, 4 Tragedy, in the song ‘Comedy, Students can work alone or in groups of 4/5. Select 10 of the references to Shakespeare and compose your own rap that includes these references. (see the answers to question 2) History’ Ask students to work alone. Find synonyms in the lyrics to ‘Comedy, Tragedy, History’ for the following words: History’ Tragedy, in the lyrics to ‘Comedy, Ask students to work alone. Find synonyms a) eat b) humor e.g. terrible = dire 3 Synonyms b) 2 and/or use the video. History’ Tragedy, Look at the lyrics to the song ‘Comedy, Ask students to work alone or in pairs. a) Ask students to work individually and give them the Student’s worksheet. Watch the video, ‘Comedy, Tragedy, History’ History’ Tragedy, the video, ‘Comedy, worksheet. Watch individually and give them the Student’s Ask students to work from the words in the box. and fill in the blanks ‘COMEDY, TRAGEDY, HISTORY’ LESSON PLAN HISTORY’ TRAGEDY, ‘COMEDY, 1 © Macmillan Publishers Limited & The Hip-hop Shakespeare Company, 2016. The Hip-hop Shakespeare Company, © Macmillan Publishers Limited & Teacher’s notes

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Fill in the blanks Spot the Shakespeare “The world is grown so bad, that wrens make prey where eagles dare not perch.” (King Richard III, Act I, Scene III) (King Richard III, would smell as sweet.” That which we call a rose by any other name in a name? “What’s Act II, Scene II) (Romeo and Juliet, name is a tower of strength.” “The king’s Scene III) Act V, (King Richard III, but use none.” “I will speak daggers to her, Act III, Scene II) (Hamlet, ‘Wrens can’t make prey where eagles won’t perch’ can’t ‘Wrens smells just as sweet’ rose by any other name, ‘A name is a tower’‘The king’s ‘I speak daggers’ The Tempest Night 17 The Tempest Twelfth About Nothing 16 Ado Like It 15 Much You As Athens 13 Hamlet 14 of Timon King Lear 12 Two Gentlemen Of Verona Labour’sTwo 24 Love’s Lost 25 not a desperate man Tempt 4 a fool B) 1 Capulet 2 Montague 3 Wise is the man that knows he’s 5 Some rise by sin and by virtue fall 9 Where for art thou 10 Shakespeare can’t make prey where eagles won’t perch 16 Wrens 14 I bare a charmed life 15 I speak daggers no method in it 19 I speak with daggers 20 Shakespeare There’s 18 6 Metaphors a) 3 Synonyms a) devour b) comedy b) c) d) (See the full lyrics on p3.) 2 1 Dream 5 Julius Caesar Midsummer Night’s A 4 The Shrew Of Taming A) 1 Comedy Of Errors 2 Othello 3 ANSWERS 8 Macbeth 9 Measure for Measure 10 Merry Wives of Windsor That Ends Well Well All’s 7 The Merchant Of Venice 6 11 Andronicus 21 Titus Winter’sTale A 20 Tyre 18 Henry IV 19 Pericles Prince Of 6 Metaphors a flipchart/whiteboard, come up students to become the scribe. Using as a whole class/group, ask one of the Working from the song ‘Comedy for the following metaphors with definitions/explanations ‘COMEDY, TRAGEDY, HISTORY’ LESSON PLAN HISTORY’ TRAGEDY, ‘COMEDY, that all four of these metaphors are based on quotes from Shakespeare that can be found below. Shakespeare that can be found below. metaphors are based on quotes from that all four of these a) b) c) d) Example: ‘The world is my Oyster’ Answer: anything that you want. It also gives you the visual sense of the world being in the This quote means that you can do or have to be eaten. palm of your hand and being a simple snack © Macmillan Publishers Limited & The Hip-hop Shakespeare Company, 2016. The Hip-hop Shakespeare Company, © Macmillan Publishers Limited & Teacher’s notes = Akala’s record label Akala’s illa State = yard = Jamaica wigs = heads days . just sadness The secret’s out now The secret’s bold and the hammers ear Ethiope’s street , ‘cos it must not work the king’s name is a tower the king’s where for art thou? www.macmillandictionary.com Akala’s Slang Dictionary Akala’s fella = man bite it = steal lyrics tight = good at rapping Call it urban, call it other name, smells just as sweet rose by any A smart as the Bard Spit so hard, but I’m Union Jack for the yard Come through with a Akala, Akala, I’m the rap Shakespeare Chance never did crown me, this is destiny still talk but it still perplexes me You Devour cowards, thousands per hour Don’t you know should never speak it You It is not a secret I teach theses, like ancient Greece’s never no apology Or Egyptology, eye, I see things properly In my mind’s me, nah you could never possibly Stoppin’ I bare a charmed life, most probably For certain I speak daggers in a phrase I’ll put an end to your dancing never work it will No matter what you say, can’t make prey Wrens Where eagles won’t perch I’m the worst with the words ‘Cos I curse all my verbs a nurse I’m the first with a verse to rehearse with Hearse for the first jerk who turn berserk Off with his head That is true madness Akala? Testing no method in it And there’s I speak with daggers I attack ‘em Of a passion when I’m rappin’ In a military fashion couldn’t ever map it chattin’ Pattern of my rappin’ And I run more rings round things than Saturn like a pig with a baton Sick, never slackin’ wigs when I’m rappin’ split big kids’ Verses Akala, the rap Shakespeare That boy Didn’t want to listen when I said last year Rich as a gem in an ‘em all again Tell For them who never hear 3 . References to Shakespeare’s plays from exercise 2a are highlighted plays from exercise 2a . References to Shakespeare’s ? underlined Lear pearl on the mic Fella here, me oyster and I am starving like the Shrew Tamed like Anthony and Cleopatra like , I’m doing my ting The world is my I want much more than a penny or a farthing I told no joke, I hope you’re not laughing Poet or pauper which do you class him? Speak eloquent, though I am resident to the gritty inner city surely irrelevant That’s The Merchant Of Venice couldn’t sell your CD The Merchant Of Venice That Ends Well Well All’s As for me, not going swell like Macbeth, it’s boy’s Your Measure for Measure, I am the best here Merry Wives of Windsor not King You’re Of course I am the one with the force history like Henry IV You’re I’m fire, things look dire Tyre Better run like Pericles, Prince Of Winter’s Tale A the scale, cold as Off Andronicus was bound to fail Titus Akala gets at ya So will you if suicide That’s Cymbeline a modern day Bridget Jones labour’sLove’s lost, a woman on her own Gentlemen Of Verona Two She needed This is Illa State and I am the owner! a fool is the man that knows he’s Wise with a jewel not a desperate man Tempt Why take from Peter to go pay Paul? Some rise by sin and by virtue fall What have you made if you gain the whole world But sell your own soul for the price of a That boy Akala’s a Diamond Akala’s That boy Lyrics were missing in exercise 1 are that Words a Comedy of errors All you little boys are like bellow but you fellows get played You The cello jealous like Othello. You’re do? Who you? What ya gonna Little boys get midsummer dreamin’ You’re tunes ain’t appealing Your I’m Capulet, you’re Montague, I ain’t feelin’ I am the Julius Caesar Timon I don’t know about Athens I know he was in Back like Hamlet you pay for your actions Like It You As Akala, I do it That boy Much Ado About You’re Nothing All you do is bite it I’m too tight, I don’t need 12 nights destroyed Tempests, All you little ‘COMEDY, TRAGEDY, HISTORY’ LESSON PLAN HISTORY’ TRAGEDY, ‘COMEDY, (see answer section on p.2 for full titles). Allusions to Shakespeare from exercise 2b are in Allusions to Shakespeare on p.2 for full titles). 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