Shakespeares Henry V:

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Shakespeares Henry V
Clearview H.S. Jr/Sr English Rob Slater
Through a modern lens of war, family, and media
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Henry V UnitClick on the buttons below to find
out about Themes, Objectives and the Final
Project.
Themes
Objectives
Final Project
Activities
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Why do human beings make war?

• Defending homes
• Expanding control
• Protecting Allies
• Punishing Enemies

It is well that war is so terrible, or we should
grow too fond of it. Robert E. Lee
You can no more win a war than you can win an
earthquake. Jeannette Rankin
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Family

• How do you define family
• and who makes up your family?

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Loyalty and Honor

• Why are the dual themes of loyalty and honor as
  important today as they were in Shakespeares
  time?

No more important duty can be urged upon those
who are entering the great theater of life than
simple loyalty to their best convictions. Edwin
Hubbel Chapin
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Media and Protest
What are our rights and responsibilities?
The man who reads nothing at all is better
educated than the man who reads nothing but
newspapers. Thomas Jefferson
Who can protest and does not, is an accomplice in
the act. The Talmud
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Activities

• Share what you know about Shakespeare and
  Elizabethan Drama.
• Examine, discuss and refine your own attitudes
  toward war, honor, family, media and protest.
• Watch Kenneth Branaghs Henry V - Shakespeare on
  film to convince anyone that Shakespeare wrote
  for the regular folks.
• Search the internet to discover what other people
  think of Shakespeares Henry V film and movie
  versions.

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Academic Areas
Social Studies Students will develop their
ability to relate a work of art to
political/personal occurrences in the past and in
todays world. Literature Students will develop
their understanding of themes in literature. How
do we express the themes of a literary
work? Writing Students will develop their skills
at writing a coherent essay in which they address
3-4 aspects of a particular work of art to a
critical depth.
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Final Project Choices

• Video
• Powerpoint
• Live presentation
• Play/Monologue
• Musical presentation
• Other ideas? Talk to Rob

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Expectations

• All presentations will have audio, visual and
  written components.
• Presentation should be a minimum of 5 minutes in
  length

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Lesson objectives

• Overarching Goals Students will develop...
• understandings of themes.
• their ability to relate a work of art to
  political and personal occurrences in the past
  and today.
• their skills at writing coherently and addressing
  aspects of a work of literature.

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Lesson objectives

• Technology Goals Students will...
• reinforce textual readings with video
• utilize word-processors and graphic software to
  create their final paper and cover page
• access internet resources to interact with
  critical analysis of the text
• use multimedia software to create a final
  presentation of their personal response to the
  script, movie and lessons.

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Where to now?
Objectives
Final
Themes
Activities
Credits
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In accordance with fair use policies Graphics
are taken from public sources including
Kenneth Branaghs Henry V, Steven Spielbergs
Saving Private Ryan and the United States
Department of Defense Music clips are copied
from personal CDs U2, Edwin Starr and Wicked
Tinkers Text created by Robert L. Slater
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