LESSON
FOUR
GRADE LEVELS: 10-12
SUBJECT(S): English
LEARNER OUTCOMES:
Each student should use accumulated
knowledge gathered from reading Henry V by Shakespeare and/or watching
Kenneth Branagh's movie production Henry V to identify and analyze
the various levels of the blood brother theme depicted in that common work
by writing a five paragraph analytical
theme which addresses the topic by responding
to the following essay question:
"Using a dictionary
definition and the motivational St.
Crispin's Day speech in Henry V as the definitions for
'blood brothers', explain the various levels of blood brothers throughout
the play, addressing Henry V's relationship to his troops, his enemy Charles
VI, and his English lineage for whom he claims the throne during The Hundred
Years War."
DURATION OF LESSON: Four
90 minute class periods plus writing homework assignment.
MATERIALS:
Webster's International Dictionary
Henry V by William Shakespeare
Henry V produced by Kenneth
Branagh
TECHNOLOGY TOOLS/COURSEWARE:
Computer with Internet access
MS Word using editing tools
Floppy disc to save rough and final
drafts
Henry V video produced by
Kenneth Branagh
Television/VCR
TEACHER NOTES:
Prior knowledge of MS Word is required.
Prior knowledge of the five paragraph
analytical essay is necessary, although a link has been provided.
This lesson coincides with the
background lesson on French and English monarchs and The Hundred Years
War.
The teacher should allow students
to read Henry V at an independent rate; however, discussion of key
examples of blood brother behavior should be identified and discussed after
each act. Coinciding scenes from the
movie could be reviewed to enhance the discussion.
PROCEDURES:
Days 1-2: Watch Kenneth Branagh's
movie Henry V stopping to identify key examples of brotherhood stemming
from blood brothers displayed by Henry V to his troops, his enemy Charles
VI, and his own lineage.
Day 3: Read and discuss Henry
V's St. Crispin Day Speech from Act IV Scene iii of Henry V.
Discuss the allusion to SS.
Crispin and Crispinian, the Martyrs that Henry V made in that speech.
Assign the analytical five paragraph theme previously mentioned
in "Learner Outcomes." Students should be given the written
assignment to be keyed into MS Word as a homework assignment and given
two or three days to complete their rough draft.
NOTE: For another clip from the 1944 version of Sir Laurence Olivier as Henry V delivering his St. Crispin's Day speech click here.
Day 4: Peer editing of rough drafts should be scheduled before completed paper is submitted. Students should be given two days to make the final MS Word keyed draft for submission.
MODIFICATIONS:
Special needs students could be
paired with stronger students to gather examples of blood brother behaviors.
Students could act out key scenes
of brotherhood.
ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES:
Students could videotape their acting
to make the project more relevant.
Students could watch 1944 movie
version of Henry V with Sir Lawrence Olivier to compare vital scenes
needed for the project.
EVALUATION/ASSESSMENT:
Student papers would be graded by
the teacher, according to standard English grammar guidelines.
WEST VIRGINIA INSTRUCTIONAL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES:
ENGLISH: 10.12, 10.13, 10.14, 10.16, 10. 37, 10.44, 10.45, 10.46, 10.47, 10.48, 10.49, 10.50, 10.51, 10.52, 10.58, 10.59, 10.60, 10.61, 10.62, 10.63, 10.64, 10.65, 10.66, 10.67, 10.68, 10.69, 10,70, 10.72, 10.73, 10.76, 10.77, 10.78, 10.88
ENGLISH:
Uses the general skills and strategies
of the writing process
Uses the stylistic and rhetorical
aspects of writing
Uses grammatical and mechanical
conventions in written compositions.
Gathers and uses information for
research purposes
Uses reading skills and strategies
to understand and interpret a variety of literary texts
Uses reading skills and strategies
to understand and interpret a variety of informational texts
Uses viewing skills and strategies
to understand and interpret visual media
REFERENCES:
Henry V by William Shakespeare
Henry V by Kenneth Branagh
Webster's Third New International
Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged
AUTHORS: BRENDA
DAMRON, KAREN DAVIS, CONNIE MCCAGG
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