Merchant of Venice Act 3 Scenes 3-5: Interpreting Shakespeare (FULL LESSON)

In this comprehensive lesson, students are guided through how to understand and interpret Shakespeare independently using word roots and context clues to unpick meanings of familiar words. They will work through Act 3 Scenes 3-5 with varying levels of support.

Learning Objective: Independently comprehend and interpret scenes from The Merchant of Venice

Learning Outcomes:
-Students will be guided through how to comprehend and decipher Shakespearean English using word roots and context clues.

• Students will work both in pairs and individually to interpret scenes.
• Students will make a prediction about what will happen next in the play.

Lesson Outline:
Do it now: Students infer details from image.
Starter: Overview of differences between Shakespearean and modern English.
Task one: Teacher modelling of how to interpret Act 3 Scene 3.
Task two: Students work in pairs to interpret Act 3 Scene 4.
Task three: Students work individually to interpret Act 3 Scene 5.
Plenary: Students predict what will happen next in the play.

More Resources for The Merchant of Venice

Click here for a bundle of all the lessons to take you through the play plus a quiz, knowledge organiser and character revision posters.

Freebies:

1. For character revision posters for your classroom, click here.
2. For an English/Drama lesson based on Portia’s choice in Act 1 Scene 2, click here.
   
3. For a Scheme of Work overview for the unit, click here.

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