Shakes Description

Course Description:

This full year course corresponds to the SUNY Albany course Reading Shakespeare 144L.  It provides an introduction to Shakespearean genres:  sonnet, comedy, tragedy, history and tragicomedy.  Students will participate in a variety of activities including acting exercises, class discussions, writing assignments, written exams and projects.  Students will complete two projects, a critical paper and a portfolio review of their work in place of a final exam.

This is a college level course open to seniors.  Students may choose to enroll in the UHS program to be eligible to earn 3 SUNY Albany credits.  The course may also be offered as a distance learning course on the Saratoga Adirondack Network.

 

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Mrs. Melanie McDonald, Galway High School English Department