- know: terms: masculine/feminine; gender roles; gender identity; Elizabethan gender roles
- understand: that the ‘ideal’ notion of gender identity is subjective and changes over time
- be able to: use Internet sources to gather historical background information
- know: background information (context)
- understand: that there can be differing representations of masculinity/femininity
- be able to: support thinking with evidence and reasoning
- know: key definitions of direct and indirect characterisation; the STEAL model
- understand: that characterisation can help us infer an author’s opinion / attitude
- be able to: effectively use the STEAL model to analyse the characterisation of a character; use evidence to support an opinion
- know: some background and context to the content of Mercutio’s speech
- understand: there can be more than one interpretation
- be able to: analyse the play, using evidence to support your opinion
- know: extended metaphor, sonnet, antitheisis, hyperbole, chiasmus, conceit
- understand: the many layers to Shakespeare’s use of language
- be able to: analyse the play, using evidence to support your opinion
- know: language features of analytical writing (present tense, action verbs)
- understand: that language use reveals much about ourselves
- be able to: write an analytical paragraph about a scene in the play
- know: definitions of some key academic command terms
- understand: that texts contain multiple ideas about gender roles - some are idealised
- be able to: use the EmPOWER strategy to plan and write an essay response to a question
- know: that good characters in literature have motivations for their actions
- understand: that for a full understanding of characters we must consider their motivations
- be able to: infer a character’s motivations
- know: the structure of an argumentative/persuasive speech (applicable to writing as well)
- understand: that there are multiple sides to any argument
- be able to: support an argument with evidence from a literary text; make counter-arguments
- know: definitions of ‘conform’, ‘deviate’, and ‘subvert’
- understand: that character representations can reveal values and attitudes about gender identity
- be able to: write a literary analysis paragraph
- know: the features of Q&A profile magazine article
- understand: that modern non-fiction texts also construct notions of identity
- be able to: discern and then use the genre features of the Q&A profile magazine article
- know: (revise) key literary concepts from throughout the unit
- understand: how the statement of inquiry connects to your life / the world
- be able to: reflect on learning using the ‘I used to think…’ strategy