A creative teaching learning session of literature: William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet by bunpeiris

1. Creative Teaching, Unit 08, ASGN 1
by B. Upul N. Peiris, Batch 2, Gateway, Negombo
Creative Learning Activities
Games, research, case studies
Discussions, debates,
simulations
Practical activities, real work,
group work
Work experience,
investigations, projects
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2. Benefits of creative learning
Approaches
 We are forever hungry of new stuff. The
novelty in any sphere of the life arouses
curiosity and interest: creative learning
approaches have the learners interested.
 Still more the creative situations get the
learners involved.
 Opens up the lesson to have the learners self
directed to make use any/all of the multiple
intelligences.
 Once the learners see the lesson makes room
for their creativity/imagination/activity on the
lesson, they become motivated.
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3. An Approach to Creative learning of literature
Independent learning: Once the target literary work
has been read by the students at home, we begin
discussion at school.
Leaner Centered: If a lesson on an interpretation of a
story is creative enough to open up learners’ self
direction and let learner autonomy in, they begin to
voice their thoughts.
Creative learning: For the interpretation/discussion
we use ICT based graphic creations.
Environment: ICT based learning to attract all.[ECM]
Resources available: Micro computer, multimedia
projector and Smart Board
Resource development: Digital Slide Show & cards
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4. Our creative approach for a teaching/learning
session of “Juliet & Her Romeo”
 Subject: Literature
Lesson: Romeo & Juliet
 Grade: 9, No. of students: 20 Duration: 40 minutes
 Approach: Learner-centered ICT based
learning/teaching [Technology is all ours to make
use of any day]
 Strategy: to facilitate discussion, we spur them
with a digital slide show presenting scenes from
the play.
 Activity: Card game: Learners match 2 sets of
cards, i.e. “Quotation Cards” & “Paraphrase Cards”
to the Digital Slides.
 Then each student, in turn explains, interprets, &
elaborates the scenes still with the slides on.
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5. “Not knowing he is hiding in the orchard to steal a glimpse of
hers, Juliet pours out her heart to the sheer bliss of Romeo
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6. ACTIVITY: Learners match the two sets of printed
cards to the ideal image in the digital slide show
Our Master’s words
 O Romeo, Romeo,
wherefore art thou
Romeo?
 Deny thy father, and
refuse thy name.
 Or if thou wilt not, be
but sworn my love.
And I’ll no longer be
a Capulet.
Paraphrase
 O Romeo, Romeo!
 Why are you called
Romeo?
 Deny that you are the
son of your father &
refuse that your name
is Romeo.
 Or if you cannot do
that & say on oath that
you love me. And I will
deny that I am
daughter of a Capulet.
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7. Different learner needs: Kindergarten Version
Vs. Ph. D Version

In the conventional learning session we may find
learners who find the activity
 [a] a bit easy [smart learners]
 [b] just right on [average learners]
 [c] a bit hard [struggling learners]
 But in this creative learning session such
struggling & average learners are bound to
perform much better with digital slides, quotation
cards its paraphrase card.
 Now to prevent the smart learners going
unchallenged
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8. A love story for all time, for all the world, all
heavens- all the suns, stars & moons
Universal & Timeless
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9. “Parting is such sweet sorrow”?? And a smart
learner would say: their parting is of course,
sorrowful to both of them, but then again they
rejoice that they will be meeting in the morning
The Master’s words
 Good night, good
night! Parting is
such sweet sorrow,
That I shall say
‘Good night’ till it
be morrow
Paraphrase
 Good night,
Goodnight!
Separation is so
painfully sweet that
I can say goodnight
to you till it is
morning
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10. Evaluate the effectiveness of using creative
approaches to learning/teaching session
 [a] All children are able to match a quotation
card & its paraphrase card to the slide.
 [b] Most learners are able to do [a] &
explain/elaborate the scene in the slide in
their own words.
 [c] Some learners are able to do [a], [b] &
explain/elaborate the scene or new words by
relating same to another work of literature.
 Informal Assessment: during the lesson:
while the slides are being matched by the
learners with cards
 Formal Assessment: worksheet
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11. Reference
Brown, C, Romeo & Juliet 2011, Enchanted serenity period
films [image online]
Available at:
http://enchantedserenityperiodfilms.blogspot.com/2011/04/ro
meo-juliet-2011.html
[Accessed on 21 February 2014]
 Falkenberg, T., 2013 New Photos From ‘Romeo and Juliet’
Released Ahead of October Premier
[image online] Available at:
http://movies.mxdwn.com/news/new-photos-from-romeoand-juliet-released-ahead-of-october-premier//
[Accessed on 21 February 2014]
• Ramleela 2013, India Times [image online] Available at :
http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/movies/bollywood/ramleela/articleshow/22655920.cms
[Accessed on 21 February 2014]
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