Learning Outcomes

A list of the posts that have helped me fulfill Learning Outcomes for my Shakespeare Course at Brigham Young University.


1.    Gain “Shakespeare Literacy.” Demonstrate mastery over fundamental information about Shakespeare’s works, life, and legacy

a.     Breadth (knowledge of a range of Shakespeare’s works)
- I read Hamlet (Hamlet, not Ham melt)
- I read Henry V (Looking back on Hal)
- I read the Taming of the Shrew (The Shrew in Review)
- I read the short story versions of these plays in Tales from Shakespeare ()
- Additional breadth notes can be found in my Progress Report

b.     Depth (more thorough knowledge of a single work)
- Deeper reading of Taming of the Shrew (Using Shakespeare to make change stick)
- Deeper analysis of Othello (Lessons on Leadership)

c.     Performance (stage and screen)
- Watch the Kenneth Branagh version of Othello
- Watched a version of Taming of the "Shrew" (Shrew in Review) 

d.     Legacy (history, scholarship, popular culture)
- Shakespeare in popular culture (Origins)
- Modern perspectives (An Interview with 13-year-old Abe Ogles)
- read parts of Shakespeare and Modern Culture (Looking back on Hal)

2.     Analyze Shakespeare Critically. Interpret Shakespeare’s works critically in their written form, in performance (stage or screen) and in digitally mediated transformations. This includes

a.     Textual analysis (theme, language, formal devices)
- Analysis of Othello (Lessons on Leadership)
- Analysis of Taming of the Shrew (Using Shakespeare to make change stick)

b.     Contextual analysis (historical, contemporary, cultural)
- Connecting Shakespeare and Viral Marketing 
- Can Theater sustain itself?
- Aesthetic Tastes in Shakespeare
- The Winter's Tale: Bottom Line 

c.     Application of literary theories

d.     Analysis of digital mediations
- Connecting Shakespeare and Viral Marketing
 
3.     Engage Shakespeare Creatively

a.     Performance (memorization, recitation, scene on stage or video)
- Flash Scene Shakespeare

b.     Literary imitation

4.     Share Shakespeare Meaningfully. This includes engaging in the following:

a.     Formal Writing. Develop and communicate your ideas about Shakespeare clearly in formal and researched writing.

b.     Informal Writing. This mainly means through regular online writing
- Screenwriting, Sonnets, Blogs
- Looking back on Hal 
- Hamlet, not Ham Melt 

c.  Connecting. Share one’s learning and creative work with others both in and outside of class.
- Posted on facebook.com/max.ogles
- Classmate Review 
- Flash Scene Shakespeare 
- Screenwriting, sonnets, blogs 
- Interviewed a family member 

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