O desafio de falar de shakespeare para adolescentes

Este bimestre estamos trabalhando com o renomado autor inglês na E. E. Cassiano Mendes. Estava receosa de como abordar o assunto com os alunos. Comecei por Romeu e Julieta, mais fácil e acessível. Para minha surpresa os alunos já estão lendo outros livros do autor. Segui passo a passo o que a BBClearning nos ensina naquele site. Tem sido um desafio. Mas nossos alunos merecem e precisam entrar em contato com o renomado autor.

Na Facees , em Divisa Alegre, foi prazeroso o trabalho com os alunos , vejam abaixo algumas fotos do culturart/2007, onde os alunos da faculdade de Letras organizaram para despertar o gosto pela leitura nas c rianças e adolescentes. A E. M. Josias Santos montou vários stands com o tema: números e letras.

Este foi o trabalho da turma de Letras da Facees de Divisa Alegre - a visitação do Stand de Literatura foi bastante concorrida, muitas crianças puderam assistir aos filmes, ler e folhear alguns livros. Até uma réplica do Globe Theater foi montada em maquete.







This term we are working with the renowened English author at E. E. Cassiano Mendes . It´s a challenge. I was fearful on how to address the issue with teens. I ´ve started talking about Romeo and Juliet which is easier and more accessible. To my surprise the students are already reading other stories by Shakespeare. My favorite, King Lear is going to be the next to be studied. I´ve been through step by step what http://www.bbclearning.com/ has suggest. I´ve split the story up , went over some important scenes, and researched on the author´s life.
The photos above show ' Divisa Alegre - Culturart/2007". The students of Facees organized the Literature stand. Many children and teens could get in touch with a bit of the Shakesperean universe.
Studying grammar contextualized with a story creates and builds a sense of unity and purpose to the student. Some students get pleasure from listening to the stories being told first, then they go over through the exercises .
The Romeo and Juliet story is just the pretext ( or excuse) here it has both meanings.
Furthermore I´ve pointed out, their age. Juliet was just a teen. I´ve brougt the subject on a teen´s level. I´ve emphasied the way teens feel and act, their anxiety and rush to get things done . I think they could understand this and they realized that 'Romeo and Juliet' is much more than a love story. It´s a way of telling us that life is bigger than ourselves. That when we try to give a little hand to destiny/life , it brings us to a halt. We can´t play God. I´ve also called their attention to our mistakes and misunderstandings and prejudices. Romeo wasn´t able to live beyond the values and prejudices surrounding him, that´s why he killed Julieta´s cousin. I´ve also made them answer a big question: How do you handle conflicts? How do you deal with facts and reality? How do you face yourself: through the mirror of reason or through the paths your feelings leads you through?
Some students are going to act out, others are drawing cartoons. Some photos will be added to this blog .