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What's so special about Shakespeare's language? - Workshop Two

Literacy Challenge

This is part two in a series of exciting literacy workshops with Michael Rosen in celebration of the tenth anniversary of Shakespeare Week. The resource kit will be accompanied by a video recorded by Michael Rosen, released on the Shakespeare Week website on Wednesday 20 March 2024, and available thereafter. These resources can also stand alone as English lessons suitable for Key Stage Two children.

Covered in Workshop Two:

  • Seeing, doing and hearing poems
  • Half-rhymes
  • Using a chorus or refrain
  • Using metaphor and similes
  • Hyperbole
  • Exploring mood

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What's so special about Shakespeare's language? - Workshop One

Explore rhythm and rhyme, prosody and alliteration with Michael Rosen. Part of a series of four workshops.

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What's so special about Shakespeare's language? - Workshop Three

Explore using imagination, alliteration and paradox with Michael Rosen. Part of a series of four workshops.

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What's so special about Shakespeare's language? - Workshop Four

Explore mood and emotion, rhythm and repetition with Michael Rosen. Part of a series of four workshops.

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