To Teach Shakespeare, or Not To Teach Shakespeare? That is the question. 

Now that we have finished Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, it is important to understand why or why not we should be studying one of history’s greatest playwrights. Your task will require you to research both sides of this claim, using reliable and appropriate sources, and debate your classmates using the DARE I sheet and proper speaker burdens .

For this activity, you will be researching and debating the following claim statement

Claim: This house believes that Educational Institutions should require students to study Shakespeare.

You will need to bring your charged chromebook each day in order to complete a sufficient amount of research during class time. All sources should be cited using Easybib.com.

Note* You will not know which side of the argument you will be on ( proposition or opposition) until the morning of the debate so make sure to research both sides correspondingly.

Websites to get you started

Argument for the Opposition:

• http://www.filmeducation.org/meandorsonwelles/pdfs/Shakespeare_Why_Bother.pdf

Argument for Proposition:

• http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/news/simon-callow-calls-for-more-shakespeare-to-be-taught-in-schools-9193493.html

Resources:

1. DARE I Sheet
2. Speaker Burdens, RADCAB, Terms to know, POI’s, DARE I style argument