Seeking Shakespeare
From $15 per student
1:10
Staff-led
120 min
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
English
Discover one of the greatest writers of all time. Visit the beautiful Shakespeare room - one of the hidden treasures of Sydney - explore the stories of Shakespeare, dress in costumes that will bring the Elizabethan era to life and enjoy a drama workshop.
About the Program
Discover one of the greatest writers of all time. Visit the beautiful Shakespeare room - one of the hidden treasures of Sydney - explore the stories of Shakespeare, dress in costumes that will bring the Elizabethan era to life and enjoy a drama workshop.
Further Infomation
In this 2 hour program, students will:
- Explore the exquisite Shakespeare room, built to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the poet’s death
- View rare objects and works from the Shakespeare collection,
- enjoy a drama workshop based on As You Like It
- record their performance and take it back to school.
Helpful hints to enjoy your excursion
The duty of care resides with the teacher in charge of the excursion.
- It is recommended that all school bags are left on the bus or at school if possible. Bags are not permitted in the reading rooms or in the exhibition galleries. Students should avoid bringing valuables to the Library. The Library accepts no responsibility for lost property.
- Please be considerate of all Library visitors and keep noise to a minimum in public areas.
- Photography is permitted in some areas of the Library. Please check with staff and be mindful not to capture images of members of the public.
- Please walk and do not run in the Library.
- Students are required to use the stairs and not the lifts. Please use the handrails when moving up and down the stairs. Disabled access is available.
- Students must stay under the direct supervision of their teacher and/or supervising adult at all times.
- Eating and drinking are prohibited in the Library, and we encourage school groups to use nearby outdoor spaces such as the Domain or the Royal Botanic Gardens. In the case of bad weather, Learning Services staff will coordinate appropriate spaces for school groups to use.
- Please bring a pencil as pens are not permitted in the exhibition galleries.
Objectives
Stage 3 – English
- EN3-2A composes, edits and presents well-structured and coherent texts
- EN3-7C thinks imaginatively, creatively, interpretively and critically about information and ideas and identifies connections between texts when responding to and composing texts
Stage 4 – English
- EN4-1A responds to and composes texts for understanding, interpretation, critical analysis, imaginative expression and pleasure
- EN4-2A effectively uses a widening range of processes, skills, strategies and knowledge for responding to and composing texts in different media and technologies
- EN4-3B uses and describes language forms, features and structures of texts appropriate to a range of purposes, audiences and contexts
- EN4-5C thinks imaginatively, creatively, interpretively and critically about information, ideas and arguments to respond to and compose texts
Stage 5 – English
- EN5-1A responds to and composes increasingly sophisticated and sustained texts for understanding, interpretation, critical analysis, imaginative expression and pleasure
- EN5-2A effectively uses and critically assesses a wide range of processes, skills, strategies and knowledge for responding to and composing a wide range of texts in different media and technologies