My Palaestra - Homeschooling in Livonia, Michigan

Class Information

Intro to Shakespeare

~~Shakespeare is deep water. Before your student gets tossed into the deep end of the pool in high school, this class will let your junior high student dip a toe in and get a feel for the water.

Students will learn about the Globe Theater and how plays were produced in Shakespeare’s day, how poetry enhances our experience and understanding of words, and how many common words and phrases we owe to Shakespeare. The class will focus on Shakespeare’s comedy Twelfth Night as we discover how to truly enjoy the works of the Bard.

Instructor: Morcos, Emily

Instructor Bio:

Emily Morcos was a student at Palaestra for ten years before graduating high school; she is now an alumna of Patrick Henry College and holds her BA in political theory. Emily has had an interest in civics for years, working for several political campaigns and earning the John Quincy Adams award from the Student Statesmanship Institute while in high school. During college she helped lead a student action team of high school students to New Mexico with Generation Joshua. Her passion for teaching also extends to history and literature. Emily’s academic experience includes orally defending an original paper on Flannery O’Conner for a literary colloquium and submitting a paper that became a finalist in the Intercollegiate Studies Institute annual essay contest. Emily is also an experienced actress, knitter, and Shakespeare enthusiast.

Fee: $85

Material Fee: $15

Minimum Age: 11

Maximum Age: 13

Day:

Friday

Time:

1:30 pm

Length:

1 Hours

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