Taming of the Shrew  

The title gives us a hint that  Pinpoint the puns within  Keeping track of characters 
Katherine “the shrew” will  the text. Try your best to  and character traits in 
be “tamed”. Do you think  explain the double  Shakespeare can be 
this occurs? Create a  meanings. Create a  difficult. Using ​Story Board 
timeline using ​Visme​ to  handwritten glossary with  That​ ​keeps track of all 
pinpoint events in the play  quotes and explain their  characters with their 
that tell us whether she is  meaning in 1-2 sentences.   characteristics. Keep in 
tamed or not.   mind that minor characters 
should also be included as 
they can have a significant 
impact or tell us something 
about other characters that 
we may not know.  

As we have learned, society  Free Choice   In act 2 scene 1, lines 

is predominantly  (Run by Ms. Fragoso for  205-215, Katherine, and 
patriarchal. In terms of sex,  Approval) Must be an  Petruchio are speaking in 
the male was the dominant  interactive activity using  metaphors. One metaphor 
figure in society. How does  online tools!  in particular said by 
Shakespeare mirror this  Katherine “In his tongue” 
society within the play? Pull  (read the context) gives us a 
out quotes and analyze  hint about language, power, 
them. Write a short  and gender. What do you 
paragraph talking about  make of this interaction in 
each of the quotes that you  terms of language, power, 
pull from.   and gender? Prepare notes 
on this  

Katherine and her sister  Keeping in mind other  Shakespeare’s language is 
Bianca are opposites. How  literary theories, what other  hard to keep track of 
are they different in terms  literary theories can be  especially with puns 
of their gender roles and  used to analyze the play.  included. In order to 
overall characteristics?  Write a three-paragraph  alleviate this, you are 
Create a diagram to  quick write explaining  required to make a set of 
compare and contrast their  gender theory, a theory of  study flashcards with 
actions and ideas  your choice, and compare  Shakespearean language 
throughout the play.   and contrast what the two  such as words, phrases, or 
theories do differently.  sections from the play you 
What do they do the same?   may find confusing. Use 
Quizlet​ to create your set.  

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