WEEK TEN - Reflecting on your MOOC
You have now explored some of the most important ideas surrounding Marlowe and his, arguably, most famous work 'Dr Faustus'.It is now time for your to reflect on the understanding you have developed and what you have learnt.
Reading this article from the British Library would be an excellent start.
https://www.bl.uk/shakespeare/articles/an-introduction-to-doctor-faustus-morality-and-sin
To conclude this MOOC, you need to produce something that shows your new understanding.
This final piece can take ANY form that you choose, however some ideas can be found below.
The most important thing is that your final piece shows what you have learnt from doing this MOOC. This could be subject content (what you have learnt about Marlowe, the play and his context) or learning skills (what you have learnt about how you study and how to effectively work independently).
Your final piece could be:
- a creative writing piece, like an additional scene or speech or a diary entry written by Marlowe about the composing of the play
- a visual piece, where you design the scenery, costumes, programme or posters for your own version of the play
- Director's notes, directing the actor playing Faustus on how to behave, act and deliver lines
- A knowledge organiser such as a mind map or an organiser like this to show everything you have learnt
- An activity that you could use to introduce the play, context or writer to younger students
- A video, slideshow or other visual representation of your learning
- Your own blog post giving your response to the task and explaining what you have learnt
ReplyDeleteRequiem for Faustus (additional scene)
Mephistopheles: He who had so much potential, so much to waste. {To Lucifer} How many more will succumb to sin?
Lucifer: As long as God resides above, and we below, mortals will always be tempted. With Helen in their mind and greed in their hearts, even the most devout will cross the bridge to temptation – remember we were once angels.
Mephistopheles: But Faustus had knowledge, every opportunity to repent! {bitterly} A chance we never had. He is foolish to have wasted his life.
Lucifer: {slowly} Perhaps. But he can question his choices for eternity. At least we have glimpsed Heaven.
{Both move to the back wall as the scholars come in}
Scholar 1: But where is Faustus? I heard him cry out, but there are no remains. Only his books.
Scholar 2: But such interesting books. I wish one day to have as much knowledge as Faustus.
Scholar 3: Well, take a book. I vow, all of us should become the most educated men on earth.
Scholar 1: What a plan! We will rule the world with our knowledge!
Lucifer: {from the shadows} And so the cycle begins again…
{a reddish light is cast illuminating the side of the stage that was before in darkness. We see Faustus on his knees, surrounded by devils and in chains. He looks up to see the scholars reading his books and talking of magic}
Faustus: Fools! Stop! Put down the books, they only serve to cause eternal misery. Mephistopheles! Stop them!
Mephistopheles: I cannot interfere with the will of men. They will fall, as you did, unless they repent. To never see the smiling face of God is such a misfortune.
Faustus: But I have seen my error. Will God not let me out? I denounce all knowledge except the knowledge of God! Please.
Mephistopheles: {turning away} God gave you every opportunity. Hell has you know and its iron grip will not let you go.
{the reddish light fades and we hear Faustus begin to scream. This becomes fainter until we can no longer hear it}
{Lucifer and Mephistopheles exit and the scholars are left marvelling at Faustus’s books. The lights fade}
[Faustus should be played with urgency – although he knows that he is truly damned and has no return. He does wish to save the scholars, but also knows that Mephistopheles cannot influence human nature.
Mephistopheles is angered at Faustus’s decision, knowing that he had the chance that the Devils never had.
Lucifer has seen this occur many times, and for him he is slightly bored with the situation].
I have chosen to create an activity set for children aged 11 in primary school year 6 to educate them of the author Christopher Marlowe. Firstly, I would start by introducing the author Marlowe by examples of his work and readings of his plays. This would develop a relationship as they would have a better understanding of the author’s work.
ReplyDeleteAfter I would set the activity: which would be to create a presentation in groups of 6, of his life and the era that he lived. As they are working in large groups it would teach them team work and communication skills. Also it would allow them to have a developed reach analysis. By the end of this project it would allow the students to have an informed understanding of his life and would have established a relationship with him and his work.
The criteria would be to:
• When he was born
• How many plays he wrote
• Main themes of his work
• History on the Elizabethan era
• And then a brief analysis of his work.
This would then be presented to the class. And as the class would be hearing the information frequently it would be transferred from their short term memory, to long term memory. Also would develop their understanding of literature and prepare them for secondary school’s literature education.