My Last Duchess 1

Objective: •You will consider the meaning and main themes in your next assignment.

What are arranged marriages?

Why did they and do they happen?

Do they work? How does love fit in?

My Last Duchess

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/robert -browning-my-last-duchess-poem only/6445.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/robert -browning-my-last-duchess-poem only/6446.html

First reading of the poem (5Ws)

Who are the characters in the poem?

Who is the speaker?

Who is he talking to?

What is he arranging?

Where are the characters? Which country?

What has already happened?

When (what time period) is the poem set?

Why does he need a new duchess?

What happened to the last one?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/com mentary-on-robert-brownings-my-last duchess/1298.html

My Last Duchess 2

Objective: •You will secure your understanding of the themes and meaning of the poem.

Research:

You will create a PowerPoint and/or handouts that you will use to TEACH the class something about:

Robert Browning (the poet) Duke of Ferrara (the main character) Italian Renaissance (time period) Arranged marriages (especially amongst European aristocracy) British Victorian attitude to women 16 th/17th European attitudes to women

My Last Duchess 3

NEXT LESSON’S Objective: •You will demonstrate your understanding of the themes and meaning of the poem. By sharing your independent research.

Transformation Task:

1) Write a script for the conversation between the Duke and the envoy.

1) Write a letter as The Last Duchess before she was murdered.

1) Turn the poem into a short story.

***Storyboard version of the poem – with lots of text