Global Stage: Shakespeare & The Partnership For Progress
17. Partnerships for the Goals
Drama
Grades 5-8
30-60 Minutes
Materials Needed
- • Open space suitable for movement and group work
- • Scripts (short excerpts from Shakespearean plays connected to themes of Global Goal 17)
- • Whiteboard or large chart paper
- • Markers
- • Paper
- • Pens/pencils
Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
You can find an introduction to Goal 17, as well as the Targets & Indicators, Objectives, and Action Planning Resources on the Goal overview page.
See Goal 17 Overview
Introduce Shakespeare and his timeless stories. Review Iambic Pentameter rhythm, old pronouns (thee/thou). Connect to Global Goal 17 about partnerships through historical examples.
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Watch Professional Performance
Watch professional performance of scene highlighting partnership (from Julius Caesar, The Tempest, or Romeo and Juliet). Discuss body language, voices, trust.
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Read Simplified Script
Read simplified script together with assigned roles.
Whole class discussion connecting historical story to modern global partnership.
- What personal connections do you see?
- Why is listening important in partnerships?
- How does this connect to countries working together?
- How might these characters achieve Global Goal 17?
Reflect on how reading historical play helped understand partnerships today.
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How did reading a historical play help you understand partnerships today?
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Why is it important to listen despite different words?
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What is the power of drama to understand big ideas and inspire action?
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