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- 7th - 9th
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Students use multiple resources to gather general information about iam Shakespeare. They locate resources to help them design and produce a model setting for a Shakespearean play. Full Review »
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- 12th
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Students develop Internet skills in researching a familiar topic. The lesson also serves to reinforce knowledge acquired about the topic. They explain why Shakespeare is so popular and important. Full Review »
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This lesson plan uses Shakespeare's writing as a model for elementary students, encouraging them use their imaginations to explore to the evocative powers of language. It gives them a manageable piece of text which they can master and then use as a spring Full Review »
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- 7th - 9th
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Students study the life and times of Shakespeare. They read and analyze one of his plays and use the Internet and videos to gain an understanding of how Shakespeare engaged his audiences, then and still today. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine Shakespeare's use of poetic conventions as principle of dramatic structure in Romeo and Juliet, identify use of figurative language, and poetic forms to impart perspective in play, and examine other Shakespearean plays. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students read and analyze Shakespeare's play, 'Macbeth.' They analyze how Shakespeare uses metaphors, imagery and dramatic cues to demonstrate Macbeth's response to fear, and perform without words a scene dramatizing Macbeth's response to fear. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students study the work of William Shakespeare. They survey the elements of comedy and tragedy and read plays and poems. They discuss the texts they read and recite poetry. They dramatize poems with movement and sounds and write poetry in verse forms. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore the life and language of Shakespeare through research, writing puns and insults, reading and interpreting sonnets, searching for and interpreting quotes, and searching for and presenting works in which the language of Shakespeare is used. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the literary terms "round character" and "characterization" through the play "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare. They view and discuss examples of clip art, video, and comic strips, and describe the character traits. Students then watch the video "Exploring Shakespeare" and describe character changes in a series of comic strips. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students practice and demonstrate their abilities to perform Shakespeare by choosing a performance piece. They prepare the piece through translation and scoring, blocking the piece and performing a Shakespeare monologue or scene. Full Review »