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This lesson gives some preliminary activities to ease students into Shakespeare's language while creating some original conversations. Students will not have any trouble performing these conversations because they will have created them. Full Review »
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This lesson will focus on the aspects of Shakespeare's comedy that become more evident in performance. By viewing clips of the same Shakespeare scene in different film versions, students have the opportunity to engage in close critical analysis and to co Full Review »
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Though this lesson deals specifically with Hamlet and its themes, many of the strategies and approaches here may be used with most any of Shakespeare's plays that have been adapted to film. Viewing clips of the same Shakespeare scene in different film ver Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore Shakespeare's use of poetic conventions, examine the first meeting between Romeo and Juliet and gain experience in close readng and the interpretation of verse structure and imagery. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students analyze how Shakespearean metaphors, imagery, and another dramatic cues reveal Macbeth's response to fear. They perform a scene dramatizing Macbeth's response to fear. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students study, interpret, perform, and present various Shakespearean works adapted for middle school Students. They choose a scene from one of the plays covered in this teaching unit to reenact with a group. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore the plot and characterization in Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet." The lesson highlights how the use of lyric forms and conventions spotlight moments in the drama and heighten the impact of the action on the stage. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students review ideas from the era of Shakespeare such as magic and witchcraft, and review comedies, histories, and witchcraft as an introduction to a week long study of poetry. They read poetry while studying the unfamiliar vocabulary before writing original poetry which they will edit during the next week. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students read the Shakespeare play "Romeo and Juliet" in its entirety. Using the text, they practice their writing skills by changing the story to match their area and time in which they are living. They complete a worksheet and discuss any ideas they developed with their classmates. Full Review »
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- 9th - Higher Ed
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Students read a variety of excerpts from four Shakespeare plays and examine how Shakespeare's words are used in modern English. They discuss what they know about Shakespeare, match quotations to a modern context, and in small groups complete a worksheet. Full Review »

