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William Shakespeare Lesson Plans
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Learners explore Shakespeare as part of American culture. In this Shakespearean culture instructional activity, students view video clips about modern theater. Learners read excerpts from Shakespearean plays and other commentaries.
Students uncover facts about William Shakespeare. In this reading comprehension lesson, students read various articles found in Calliope magazine, then answer comprehension and critical thinking questions. The questions will have students thinking, analyzing, comparing, and explaining the many facets of Shakespearean life.
Students compare William Shakespeare's 'The Taming of the Shrew' to a soap opera version of the tale. In this Shakespeare lesson plan, students analyze a cartoon for the story and watch a soap opera episode for the story. Students then compare the characters in the stories.
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.
Students explore current events by completing a list of worksheet activities. In this William Shakespeare lesson, students identify a resident of China who wishes to undergo plastic surgery to give himself the face of William Shakespeare. Students complete word searches, word matches and fill in the blank worksheets based on the article.
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.
Students analyze the aspect of universalism in William Shakespeare plays. In this Shakespeare analysis lesson, students brainstorm a list of common human emotions and read quotes from Shakespeare plays. Students paraphrase the quotes and and discuss the emotion in the lines. Students read passages from various Shakespeare plays.
Students read the play "Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare. In groups, they identify the instances of similes, metaphors and personification. They use the Internet to compare and contrast the events in the play with historical facts. To end the lesson plan, they hold a mock trial to examine Brutus' innocence or guilt.
Twelfth graders read William Shakespeare's "King Lear" and draw connections to King James I with King Lear.
Students examine mysteries surrounding William Shakespeare. In this literature lesson, students read a selection (the selection is not included) on Shakespeare's life and discuss the content of the reading selection.
