[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson plan for Shakespeare's Hamlet focuses on the Ghost in the opening act of the play. It includes reading the excerpt, listing the words/phrases characters use to describe the Ghost, listing...

This Stratford Study Guide has a history of the Stratford Shakespeare Theatre and its productions of Hamlet, a biography of Shakespeare, a timeline of his playwriting, a synopsis of the play, classroom activities, and a bibliography.

Contains plans for four lessons that ask students to write epitaphs for deceased characters in Shakespeare's "Hamlet" in order to analyze the play. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites...

In this lesson plan, students will consider Vengeful Verbs in Shakespeare's Hamlet. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab. In this lesson plan, students will learn to distinguish generic verbs...

Students explore the concept of revenge, its relationship to madness, and its consequences. Students explore the treatment of women in the play and come to understand the weaknesses in Hamlet's character. Finally, students consider...

A lesson plan relating to Hamlet whose objective is to able to "analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text". Lesson includes a hook, direct instruction, guided practice, and...

This detailed lesson plan focuses on Hamlet's mother, Gertrude. Students analyze, then perform six scenes which feature Gertrude, then determine where Gertrude's loyalties lie in each scene. This deepens students' understanding of the...

In his portrayal of Hamlet and Ophelia, Shakespeare raises troubling questions about gender and madness. These activities encourage learners to compare these two central characters, and how they have been used to reflect changing views...

Lesson plan asks students to learn about patterns of imagery in Shakespeare's "Hamlet" through online resources.

Examine the parent and child relationship through Shakespeare's "Hamlet." This lesson plan features insight into the purpose of the ghost's appearance during the play.

Lesson plan takes students through an exploration of the figurative language in "Hamlet."

Several lesson plans for teaching Hamlet and an ancillary podcast on representations of swordsmanship and military engagements in Shakespeare's plays. Lessons consider the use of imagery in Hamlet, the staging of Ophelia's madness scene,...

The theme of revenge was very popular in Elizabethan drama. This lesson plan helps young scholars understand how Shakespeare used that convention in "Hamlet."

In this lesson plan, young scholars will consider Hamlet Meets Chushingura: Traditions of the Revenge Tragedy. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab.

A lesson to help students learn more about Ophelia's mad scenes in Act IV of "Hamlet."

This lesson plan explores Renaissance humanism in both "Hamlet" and "The Birth of Venus." Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and more.

Contains plans for four lessons that use a "Chicago Tribune" column and other modern sources to teach about the advice that Polonius gives to Laertes in Shakespeare's "Hamlet." In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional...

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This site features links to information, lesson plans, and activities on the life and work of William Faulkner.