Curated OER
A New Look at Romeo and Juliet
Students explore life and language development in the Elizabethan Age. In this English instructional activity students complete web-quests and other activities surrounding Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
Tramline
A Virtual Field Trip: William Shakespeare
Travel on a Virtual Field Trip to learn more about William Shakespeare. You will find many deep, and thorough websites.
Other
National Portrait Gallery: Collections: Sitters a Z
This site from the official National Portrait Gallery of the United Kingdom is a resource to search the collection by typing in a subject's name or access the section on artists.
Universal Teacher
Moore's Teacher Resources: Henry Iv, Part 1
This study guide is intended for university and AP students as well as the general reader studying Shakespeare's history play, Henry IV, Part I.
Other
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: European Renaissance and Reformation, 1300 1600 [Pdf]
Chapter 17 of a textbook on world history (36 pages). Includes a Renaissance timeline and map. Looks at the conditions that led to the Italian Renaissance, major artists, writers, the Northern Renaissance, the Elizabethan Age, the...
Folger Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare Library: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Students will compare and contrast the imagery from "A Midsummer Night's Dream" with other works of Shakespeare using online resources.
Yale University
Pen and the Pad: Romeo and Juliet and Westside Story
This lesson plan explains how to compare and contrast Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet with the film West Side Story.
Other
Renaissance Fair: Elizabethan Period Costumes
Very extensive guide to period costumes of the Elizabethan age. Offers color photographs of men's and women's clothing, patterns and tips for making the costumes, and a definition page with more pictures to illustrate terminology.
Other
A Midsummer Night's Dream Guide
This guide to Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream began as the From Stage to Screen: Shakespeare and the World Wide Web project with the Moscow Alternative School Center in Idaho. This guide will walk you through the steps we took at...
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Check out this site featuring lesson plans and other teaching ideas for William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream." This site offers several links to informative resources.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet
What do you know about Shakespeare's tragedy "Romeo and Juliet?" Explore this informative resource filled with links to lesson plans and activities.
The Newberry Library
Newberry Library: Library Exhibit: Elizabeth I: Ruler and Legend
Full-featured online exhibition about Elizabeth I, her reign, and Elizabethan times.
Northern Virginia Community College
Northern Virginia Community College: Elizabethan Acting Style
This resource provides information about acting styles in the Elizabethan Age.
Other
Shakespeare Is Elementary!
Designed as a resource for teaching Shakespeare to elementary students, this site includes student work, ideas for teachers, a PowerPoint of Shakespeare's life, some Shakespeare Web site links and recommended plays.