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Double, Double, Toil and Trouble: A Dual Exploration of Macbeth
Students emulate a key practice of Renaissance theater: doubling. The goal of this lesson is for students to experience-to see, hear, and feel-the differences between characters. Each group presents scenes to the rest of the class.
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Change slander to remorse: Unscripted Scenes
Learners hypothesize about the content of unscripted moments, search for evidence in the actual text to support their hypothesis, and explore how this hypothesis would affect characterization.
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Like, Wow
Learners read Hamlet. They read again and hunt for a word that appears 4 times. They identify the word "like" and define it. Volunteers act out the scene and they discuss the uses of the word like. They discuss the senses and reality in...
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King Lear's Storm
Learners read speeches from King Lear. They examine the sppeach for meaning by paraphrasing and defining words. They read aloud with "storm" in their voices. Groups perform their speech and class discusses it in terms of inner vs. outer...
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Playing Humanity: Comparing Shylock and Antonio
Students read a scene of "The Merchant of Venice" and write remarks by Antonio and Shylock that indicate traits of their personalities. They enact both characters and discuss the treatment of anti-Semitism, bigotry, persecution and mercy.
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MTV Othello
High schoolers read a scene in Othello. They create a performance of a song in Othello. They perform their "ow Song"s and compare and contrast the interpretations.
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Leontes from Head to Toe
Students read Act One of "The Winter's Tale" and analyze the importance, influence and actions of Leontes. They predict what happen next in the play.
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Viciousness in "Twelfth Night" and "Lord of the Flies"
High schoolers work in discussion groups to examine the treatment of Malvolio in Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" by comparing the play to the novel "Lord of the Flies".
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Sculptures of the Seven Ages
Students simulate sculptors and clay to help them explain abstract phrases in a soliloquy.
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Themes in "Romeo and Juliet"
Students read the play, Romeo and Juliet, and discuss the main themes. They examine the music they listen to, and present selections that reflect any of the themes in the play.
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As You Like It
High schoolers use online resources in order to examine patterns of imagery in As You Like It. By comparing these patterns to those of other Shakespeare plays, students draw conclusions about the different reasons Shakespeare uses...
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Something is Rotten in Denmark!
Students identify a key line from a Shakespearean play and create a poem based on the imagery evoked by the dialogue.
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Reading Shakespeare
Students rebuild the a portion of the text of Twelfth Night by reordering lines of text to create meaning thereby gaining confidence when in their ability to gain meaning when reading Shakespeare.
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: "The Tempest" Study Guide
An overview of Shakespeare's "The Tempest" and a synopsis of Acts I-V and the Epilogue are included in this thorough study guide designed to aid comprehension of the play.
Absolute Shakespeare
Absolute Shakespeare: "Coriolanus"
The entire text of Shakespeare's "Coriolanus" divided by acts and scenes with a summary introduction of the play. With links to other Shakespearean plays, sonnets, biographies, poems, and more.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice
Full text of "The Merchant of Venice" by William Shakespeare.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: The Life of King Henry V
Full text from "King Henry V" by William Shakespeare.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: Pericles, Prince of Tyre
Full text of Shakespeare's "Pericles, Prince of Tyre." You can view scenes individually or view the whole text on a single page.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: "As You Like It"
This website from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology provides the complete text of the Shakespearean comedy, "As You Like It," all on one page.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: Love's Labours Lost
This site from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology contains the complete text of Shakespeare's comedy "Love's Labour's Lost."
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
This is an electronic source from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for Shakespeare's complete works. Table of Contents is easily read, as well as all of his works.
Kids' Wings
Little Red Schoolhouse: "Shakespeare & the Globe"
Here is a website full of ideas to enhance your study of Shakespeare! There are many student activities and lesson plan ideas.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
Full text of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: Twelfth Night
The full text of "Twelfth Night" by William Shakespeare.