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Shakespeare Online

Shakespeare Online: Cymbeline

For Students 9th - 10th
View William Shakespeare's "Cymbeline" in its entirety divided by scene and act in this site from Shakespeare Online. With links to other Shakespeare plays, analysis, essays, biographies, videos, and more!
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Northern Virginia Community College

Northern Virginia Community College: Elizabethan Acting Style

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about acting styles in the Elizabethan Age.
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Other

Canadian Improv Games

For Teachers 9th - 10th
If you have or want to start an improvisation group at your school this would be an amazing opportunity for you to check out. Open only to schools in Canada, the Canadian Improv Games is a friendly competition where high school students...
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PBS

Pbs: Multiple Methods of Reading Instruction

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
This article surveys three strategies to incorporate into classroom repertoire. They include guided reading, choral reading, and readers' theater.
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wikiHow

Wiki How: How to Audition With Confidence

For Students 9th - 10th
Great tips for anyone auditioning for a part in a play or performance. Links to other articles if you need further advice.
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PBS

Pbs Kids: Zoom Playhouse

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
This PBS kids site features dozens of short plays that have been performed on the children's television series "Zoom." Includes short scripts for skits which students can perform together, and lists of props to include in the performance.
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Shakespeare Globe Trust

Shakespeare's Globe: Fact Sheet: Indoor Theatres [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
An article containing pictures, information, and additional resources about indoor theatres, why they were built, who acted in them, and how they brought about change during William Shakespeare's time.
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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Chivalry and Courtly Love

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this 9-12 lesson plan, students will explore the Arthurian codes of chivalry and courtly love as portrayed in art, modern films, books, and poetry. They will examine the way in which these ideals have influenced our modern concepts of...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Stella Adler

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief encyclopedia article about the famous acting teacher Stella Adler. Also includes links to related information embedded in the text.
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Other

Krying Sky Productions: The Group Theatre (1931 1940)

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains four paragraphs of information about the influential Group Theatre of New York in the 1930s. Also contains links to more information about people who influenced or were associated with it including Konstantin Stanislavski, Lee...
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Folger Shakespeare Library

Folger Shakespeare Library: Lesson Plan Archive: Hero vs. Claudio

For Teachers 9th - 10th
What do you know about marriage customs during the English Renaissance? Students will have an opportunity to learn about weddings and marriages in Renaissance English using "Much Ado About Nothing" as source material.
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University of Victoria (Canada)

Internet Shakespeare Editions: All the World's a Stage

For Students 9th - 10th
The full text of Jacques's "All the World's A Stage" speech in Shakespeare's As You Like It. Includes annotations.
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Free Reading

Free Reading: Guest Readers

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Mix up reading time by having your own learners transform into guest readers. Have students act out the book, read, or show illustrations.
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PBS

Pbs: American Masters:charlie Chaplin

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore this site for biographical information on one of the best known silent movie stars of all time. His style of acting is still evident in films of today.
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Folger Shakespeare Library

Folger Shakespeare Library: Lesson Plan Archive: Enter Ophelia

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson to help students learn more about Ophelia's mad scenes in Act IV of "Hamlet."
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Other

The World at War: Axis Offensive 1941

For Students 9th - 10th
The involvement of Great Britain was an important part of the allied attempts to defeat the axis powers. This site provides a timeline of events in World War II, and gives a good general idea of Britain's role in the events of war.
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South Carolina Educational Television

Know It All: Playwright | Kids Work!

For Students 3rd - 5th
A Playwright writes a play that is performed by actors on a stage. Students will understand the components that make up a script including characters, background, setting, acts, and scenes. This animated interactive job exploration...
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Emory University

Emory University: "As You Like It"

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Clickable list of paintings inspired by scenes in Shakespeare's "As You Like It" with text.
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: Now You See Her by Jacquelyn Mitchard

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Hope Shay's life is about acting. Her parents have supported and promoted her talents since she was a little girl. From community theater, dinner theater, and commercials to auditions around the country and finally a place at a...