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TES Global

Tes: Introductory Lesson to Shakespeare: Kinaesthetic!

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource offers active ways to learn facts about Shakespeare's life and works such as moving about the room collecting facts about Shakespeare and then creating a group collage with them and...
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Kids' Wings

Little Red Schoolhouse: "Shakespeare & the Globe"

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Here is a website full of ideas to enhance your study of Shakespeare! There are many student activities and lesson plan ideas.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: "Shakespeare Is Too Big": Raul Julia: The World's a Stage

For Students 9th - 10th
Shakespeare is not just for one type of actor or audience member. In the clip [0:43] "Bringing Myself to Shakespeare" from the American Masters film Raul Julia: The World's a Stage, Raul Julia explores what it means to bring his own...
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Guide to Shakespeare:learning Activities

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Four teaching activities from Encyclopaedia Britannica's Guide to Shakespeare. Topics include "Acting in Shakespeare's day," "Playgoing in Shakespeare's day," "Who wrote Shakespeare's plays?" and a Shakespeare quiz.
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Folger Shakespeare Library

Folger Shakespeare Library: Study Guide: The Winter's Tale

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A teaching guide for The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare, which can be used before or after a live performance, or on its own. Includes plot synopsis, activities, and discussion questions. Information about Shakespeare's life and...
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Folger Shakespeare Library

Folger Shakespeare Library: Study Guide: Henry Iv, Part One

For Students 9th - 10th
A teaching guide for 1 Henry IV by Shakespeare. Includes plot synopsis, analysis of the main themes in the play, historical context, activities, and discussion questions, as well as a fifteen-minute condensed version of the play for...
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Huntington Library

Huntington Library: Shakespeare's Universalism [Pdf]

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
In this lesson, students explore how Shakespeare was able to write in a way that his characters seemed to express real emotions and will look at the literary devices he used. An extension activity has them analyze what William Hazlitt...
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TES Global

Tes: Shakespeare: Richard Iii Resource Pack

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is resource material for teaching Shakespeare's Richard III including activities and writing assignments. They focus on how Richard manipulates Lady Anne and Queen Elizabeth to get what he wants.
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TES Global

Tes: Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a PDF Twelfth Night Workbook including comprehension, cloze exercises, character study, and context activities.
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TES Global

Tes: A Midsummer Night's Dream Intro Lesson Shakespeare

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a comprehensive lesson plan for A Midsummer Night's Dream including various activities, summaries, characters, assignments, and websites to view an animated version of the film.
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TES Global

Tes: Shakespeare's Othello: Resources and Worksheets

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] These are resources including worksheets, activites, and writing assignments for Othello. Activities include looking for examples of the themes of jealousy and deception, comparing Iago's and Othello's...
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Vocabulary University

My vocabulary.com: Shakespeare

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a variety of vocabulary puzzles and activities using 21 vocabulary words pertaining to Shakespeare. It also offers an extensive vocabulary word list for character and leadership and questions about character.
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Romeo and Juliet: William Shakespeare

For Students 9th
Watch "William Shakespeare- Mini Biography" to learn details about Shakespeare.
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Folger Shakespeare Library

Folger Shakespeare Library: Lesson Plan Archive: The 32 Second Macbeth

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson plan features a hands-on activity for uncovering the major plot points of "Macbeth."
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: William Shakespeare: Othello

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource provides links to lesson plans, activities, study guides, and other teaching ideas for Shakespeare's "Othello."
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: William Shakespeare: Richard Iii

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Delve into the world of Shakepear's history of "Richard III." The content of this site includes links to lesson plans, activities, study guides, and more.
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Folger Shakespeare Library

Folger Shakespeare Library: Lesson Plan Archive: Words, Words, Words

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson plan for Shakespeare's "Othello" that introduces young scholars to the play's themes and language.
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Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Shakespeare for the Developmental Reader

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Discover how you can open the door of Shakespeare to the developmental reader. This site offers insight into helping students understand Shakespeare's unfamiliar language.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: William Shakespeare: King Lear

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Broaden your knowledge of William Shakespeare's "King Lear," when you explore this site. This resource features links to several other educational sites with lesson plans, activities, study guides and more.
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Folger Shakespeare Library

Folger Shakespeare Library: A Midsummer Night's Dream

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will compare and contrast the imagery from "A Midsummer Night's Dream" with other works of Shakespeare using online resources.
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Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Working With Shakespeare

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This site introduces Shakespeare as a poet and dramatist. Come and learn more about his life and work through this informative resource, which includes a sonnet worksheet, bibliography, activities, and more.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Shakespeare: The Taming of the Shrew

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource supplies teaching ideas for William Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew."
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: William Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site features links to lesson plans, study guides, and other teaching ideas for William Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice."
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Royal Shakespeare Company

Royal Shakespeare Company: Antony and Cleopatra: Teacher Pack 2013 [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Background information on the political situation which surrounds Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra provides a stimulus for several student activities. A good way to get students out of their seats and into the play.