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Core Knowledge Foundation

Sixth Grade Poetry

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Study some of the most prominent poets and works of poetry in history with a language arts poetry unit. From Virgil to Shakespeare to Dickinson to Angelou, the resources present biographies and examples of poetic elements to...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Shakespeare Biography

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is an interactive biography of Shakespeare; it features links to a Shakespeare timeline and an essay from one of Shakespeare's peer. It also includes questions for students to answer using the link to Shakespeare Biography WebQuest.
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TES Global

Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: Shakespeare Biography

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a biography of William Shakespeare followed by comprehension questions available for download in PDF and Word.
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The Best Notes

The Best Notes: Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is an online study guide for the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare including author information, literary elements, scene summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.
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TES Global

Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: Context: Shakespeare's Life

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] With these resources, learn how Shakespeare lived, meet the playwright, and see a timeline of his works.
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Other

Shakespeare Is Elementary!

For Students 3rd - 8th
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.
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Swiss Educ

Swiss Educ: Shakespeare, William: 1564 1616

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
While most useful to teachers, this site offers quizzes and timelines and biographical information that may be of interest to students. Be sure to check the Lesson Plans link.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Macbeth: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the introduction to a unit on the study of Shakespeare's Macbeth. It discusses Shakespeare's modern English and the difficult reading and Elizabethean drama and the Globe Theater; it offers a short biography of Shakespeare and an...
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Literature Library: "The Tragedy of Julius Caesar" Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Reading guide to Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" with pre- and post-reading material, as well as brainstorming activities and writing prompts. Includes brief biography of Shakespeare, an introduction to the text, a preview of vocabulary,...
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Literature Library: "Hamlet" Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Reading guide to Shakespeare's "Hamlet" with pre- and post-reading material, as well as brainstorming activities and writing prompts. Includes brief biography of Shakespeare, an introduction to the text, a preview of vocabulary, and...
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Other

Emc Corporation: Emc Paradigm: The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act 2

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses how theater was performed during Shakespeare's life, his use of blank verse, the historical background of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, and gives suggestions for how to read Shakespeare. Includes biography of Shakespeare,...
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Other

Novel Guide: Measure for Measure

For Students 9th - 10th
This study guide for Shakespeare's "Measure for Measure," in addition to providing a summary of the text, gives character profiles and theme analyses. Also included is a brief biography of William Shakespeare.