Shakespeare Uncovered
All the Globe’s a Stage: Shakespeare’s Theatre
“All the world’s a stage,” exclaims Jaques in As You Like It, but it is the structure of the Globe stage and how that structure influenced Shakespeare’s plays that is the focus of an on-line research project. Class members visit a series...
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Enter an Enchanged Wood with Shakespeare
Students research William Shakespeare and his literary works. They study a variety of literary terms and different elements of his plays. They also research the Globe Theatre and different elements of the theatre in general.
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A Biographical Sketch of William Shakespeare
Need a brief introduction to the life and works of William Shakespeare? Key biographical details of his life, as well as information about the Globe Theater, are presented.
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A Way with Words or Say What?
Students explore the language of Shakespeare. In this literature lesson, students examine words invented by Shakespeare as they interpret their meanings in drawings. Students pantomime the meanings and then write a short story...
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The Bard, the Globe, the Midsummer Night's Dream
Students complete a unit of lessons to learn about William Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre. In this William Shakespeare lesson, students complete 7 lessons of activities to study William Shakespeare, the Globe Theatre, and the play 'A...
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Welcome to Renaissance England
Prepare your seventh through ninth graders for their first Shakespearean experience. This slide show provides a series of vocabulary words in context and a brief history of one of the world's most prolific playwrites, William...
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Shakespeare Shows
Young scholars study, interpret, perform, and present various Shakespearean works adapted for middle school Students. They choose a scene from one of the plays covered in this teaching unit to reenact with a group.
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Shakespear Scavenger Hunt
Learners use the internet to study basic biographical facts about Shakespeare in the form of an internet scavenger hunt. This activity is a great introduction to a Shakespearean unit of study.
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The Wooden 0
In this "The Wooden O" worksheet, learners read about the first public theatres in London and answer discussion questions about attending a play during the 1500-1600's. Students then create a poster of the Globe theatre and perform an...
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Who's There: Acting in the Dark
Students participate in a performance of Macbeth using the lighting techniques that were employed during the Shakespearean era. Working in groups, student reenact a scene. Afterward they discuss the challenges of working with limited...
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Tes: Macbeth: Controlled Assessment: Shakespeare's Life
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a slide show lesson plan to introduce students to Shakespeare's life, the Globe Theater, how Shakespeare attracted his audience, and his work as an actor.
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Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: Shakespeare Introduction: Complete Lesson
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a comprehensive slideshow lesson of life in Elizabethan England and Shakespeare's life and works. It includes the ranking of the English Court, Shakespeare's family tree, Shakespeare's life, a...
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Tes: Shakespeare: Othello in Context: Power Point Lesson Resource
[Free Registration/Login Required] This PowerPoint presentation provides basic information about William Shakespeare, the Globe Theater, and the tragic play Othello. It explains the major characters in the play and their motivations and...
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Shakespeare's Globe: History of the Original Globe
This article explains how the original Globe theater came to be when James Burbage and his two sons bought a plot of land near a rival theater and sold shares to some of the actors. Shakespeare bought a share. In 1613 a stage cannon...
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Shakespeare's Globe: Fact Sheet: Audiences
An article containing pictures, information, and additional resources about the audiences that attended William Shakespeare's plays in the Globe Theatre.
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The Shakespeare Globe Trust: Shakespeare's Globe
Learn the history of the Globe Theatre and take a look at today's rebuilt Globe.
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Shakespeare.org: Explore Shakespeare: Shakespedia
Learn more about the life and works of William Shakespeare. This sight covers all things Shakespeare including his life and family; his works, list of articles from Shakespedia, the Globe Theater; Shakespeare's music and his circle;...
TES Global
Tes: Shakespeare's Henry V: Context and Background
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource provides context and background for the play Henry V including what the name Henry/Harry means, video clips of the play and the Globe Theater, and questions.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Macbeth: Introduction
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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Shakespeare's Globe: Fact Sheet: The Globe
An article with pictures, information, and further resources to learn about the first Globe Theatre including topics such as: Who build the first Globe?, When and where was the Globe built?, What plays were performed at the Globe?, and...
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Shakespeare's Globe: Fact Sheet: The Third Globe
An article with pictures, information, and further resources to learn about the present day Globe Theatre built through the efforts of Sam Wanamaker.
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Shakespeare's Globe: Fact Sheet: Special Effects
An article with pictures, information, and further resources to learn about special effects used in plays performed in the Globe Theatre.
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Shakespeare's Globe: Fact Sheet: Indoor Theatres [Pdf]
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.