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Surfing With the Bard Lesson Plans: As You Like It

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Delve into the world of Shakespeare's "As You Like It" when you visit this lesson plan. This lesson plan focuses on introducing you to the four central characters.
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Art and Architecture of the British Renaissance

For Students 9th - 10th
This overview of the art of the English Renaissance provides information but not many images.
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Oregon State University

Oregon State University: Sir Thomas More

For Students 9th - 10th
A great resource, containing career biography, timeline, and bibliography.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: William Shakespeare: As You Like It

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
For William Shakespeare's comedy As You Like It, this site is linked to lesson plans and teaching materials, articles, introductory and background resources and the like.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Renaissance for Kids: Northern Renaissance

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about how the Renaissance played out in European countries outside of Italy. Users can follow links to further information on the Elizabethan Era, William Shakespeare, the Reformation, and other connected topics.
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The Newberry Library

Newberry Library: Library Exhibit: Elizabeth I: Ruler and Legend

For Students 9th - 10th
Full-featured online exhibition about Elizabeth I, her reign, and Elizabethan times.
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Marking His Place: Ben Jonson's Punctuation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This article proposes a theory for the way the English playwright spelled and puncuated his name with a colon: Ben:Jonson.
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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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Emory University

Emory University: Much Ado About Nothing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from the Emory University provides a link to an illustration from Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing."
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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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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: William Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site provides links to lesson plans, study guides, and other teaching resources for William Shakespeare's "Much Ado about Nothing."