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Tes: Shakespeare Extracts: Hamlet Ghost Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson plan for Shakespeare's Hamlet focuses on the Ghost in the opening act of the play. It includes reading the excerpt, listing the words/phrases characters use to describe the Ghost, listing...
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Tes: A Midsummer Night's Dream: Rsc Themes Reference

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This Royal Shakespeare Company teacher reference page provides a list of the themes and motifs in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream along with specific locations of where they are used.
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Tes: Henry Iv: Part I: 2014 Teacher Pack

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a Royal Shakespeare Company guide to teaching Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part I, a sequel to Richard II. It includes an introduction to King Henry IV's court, the social and historical background...
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Tes: Coriolanus by William Shakespeare: Approaches to the Text

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a complete seve-week lesson plan to teach Coriolanus by William Shakespeare including an introduction to the social, historical, cultural background of the play, character studies of Coriolanus...
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Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: The Taming of the Shrew

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This learning module focuses on Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew including why it is considered a "problem play." It includes information about the abuse of women in the 1500-1600's, a chart of how...
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Tes: Exploring Conflict in Romeo and Juliet: Analysis!

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This slide show lesson focuses on analyzing conflict in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. It includes analyzing excerpts and reading a scene and answering questions.
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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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Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: Context: Bill by Into Film

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a slideshow activity pack to be used with five Into Film "Bill: Green Light to Opening Night" films which focuses on the story of what 'really' happened during Shakespeare's 'Lost Years.' The...
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Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: Shakespeare Introduction: Complete Lesson

For Students 9th - 10th
[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: Timeline of Shakespeare's Life: Teaching Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a poster of Shakespeare's life and a timeline of his works.
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Tes: Macbeth: Controlled Assessment: Shakespeare's Life

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[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: Introduction to Shakespeare: Powerpoint Lesson!

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a collection of activities and slide shows to learn about Shakespeare's life and works, Elizabethan England, and the Elizabethan Theatre. The last activity is a quiz or assessment piece.
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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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Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: Context Shakespeare's World

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about Tudor society, fashion, art and theatre in Shakespeare's world using this collection of images, charts, and films.
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Tes: James Stuart and Witchcraft

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson focuses on King James I and his belief in witchcraft. It includes information and activities about witches, conducting research about James's superstitions and his book Deamonologie, and...
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Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: Tudor Art and Artists

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a slide show of charts showing Tudor art, artists, themes and techniques, portraits, and art skills.
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Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: The Tudors Their Music

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource focuses on the music of the Tudor era including harpsichords and drums. Students listen to various pieces of music and try to copy them.
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Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: Genre

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] With these resources, you can explore the context of genre conventions and the traditions they represent in some of Shakespeare's plays. Use these videos, articles, images, and lessons to see how...
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Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: Genre: Comedy

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Use these resources to explore the comic traditions of Shakespeare and discover how the different plays reflect these conventions and compare with each other. The resources include videos, images,...
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Tes: The Comedy of Errors (2009) Teacher Pack

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource is a Royal Shakespeare Company study pack for teaching Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors including a brief summary, a discussion of the theme of confusion, an activity exploring the...
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Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: Reel to Real: Twelfth Night

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a slide show presentation lesson about Shakespeare's Twelfth Night including drawings of the characters in costume and a collection of video clips from Into Film and material from the Victoria...
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Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: Comedy: Much Ado About Nothing

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a comprehensive study guide/lesson for Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing and also about Shakespeare's comedies in general. It includes an introduction, worksheets, plot summaries of different...
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Tes: Teaching History With 100 Objects a Greek Theatre Mask

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] These resources include terracotta models of an ancient Greek comic mask and two tragic masks from the British Museum as well as ideas for teaching using them. It also includes several links to more...
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Tes: Twelfth Night: Powerpoint Lesson on Comedy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This slide show lesson focuses on the jester, Feste the fool, in Shakespeare's comedy Twelfth Night and includes the role of a jester in society and activities.