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National Arts Centre (Canada)

Arts Alive: English Theatre

For Students 9th - 10th
ArtsAlive provides a detailed look into world of professional theatre. Thematically organized content walks through all the processes involved in "transforming a play from the page to the stage," including playwriting, directing, acting,...
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Other

The Elizabethan Theatre Lecture by Hilda Spear

For Students 9th - 10th
This lecture and slides traces the history of the Elizabeth theater through a variety of topics: London, inn-yards, great halls, outdoor theatres, performances, indoor threatres, theatre and drama, actors, acting, and audience. These...
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Folger Shakespeare Library

Folger Shakespeare Library: Lesson Plan Archive: As You Like It

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson plan that uses online resources to provide fuller examination of "As You Like It."
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Folger Shakespeare Library

Folger Shakespeare Library: Lesson Plan Archive: Hero vs. Claudio

For Teachers 9th - 10th
What do you know about marriage customs during the English Renaissance? Students will have an opportunity to learn about weddings and marriages in Renaissance English using "Much Ado About Nothing" as source material.
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University of Victoria (Canada)

Internet Shakespeare Editions: All the World's a Stage

For Students 9th - 10th
The full text of Jacques's "All the World's A Stage" speech in Shakespeare's As You Like It. Includes annotations.
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Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: As You Like It

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Discover this comprehensive guide to teaching the interpretation of Shakespeare's "As You Like It."
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Other

Elizabethan Costuming Page

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Drea Leed, author of "The Well-Dress'd Peasant: 16th Century Workingwoman's Dress", offers a detailed look at Elizabethan costumes, from the make-up, to the underclothing, to decorations and accessories.
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Northern Virginia Community College

Nova: Introduction to Theatre/medieval to Elizabethan

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed class notes on English drama and the artistic and historical influences that shaped it. Includes information about the University Wits, pre-Shakespearean acting troups and Elizabethan acting style.
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Other

Children's Theatre: Creative Drama

For Students 9th - 10th
A playwright's website that explores various aspects of children's theatre. Includes definitions, lesson plans, books and plenty of ideas.
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Other

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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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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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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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."