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Three Great Plays of Shakespeare

For Students 9th - 11th
In these comprehension worksheets, students complete activities after reading "Romeo and Juliet," "Macbeth," and "King Lear." Activities include matching characters with descriptions, short answer and true/false questions. Activities are...
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Primary
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is an electronic source from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for Shakespeare's complete works. Table of Contents is easily read, as well as all of his works.
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Primary
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare

For Students 9th - 10th
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology provides the complete text of Shakespeare's works. Content also includes a search engine (for looking up words and/or phrases), a chronological and alphabetical listing of his plays, a collection...
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Folger Shakespeare Library

It's Elementary! Stomping and Romping With Shakespeare

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this elementary school-age instructional activity, children will learn about rhythm and meter through the lines of William Shakespeare. Young scholars will recite and "act out" the song lines from "A Winter's Song" found in Love's...
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Emory University

Emory University: Shakespeare Illustrated the Plays

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Emory University contains a list of Shakespeare's plays. By clicking on the any of the plays, it will display a list of paintings inspired by the chosen work.
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Website
TES Global

Tes: Teaching Shakespeare

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This website is designed to help educators teach Shakespeare to students; it provides information from UK's leading arts and cultural organizations: Arts Council England, the British Museum, the British...
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TES Global

Tes: Cultural Approaches

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] See how Shakespeare is brought to life on stage and on film. Explore his work through art, design, costumes, and historical objects using materials from some of the UK's major cultural institutions.
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Website
TES Global

Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: Film

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a collection of video adaptations of Shakespeare plays from silent films to modern movies and teaching packs from the BFI and Into Film to give teachers ideas as to how to use them in teaching...
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TES Global

Tes: Guide to Shakespeare for Gcse English Enrichment

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource provides teacher guides to 10 film adaptations of Shakespeare plays to teach students to become critical viewers including Macbeth, Lion King, She's the Man, Caesar Must Die, William...
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TES Global

Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: Themes: Appearance and Reality

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This collection of resources focuses on the themes of appearance and reality in Shakespeare's plays including cross- dressing, illusion and deception, reality and dreams, and disguise and counterfeiting.
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TES Global

Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: Themes: Love

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a collection of resources for exploring how romantic love and lovers feature in Shakespeare's plays and sonnets. It includes video clips, Shakespeare's sonnets, and teacher resources.
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TES Global

Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: Themes: Magic and Supernatural

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This collection of resources will help to understand the significance of magical characters and events in Shakespeare's works. Enchantment and the occult fascinated the Elizabethans. It includes videos,...
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TES Global

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 Global

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 Global

Tes: Shakespeare's Plays

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This collection of resources includes a diverse range of creative materials for teaching some of Shakespeare's most widely-taught plays. They offer practical approaches and encourage students to make...
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Primary
Library of Congress

World Digital Library: The First Folio of Shakespeare

For Students 9th - 10th
The first collection of Shakespeare's plays, published in 1623, is available here in its original form. A feature on the page allows the visitor to listen to and read the accompanying descriptive text in seven different languages.
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Website
Royal Shakespeare Company

Royal Shakespeare Company Resource Bank

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Teachers will find a wide variety of resources to help them introduce Shakespeare to students, whether they are approaching the plays as literature or as theater. Actors and other experts from the company offer insight into the plays...
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TES Global

Tes: Staging Shakespeare: Costume Design

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This site provides information about using resources from the Victoria and Albert Museum to learn about costuming and staging Shakespearean plays. It includes a downloadable PowerPoint lesson plan.
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British Library

British Library: Prose and Verse in Shakespeare's Plays

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An article discussing how Shakespeare used prose and verse in his plays, and what we can learn from this. The author cites numerous examples from Shakespeare's plays and a few from other authors. Includes images of documents in the...
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TES Global

Tes: Masks and Disguise in Shakespeare Gallery

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a collection of photos of actors in masks or disguise from Royal Shakespeare Company productions of Shakespeare's plays. They may be useful in comparing interpretations and to spark discussion.
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TES Global

Tes: Cross Dressing in Shakespeare Gallery

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a collection of photos of cross-dressed actors and actresses from the Royal Shakespeare Company productions of Shakespeare's plays.
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Graphic
TES Global

Tes: Fathers and Daughters in Shakespeare Gallery

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a collect of photos of fathers and daughters from Royal Shakespeare Company's productions of Shakespeare's plays.
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wikiHow

Wiki How: How to Read Shakespeare for Beginners

For Students 9th - 10th
A tutorial on how to understand works by William Shakespeare. Explains how to choose a text and prepare to read it, strategies for actually reading it, and how to get more out of it through related activities.
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Other

Shakespeare Resource Center: A Quick Guide to Reading Shakespeare

For Students 9th - 10th
A concise guide to how to understand Shakespearean English. Discusses word usage, grammar, wordplay, and versification.