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Curated OER

Shakespearean Puns

For Students 8th - 12th
Tickle your funny bone with a worksheet that presents five famous puns drawn from Shakespeare's Richard III, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and Much Ado About Nothing. Readers identify the play on words as a homographic or homophonic pun. 
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Interactive
Curated OER

Richard III by William Shakespeare

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions about Shakespeare's Richard III. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Richard III by William Shakespeare

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this literature instructional activity, students respond to 25 short answer and essay questions about Shakespeare's Richard III. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the selection at the bottom of the page.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Finish the Quote: Richard III

For Students 9th - 12th
This online interactive quiz on quotes from Shakespeare's Richard III may be useful as an extension activity, but it does not adequately assess understanding of the play.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

"I am determined to prove a villain" Richard III, Shakespeare, and the Creation of Villains

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students create a list of historical and fictional figures to identify their villainous behaviors and qualities. In this Shakespeare lesson, students discuss historical and fictional villains and their common characteristics. Students...
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Curated OER

Color Coding Richard III

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders use color-coded annotation or text-marking to analyze a passage from Richard III. In this text analysis lesson, 10th graders read a passage from Richard III and use colored pens to analyze the text. Students then devise a...
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Curated OER

Exploring Rhythm in Richard III

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers analyze how the rhythm of how the words are presented affect meaning and tone in scenes from Richard III. In this meaning and tone lesson plan, students analyze dialogue between Lady Anne and Richard and how the rhythm and...
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Curated OER

Let's get physical!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create gestures based on words they circle from reading Richard III. In this gestures lesson plan, students create images for the words they are supposed to underline and recite parts of the passage together.
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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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eBook
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: The Life and Death of Richard the Third

For Students 9th - 10th
Full text from "King Richard III" by William Shakespeare.
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Unit Plan
University of Pennsylvania

English Renaissance in Context: Richard Iii

For Students 9th - 10th
Fantastic Multimedia tutorial that examines the history of Shakespeare's play, Richard III. Both the background English history and the history of the play itself are examined using pieces of primary source material.
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Handout
Luminarium

Luminarium: Works of Thomas More

For Students 9th - 10th
Listing of Thomas More's works: correspondence, Latin epigrams, "Richard III," and "Utopia" with links to the texts.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Tes: Teaching History With 100 Objects Portrait of Richard Iii

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a portrait of Richard III from the British Museum and teaching ideas to use with this portrait. It also offers two video clips about Richard.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Tes: Shakespeare: Richard Iii Resource Pack

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is resource material for teaching Shakespeare's Richard III including activities and writing assignments. They focus on how Richard manipulates Lady Anne and Queen Elizabeth to get what he wants.
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Primary
Bibliomania

Bibliomania: William Shakespeare

For Students 9th - 10th
Here find links to the full texts of William Shakespeare's plays as well as study guides. (Note: Some of the links may no longer work.)
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Handout
Bibliomania

Bibliomania: Shakespeare Richard Iii

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is the full text of Shakespeare's "Richard III." This play is organized by scene.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Richard Iii Character Study: Determined to Be a Villain [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Four PDF formated pages with stand-alone lessons about a couple of passages from Shakespeare's "Richard III." Two pages are lesson plans, and two pages are handouts.
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Other

Who's Who in Shakespeare's History Plays

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is a color-coded family tree to help you understand how the historical characters in Shakespeare's series of history plays are connected. As a bonus, you also get a brief synopsis of each of the plays.
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Website
Emory University

Emory University: Richard Iii

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Emory University provides illustrations from various editions of Shakespeare's "Richard III" through a series of links.
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eBook
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Shakespeare site that includes the texts of all of Shakespeare's plays. Shakespeare's other work is listed, but texts are not available. RL.11-12.10a/b Text Complexity
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TES Global

Tes: Shakespeare's Richard Iii and Henry v Image Bank

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is aVictoria and Albert Museum collection of images of Richard III and Henry V and artifacts used in the production of the plays. Ideas for discussion and activity accompany the collection.
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TES Global

Tes: "Mystery: What Happened to the Princes in the Tower?" Booklet

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students are asked to solve the mystery of what became of the two princes, Edward and Richard, who were sent to the Tower of London when their father died. Edward was in line to become king. Can you...
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Website
Royal Shakespeare Company

Royal Shakespeare Company: Education Resources: Richard Iii

For Students 9th - 10th
A synopsis of Richard III with background of the play, interviews, and history of past play productions. Includes downloadable teacher guides.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: William Shakespeare: Richard Iii

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Delve into the world of Shakepear's history of "Richard III." The content of this site includes links to lesson plans, activities, study guides, and more.