Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Romeo and Juliet: Act Ii
Ninth graders read Act II of Romeo and Juliet and deepen their understanding about characters and themes in the play by examining Shakespeare's use of images.
Other
Chord House: Guitar Room (Easy)
Create and play a variety of chords in this virtual guitar room.
Other
Chord House: Guitar Room (Advanced)
Create and play a variety of chords in this virtual advanced-level guitar room.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Discover the Art of Playwriting [Pdf]
Students discover the art of playwriting by brainstorming possible emotions, relationships, and storylines as they cultivate their imaginations.
Cengage Learning
Houghton Mifflin: Tennessee Williams
Designed as an online companion for teachers to the "Heath Anthology of American Literature," this website offers analysis of Williams' "Portrait of a Madonna," with sections on theme, style and original audience for his work.
Rice University
Rice University: Mandragola
This site from The Galileo Project of Rice University provides a description of Machiavelli's classical comedy, Mandragola. Links are provided for additional information and this is a great site to check out.
Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Frog or Toad? [Pdf]
A reader's theater adaptation of Patricia Lynch's early childhood book, Frog or Toad?, is provided on this script. Three character roles, along with a chorus of all other students, are needed in this performance.
Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Burp Champion [Pdf]
Originally published in a 2009 issue of The Reading Teacher, this reader's theater script was written by two of Dr. Chase Young's second grade students. Two character roles are needed in this activity about a burping contest.
Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Poem "Simile" [Pdf]
A reader's theater script for "Simile", a poem, is provided on this script. Eleven character roles are needed in this performance.
PBS
Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Playing Sandcastle
Based on the PBS Kids' series, Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, students will help Daniel Tiger with creative play. Students will help Daniel Tiger build a sandcastle.
PBS
Nilolai Gogol's Dead Souls
This PBS site discusses the influence of Ukranium folk tales on Gogol's work. Includes audio/video excerpts from the film versions of Vij, The Overcoat, and Dead Souls.
Other
Arthur Miller's "The Crucible:" Fact & Fiction
This personal website provides an essay by Margo Burns, whose interest lies in 17th Century New England (particularly the Salem Witch Trials). The essay focuses on separating the facts from the fictional depiction of Miller's...
Emory University
Emory University: "As You Like It"
Clickable list of paintings inspired by scenes in Shakespeare's "As You Like It" with text.
Emory University
Emory University: Much Ado About Nothing
This site from the Emory University provides a link to an illustration from Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing."
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Pygmalion: Etext
Use this site to access an online version of Shaw's famous play, based on the classical myth.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: William Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing
This site provides links to lesson plans, study guides, and other teaching resources for William Shakespeare's "Much Ado about Nothing."
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Introduction to Romeo and Juliet
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a introduction to William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. It includes biographical information on the time period and Shakespeare himself, information about the play, vocabulary and...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Macbeth Tic Tac Toe
[Free Registration/Login Required] Using Activotes, students use prior knowledge of Shakespeare's life and the play, Macbeth.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Midsummer Nights Dream Review
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart Activotes are used to help students recall identities of major characters, quotes, and literary terms in Shakespearean play, Midsummer Night's Dream.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Forms
This lesson introduces different forms of fiction. This tutorial lesson shares a short slideshow with the lesson's content.
Other
Book Page Interview: Neil Simon
This website consists of Charles Flowers' interview with Neil Simon. The interview focuses on "The Play Goes On," the second part of Simon's two-volume autobiography.
Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Clever Lucy
Improve students' reading fluency while providing fun and purposeful practice and performance through Reader's Theater Scripts. The focus is on reading the text with expressive voices and gestures - no memorization required! Have fun...
Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Dinorella
Improve students' reading fluency while providing fun and purposeful practice and performance through Reader's Theater Scripts. The focus is on reading the text with expressive voices and gestures - no memorization required! Have fun...
Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Frog Prince Continued
Improve students' reading fluency while providing fun and purposeful practice and performance through Reader's Theater Scripts. The focus is on reading the text with expressive voices and gestures - no memorization required! Have fun...