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Lesson Plan
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Romeo and Juliet: Act Ii

For Teachers 9th Standards
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.
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Interactive
Other

Chord House: Guitar Room (Easy)

For Students 9th - 10th
Create and play a variety of chords in this virtual guitar room.
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Interactive
Other

Chord House: Guitar Room (Advanced)

For Students 9th - 10th
Create and play a variety of chords in this virtual advanced-level guitar room.
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Lesson Plan
ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Discover the Art of Playwriting [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students discover the art of playwriting by brainstorming possible emotions, relationships, and storylines as they cultivate their imaginations.
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Unit Plan
Cengage Learning

Houghton Mifflin: Tennessee Williams

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Handout
Rice University

Rice University: Mandragola

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Frog or Toad? [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
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.
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Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Burp Champion [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
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.
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Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Poem "Simile" [Pdf]

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
A reader's theater script for "Simile", a poem, is provided on this script. Eleven character roles are needed in this performance.
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Interactive
PBS

Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Playing Sandcastle

For Students Pre-K - 1st
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.
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Website
PBS

Nilolai Gogol's Dead Souls

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Website
Other

Arthur Miller's "The Crucible:" Fact & Fiction

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Website
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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Website
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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eBook
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Pygmalion: Etext

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to access an online version of Shaw's famous play, based on the classical myth.
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Lesson Plan
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."
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Introduction to Romeo and Juliet

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[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...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Macbeth Tic Tac Toe

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Using Activotes, students use prior knowledge of Shakespeare's life and the play, Macbeth.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Midsummer Nights Dream Review

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[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.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Forms

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson introduces different forms of fiction. This tutorial lesson shares a short slideshow with the lesson's content.
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Primary
Other

Book Page Interview: Neil Simon

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Clever Lucy

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
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...
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Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Dinorella

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
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...
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Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Frog Prince Continued

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
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...