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Handout
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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Website
Other

Uk Theatres on Line: Theatre Royal Windsor

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the official site of the British regional drama company, Theatre Royal Windsor. It features information on events, history, booking, and much more.
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Activity
Other

The World Wide Web Virtual Library: Theater and Drama

For Students 9th - 10th
Very large and comprehensive site that contains online texts of numerous works of drama and theater. Also includes an author index by last name, with links to electronic versions of their dramas. Great site!
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Website
South Carolina Educational Television

South Carolina Etv Commission: Artopia

For Students 9th - 10th
Artopia is utopia for artists and artist wannabes alike. Each gallery allows students to complete interactive activities, watch videos, read about artists, and practice being an art critic. The gallery areas are music, theater painting,...
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Activity
Other

Ciudad Rodrigo

For Students 9th - 10th
Visit the Spanish city of Rodrigo at this official city site and learn about its features and festivals popular throughout Spain. A brief history, in Spanish, and photographs document the Spanish holidays celebrated in Ciudad Rodrigo....
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Lesson Plan
Teachnology

Teachnology: Music Lesson Plans

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Great lesson plans covering a wide-range of music-related subjects. A wonderful resource for wonderful teachers!
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Website
Other

American Ballet Theater: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
Official site of one of the United States' largest and oldest classical ballet companies. Includes repertory and performance information as well as photos and biographies of the dancers. A ballet dictionary with videos and photos...
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Professional Doc
Province of British Columbia

British Columbia Ministry of Education: Drama 8 to 10 [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A curriculum document with suggested activities and resources for teaching drama in grades 8-10. Explores imagination and basic drama skills such as body, voice, and technique.
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Interactive
South Carolina Educational Television

South Carolina Etv Commission: Artopia: The Theater

For Students 6th - 8th
Enter a world of theater in Artopia. Here, you can become a theater critic, meet a thespian, and even create your own Shakespeare production in the virtual theater.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Snapshots: Creating Stage Pictures

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, student groups create stage pictures to represent a special occasion, an original scene, and scenes from a well-known children's story.
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Primary
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The Golden Age of Broadway

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore the golden age of musical theater on Broadway.
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Lesson Plan
British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Othello: Slideshow the Challenges of Staging the Play

For Students 9th - 10th
These activities encourage young people to join the debate about how to stage and cast Othello. They will debate the pros and cons of different productions and plan how they would stage the play if they could do so themselves. Included...
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Lesson Plan
John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Chivalry and Courtly Love

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this 9-12 lesson, students will explore the Arthurian codes of chivalry and courtly love as portrayed in art, modern films, books, and poetry. They will examine the way in which these ideals have influenced our modern concepts of...
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Activity Starters

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Be deliberate when inviting your student to watch a PBS KIDS show. These resources can help by adding meaningful conversation and easy activities to their experience.
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Back to School: Activity Starters: Hero Elementary

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Be deliberate when inviting your student to watch a PBS KIDS show. These resources can help by adding meaningful conversation and easy activities to their experience watching Hero Elementary.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Everyday Learning

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learning does not take place only in the classroom. Learning occurs naturally, every day! This KET collection uses original animation and wonderful, visual images to introduce basic concepts of math, science, social studies, art, and...
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Lesson Plan
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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Website
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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Website
Shakespeare Online

Shakespeare Online: History of Theatres

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains an in-depth history of the Elizabethan Theatre. It contains sections that are specifically about the Rose, Swan, and Globe Theatres.
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Website
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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Handout
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes

Biblioteca De Cervantes: Festival Internacional De Teatro Clasico De Almagro

For Students 9th - 10th
This portal recovers the history of the Festival of Almagro including all documents, texts, dramas and audiovisual representations.
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eBook
Luminarium

Luminarium: Every Man Out of His Humor

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is the text of this 1599 play, taken from a 1853 edition of the work. No commentary or interpretation is offered.
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eBook
Luminarium

Luminarium: Oberon, the Fairy Prince by Ben Jonson

For Students 9th - 10th
This etext of Ben Jonson's "Oberon, The Fairy Prince" is unaltered, and this etext also preserves, as much as possible within the constraints of the medium, the layout of the print edition.
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Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Bob the Snowman [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A reader's theater adaptation of Sylvia Loretan and Jan Lenica's early childhood book, Bob the Snowman, is provided on this script. Six character roles are needed in this performance.