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WHY IS LEONTES JEALOUS? FINDING A CAUSE IN THE WINTER'S TALE
Students examine several possible ways of understanding Leontes' jealousy through close reading, a performance activity, and the use of a primary source document. They, in groups, perform a scene.
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AND WE ALL SIT DOWN: STATUS IN KING LEAR
Students participate in two simple status games to allow students to explore the relationships between Lear, his three daughters, and his court.
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Hero vs. Claudio: A Case of Slander
Students research marriage customs of the Renaissance, discuss and debate the issues raised by Claudio repudiating Hero at the altar in the Shakespearean play Much Ado About Nothing, and then stage a mock trial accusing Claudio of...
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The Full Bodied Romeo
Students put physical movement to the word of Romeo's ozymoronic speech in order to explain the trauma that he is experiencing.
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A Plague on Both Your Houses: a Romantic Guide To Transgression
What are the roles within your family, culture and society as well as the personal and societal consequences of transgressing them? To explore this question, class members look at long-held traditions, examples in literature...
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Twelfth Night Act 3 Sc 1
Students read, act, and write about an act from the play Twelfth Night. In this play analysis lesson plan, students read a summary of the act and discuss various segments of the play. Students identify literary and vocabulary points and...
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Festival of Fools
Students act out lines from King Lear to show a character's folly. In this English literature lesson, students identify the 'folly' of a given character by choosing a passage from King Lear to demonstrate a time when the...
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Hamlet's Soliloquy
In this literature learning exercise, students use Hamlet's soliloquy for a series of activities. Students match quotes with modern interpretations. Students reflect on and relate to Hamlet's feelings. They also give advice to Hamlet.
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Breathing New Life into Old Traditions
Students investigate the role of ceremonies and other traditions of Native American cultures. They research various Native American nations and create posters that visually depict their research.
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Romeo and Juliet...Unfinished Business?
Students act as characters from Romeo and Juliet to carry on a cross-fire type discussion using contemporary language.
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ESSAYS ABOUT IAGO'S METAPHORS
Young scholars examine the first two scenes of Act I and do a metaphor interpretation exercise. They write an essay on the following question: Through Iago's metaphors, what is he trying to do to Brabantio? To answer this question...
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Settlements in Belfast
For this Belfast geography worksheet, students arrange the names of places in order by size, color a map, match important dates and events, and write a plan for redeveloping Laganside.
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Twelfth Night Act 3 Sc 4
Students complete analysis activities for the Shakespearean play, Twelfth Night. In this play analysis lesson, students review a summary of the Twelfth Night, complete journal prompt writings, and a scene blocking activity. Students
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MacBeth Activity Using Alanis Morissette's "Wake Up"
Students analyze Macbeth through the lens of a pop song. In this Macbeth lesson, students read Act I, Scene 7 of Macbeth and determine Lady Macbeth's viewpoint. Students read the lyrics to Alanis Morrissette's song 'Wake Up' and work in...
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Poetry Group Activity
In this Romeo and Juliet worksheet, students complete a group project by creating a poem on an assigned topic relating to themes found in Romeo and Juliet.
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Much Ado About Nothing: Genre
In this statements worksheet, students read the book Much Ado About Nothing and complete tasks with the statements including sorting and sequencing. Students complete 5 tasks total.
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Shakespeare's "Macbeth": Fun Trivia Quiz
Quizzes basic comprehension of factual information from Shakespeare's play Macbeth and provides immediate feedback. Questions on this quiz in particular are rather simple or easy to deduce so content should be reviewed before the quiz is...
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Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing: Fun Trivia Quiz
Quiz your class on Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. This online interactive resource asks fifteen multiple choice and true/false questions. While most of the questions are surface level and based on basic plot comprehension, this...
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Shakespeare: Henry V - Writing Task
Pairs of pupils choose a person who they consider to be a hero. They research that person, develop a speech, and deliver it to the class in hopes of persuading them that this person really is a hero. A vote is taken after the...
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King Lear: Fun Trivia Quiz
Some amusing commentary accompanies the answers to this interactive online quiz about Shakespeare's tragedy, which is on the syllabus for many high school seniors. The details in question range from fundamental to esoteric. Check content...
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SATs, Shakespeare Paper
By using PEE (Point, Evidence, Explanation) exam takers will be taken through a study guide on Shakespeare test questions. Character motivation, analysis of text, ideas, themes, and issues will all be covered in this "how to" answer SAT...
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Blank Verse and Iambic Pentameter
Shakespeare's use of language is the focus of this short PowerPoint. Each of the three slides describes one way he chose to write his plays: in iambic pentameter, and in couplets. The final slide describes a sonnet, which is a lyric poem...
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The Merchant of Venice: Fun Trivia Quiz
Truly an exercise in trivia, this quiz nevertheless assesses comprehension of the Shakespeare play, and elicits one short answer to the question: "What line from 'The Merchant of Venice' can be translated as 'All that glitters is not...
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Richard the Second #2: Fun Trivia Quiz
Challenge your class to recall information about Shakespeare's Richard II. This online quiz provides fifteen questions based on characters and basic plot points. Use it as a check for understanding or a quick sponge activity. Since this...
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