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Welcome to Venice
Young scholars read the opening scene of the play, The Merchant of Venice without receiving any background information. They analyze and discuss the relationships between the six characters, and determine the social status of the...
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Guess that Scene: A Review of A Midsummer Night's Dream Through Performance
Students rewrite and perform various scenes from the play, A Midsummer Night's Dream. In groups, they include the main quotes and ideas from their scene, perform it for the class, and identify which scene each group is performing.
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Where Do They Stand?: Perspectives on Othello's Marriage
Students read and discuss Act one, scene three of the play, Othello. They examine the text in small groups, determine each character's attitude toward Othello, identify text to justify their conclusions, then recite lines to the class.
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Tempest in the Lunchroom
Students act out opening shipwreck scene of The Tempest, or watch and direct others doing it.
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Much Ado About Nothing Writing Task
In this Shakespeare worksheet, students study the names of 16 people, places or events in Much Ado About Nothing by Shakespeare. Students match the sets of pairs that are contrasting opposites or that share a relationship in the play.
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Thrusting Greatness Upon Television 3
Learners create a model video using Orsino's speech from Twelfth Night. In this literature and film making lesson plan, students watch a video clip of Osino's speech and overdub it using Audacity or iMovie.
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Romeo And Juliet: Act IV Reading And Study Guide
In this reading and study guide worksheet, students define 5 vocabulary words, define 2 literary terms, and respond to 15 short answer questions pertaining to Act IV of "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare.
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Romeo And Juliet: Act V Reading And Study Guide
In this reading and study guide worksheet, students define 4 vocabulary words, define 2 literary terms, and respond to 15 short answer questions pertaining to Act V of "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare.
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Romeo And Juliet: Act III Reading And Study Guide
In this reading and study guide worksheet, students define 7 vocabulary words, define 4 literary terms, and respond to 32 short answer questions pertaining to Act III of "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare.
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Rostislav & Julianna: A Modern-Day Interpretation of Romeo and Juliet
Students author and film their own adaptations of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. In this multimedia skills lesson plan, students script a play that pits an Orthodox Christian family against a Muslim family. Students use...
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Deception Lesson Plan
Students explore Shakespeare's portrayal of deception. In this plot lesson, students examine the use of deception in "Much Ado About Nothing." Students write their own mini-versions of the play that are limited to 3 minutes.
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The Shakespeare Code
Students can use this learning exercise to study for an English exam or to brush up on their knowledge of famous Shakespearean quotes. Students first have to crack the code to read the quote and then tell which play each quote is from....
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"Et tu, Brute?" - The Characters, Conflict and Historical context of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
Students analyze the Shakespearian play, "Julius Caesar" in this seven lesson unit. Through readings, hands-on projects, and the study of plot development, comparisons are made to the movie and the historical records available.
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Othello
Students find evidence to support reasons why Othello's insecurity makes him weak. In this Othello analysis lesson, students find evidence to support Othello as a strong person at the beginning of the play. Students use the given...
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Romeo and Juliet: Quotes
In this Romeo and Juliet worksheet, students read 5 passages from Romeo and Juliet and identify the speaker, explain the significance of the excerpt in terms dramatic devices, plot development, character revelation, thematic...
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Romeo and Juliet Newspapaer
Students create a newspaper based on their reading of Romeo and Juliet.
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The Macbeth Tango
Learners examine how Macbeth and Lady Macbeth relate to each other in individual scenes and throughout the play. By taking elements of that relationship and making them physical, students analyze the Macbeths' marriage on many different...
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Pre-reading for Julius Caesar
Students examine friendship and leadership by creating "friendship committees" to develop a class friendship constitution. Committees list qualities/traits of a friend, as well as friendship infractions. These committees join together...
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How to Move the Crowd: The Persuasive, Powerful Rhetoric of Mark Antony -Folger Shakespeare Library
Tenth graders explore a close reading of the speeches of Brutus and Mark Anthony in 3.2. They identify the effects of the rhetorical appeals used. Students explore the variety of ways in which Anthony might have delivered the speech....
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"To Be Or Not To Be" And the VT
Using the online Visual Thesaurus, nascent actors work in groups to analyze and interpret Hamlet's "To Be Or Not To Be" monologue. Individuals then craft a contemporary version of this famous speech and present their adaptation...
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Dreams
For this dreams worksheet, students, with a partner, explore, examine, discuss and complete a variety of activities associated with dreams and the history of dreams and nightmares.
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Much Ado About Nothing Plot Lesson Plan
Students explore tone in "Much Ado About Nothing." In this literary elements lesson, students list the main points of the plot, identify shifts in tone, and select love songs that reflect the tone of events and/or characters.
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Wordles, Wordles, Wordles: Pre-Reading for Hamlet Using Key Words
Students analyze a Wordle of the top 150 words in Hamlet and complete a study of the language in the play. In this Hamlet literacy lesson plan, students work in groups to complete the given handouts to categorize the words of the play...
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Macbeth Madness
Young scholars research Macbeth online and complete computer and graphing activities for the play. In this Macbeth activities lesson, students research Macbeth and bookmark the URL's. Young scholars complete activities for the topic on...
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