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Paradigm Education: My Shakespeare: Julius Caesar Curriculum Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A curriculum guide for The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, with activities and ideas for each act of the play, as well as culminating essays and projects. Includes links to related sections of the play, which is accompanied by audio narration.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Metaphorically Speaking

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Two pages of lesson plans and two pages of handouts in PDF format about the use of figurative language in the works of Shakespeare. Designed for grades 6-8.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Shakespeare's a Midsummer Night's Dream: Conflict Resolution

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students will consider William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream: Conflict Resolution and Happy Endings. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab. The activities in this...
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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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TES Global

Tes: Twelfth Night: Rsc Education Resources Pack

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Twelfth Night is featured in this multi-day. This unit provides social context and activities.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Intro to Julius Caesar Using Universal Theme Analysis

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this 4-session lesson, students explore the theme of betrayal from different perspectives in their own lives and in modern scenarios through discussions and activities where they create and talk about comic strip scenarios. They...
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TES Global

Tes: Aqa Lit: King Lear & Parent/child Poetry So W

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a comprehensive lesson for comparing parent/child relationships using poems by a variety of English Literary Heritage poets and Acts I-III of King Lear. It includes parent/child lessons and...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Discussion Guide: Shakespeare's Secret

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "Shakespeare's Secret" by Ellen Broach. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.
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British Library

British Library: Teaching Resources: The Merchant of Venice: Exploring Shylock

For Students 9th - 10th
These activities encourage students to explore the character of Shylock, setting him against the backdrop of myths and fears about Jews that existed in Shakespeare's England. Included are discussion questions, primary sources, links for...
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British Library

British Library: Teaching Resources: The Tempest: Magic

For Students 9th - 10th
This activity encourages students to explore Shakespeare's presentation of Prospero and his arts in the light of attitudes to magic in the Elizabethan and early Jacobean period. Included are discussion questions, primary sources, links...
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British Library

British Library: Teaching Resources: Romeo and Juliet: Words, Poetry & Plagiarism

For Students 9th - 10th
In these activities, students will conduct a close linguistic exploration of the Romeo and Juliet text, which considers the central and deadly role that words play in the lovers' fate. They will also engage in broader tasks that...
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British Library

British Library: Teaching Resources: The Tempest: Who Is Savage & Who Is Civilised?

For Students 9th - 10th
These activities encourage students to explore the 'brave new world' of The Tempest in light of thought-provoking texts on early modern colonization. Included are discussion questions, primary sources, links for extended reading,...
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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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British Library

British Library: Teaching Resources: Othello: 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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Scholastic

Scholastic: Richard Iii Character Study: Determined to Be a Villain [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Four PDF formated pages with stand-alone lessons about a couple of passages from Shakespeare's "Richard III." Two pages are lesson plans, and two pages are handouts.
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Organization for Community Networks

Ofcn: Macbeth

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Have you ever read any of Shakespeare's work that you don't quite understand? This site features a lesson plan for "Macbeth" that will help your students understand and enjoy his work.
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British Library

British Library: Teaching Resources: Twelfth Night: Festive Comedy, Gender & Confusion

For Students 9th - 10th
The ideas contained in these teacher notes are intended to present a range of creative activities to assist the development of independent research. It is hoped they will reinforce work undertaken collaboratively in class and develop...
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TES Global

Tes: Year 8 Romeo and Juliet Scheme of Work Resources

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a comprehensive lesson plan for Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet including information about Shakespeare and the era he lived in, a study of the "Prologue," character analyses, the text, and...
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TES Global

Tes: Henry Iv: Part I: 2014 Teacher Pack

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a Royal Shakespeare Company guide to teaching Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part I, a sequel to Richard II. It includes an introduction to King Henry IV's court, the social and historical background...
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New Zealand Ministry of Education

Nz Ministry of Education: Violent Delights and Violent Ends: Romeo and Juliet

For Teachers 11th - 12th
This lesson plan uses drama games and role playing to enhance the reading and understanding of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. It includes pre-reading role play and information about Shakespeare's life and times, during reading drama...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Reading the Play

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This comprehensive lesson plan uses Julius Caesar to teach multiple author tools such as figurative language and foreshadowing. Included are reproducibles, activities for each act, instructional activity extensions, ideas for different...
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British Library

British Library: Teaching Resources: Hamlet: Ophelia, Gender and Madness

For Students 9th - 10th
In his portrayal of Hamlet and Ophelia, Shakespeare raises troubling questions about gender and madness. These activities encourage learners to compare these two central characters, and how they have been used to reflect changing views...
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British Library

British Library: Teaching Resources: Measure for Measure: A Problem Play?

For Students 9th - 10th
What is Measure for Measure's problem? The play confronts us with questions about sex, morality, and power, which challenge us as readers and audiences. In these activities, students will debate why the play is so problematic, through...
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British Library

British Library: Teaching Resources: Othello: Critical Approaches

For Students 9th - 10th
This activity allows students to consider how different critical approaches can influence a reading of the play. Students will work in groups to explore different attitudes to Othello by looking at a range of texts from the past,...