British Library
British Library: Teaching Resources: Putting the Merchant of Venice in Context: A Summary of Sources
This summary of sources is a quick and easy way to explore the contexts for The Merchant of Venice - from early modern ideas about trade and usury, Venice and Jewish culture to 20th-century productions by both Nazis and Yiddish companies...
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Romeo and Juliet: Character Development
Students read Act II, scene 3 from Romeo and Juliet and explore how Shakespeare develops Friar Lawrence's characteristics.
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: The Poetics of Hip Hop
Students will analyze form in Shakespearean sonnets and hip-hop music. Concepts viewed in-depth include rhythm, form, diction, and sound. [Requires QuickTime 7].
PBS
Pbs: Representation & Diversity on Stage/screen: Raul Julia: The World's a Stage
Despite Raul Julia's talents, opportunities for Latinx actors in the United States in the 1960's were scarce. In this series of two videos from the American Masters film Raul Julia: The World's a Stage, Esai Morales, Edward James Olmos...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Analyzing Character in Hamlet Through Epitaphs
Contains plans for four lessons that ask students to write epitaphs for deceased characters in Shakespeare's "Hamlet" in order to analyze the play. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites...
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: A Teacher's Guide to "Henry V" [Pdf]
A wealth of ideas for teaching Henry V is offered in this guide. Background building, pre-reading, post-reading and discussion points are all featured. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: A Teacher's Guide to "Much Ado About Nothing" [Pdf]
Scene-by-scene synopsis, word play exercises, discussion and journal questions and other resources are all featured in this 15 page .pdf document. Requires Adobe Reader.
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: A Guide to "Twelfth Night" [Pdf]
Critical interpretation bibliography, scene-by-scene synopsis, and background information are available in this 14 page .pdf guide.