Curated OER
Rafe's Classroom Secrets
Students consider Rafe's classroom secrets and teaching methods.
Curated OER
The Group Essay
Students write an essay of comparison between two works they have studied but have not yet compared. They recognize similarities of themes between two very different works. They submit a group evaluation form.
Curated OER
History Trivia For Kids
There are 40 history trivia questions and answers. Students have to cut out the questions and the answers and try to match the correct answer to the question. The trivia questions are all related to history but from many...
TES Global
Tes: Shakespeare's Hamlet Image Bank
[Free Registration/Login Required] This site focuses on images in conjunction with Shakespeare's Hamlet; it includes images of objects from the V&A collections that are relevant to Hamlet: A skull used as a prop in a 1980 production;...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Vengeful Verbs in Shakespeare's Hamlet
In this lesson plan, students will consider Vengeful Verbs in Shakespeare's Hamlet. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab. In this lesson plan, students will learn to distinguish generic verbs...
TES Global
Tes: Shakespeare Extracts: Hamlet Ghost Lesson Plan
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson plan for Shakespeare's Hamlet focuses on the Ghost in the opening act of the play. It includes reading the excerpt, listing the words/phrases characters use to describe the Ghost, listing...
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: Shakespeare "Hamlet"
Read Shakespeare's tragedy, "Hamlet," at this website. Text is organized by scene.
Other
Stick Figure Hamlet
Read the story of Shakespeare's Hamlet illustrated in cartoons by Dan Carroll. The artist keeps the original text.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: Hamlet
Full text of Hamlet by William Shakespeare.
Other
Legends: Shakespeare's Stories/hamlet
Shakespeare's Hamlet had several sources, including a contemporary English playwright, Thomas Kyd and his The Spanish Tragedie (1590). Other Hamlet resources and links follow.
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McGraw Hill
Glencoe Literature Library: "Hamlet" Study Guide [Pdf]
Reading guide to Shakespeare's "Hamlet" with pre- and post-reading material, as well as brainstorming activities and writing prompts. Includes brief biography of Shakespeare, an introduction to the text, a preview of vocabulary, and...
University of California
Online English: The Hamlet Module: u.c. Davis
Learn more about Shakespeare's "Hamlet," when you visit this online English Module.
Royal Shakespeare Company
Royal Shakespeare Company: Education Resources: Themes in Hamlet [Pdf]
This resource from the Royal Shakespeare Company lists a number of important themes and motifs in Shakespeare's Hamlet, with quoted examples from the play.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Analyzing Advice as an Introduction to Shakespeare
Contains plans for four lessons that use a "Chicago Tribune" column and other modern sources to teach about the advice that Polonius gives to Laertes in Shakespeare's "Hamlet." In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional...
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...
Other
Enjoying "Hamlet"
Introduction to Shakespeare and "Hamlet." Includes introduction, scene by scene synopsis with elaborate illustrations. Also background information concerning historical Hamlet, Saxo Grammaticus. "Historia Danica," Belleforest's...
Other
Stratford Shakespeare Festival: Hamlet 2015 Study Guide [Pdf]
This Stratford Study Guide has a history of the Stratford Shakespeare Theatre and its productions of Hamlet, a biography of Shakespeare, a timeline of his playwriting, a synopsis of the play, classroom activities, and a bibliography.
Shakespeare Online
Shakespeare Online: Hamlet
Access lines and staging prompts for scenes from William Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet. The scenes are displayed according to act with the setting included. Detailed explanatory notes are found after each scene. Extensive resources are...
Royal Shakespeare Company
Royal Shakespeare Company: Education Resources: Hamlet
A synopsis of Hamlet with background and discussion of the play, a synopsis, and history of past play productions. Includes downloadable teacher guide.
Shakespeare Online
Shakespeare Online
A wealth of information and analysis of Shakespeare's plays, background, themes, and other topics of interest to those students of Shakespeare. The site also offers the complete texts of all of Shakespeare's plays and sonnets, quotations...
PBS
Pbs: In Search of Shakespeare: Lesson Plans
Explore this comprehensive site featuring lesson plans about Shakespeare's plays and life in Elizabethan England.
British Library
British Library: Prose and Verse in Shakespeare's Plays
An article discussing how Shakespeare used prose and verse in his plays, and what we can learn from this. The author cites numerous examples from Shakespeare's plays and a few from other authors. Includes images of documents in the...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology provides the complete text of Shakespeare's works. Content also includes a search engine (for looking up words and/or phrases), a chronological and alphabetical listing of his plays, a collection...
Folger Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare Library: Teaching Modules: Hamlet
Lesson plan asks students to learn about patterns of imagery in Shakespeare's "Hamlet" through online resources.