Curated OER
Short Fin Mako Sharks
In this online quiz activity, learners answer a set of questions about the short fin Mako shark. Page has a link to submit answers for correction.
TES Global
Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: Context: Shakespeare's Life
[Free Registration/Login Required] With these resources, learn how Shakespeare lived, meet the playwright, and see a timeline of his works.
Other
Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream in the Classroom
This is a passage for those who wish to learn through A Midsummer Night's Dream to build bridges between real life concerns and this play, as it was in Shakespeare's time. Gives character profiles and outlines their problems in the...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biography: William Shakespeare for Kids
A webpage about the biography of William Shakespeare who was a playwright for the English theatre during the Renaissance at the Globe Theatre of London.
PBS
Pbs Frontline: The Shakespeare Mystery
This site weighs the ever present debate about who really was Shakespeare, and whether or not he truly wrote all he wrote.
Shakespeare Globe Trust
Shakespeare's Globe: Fact Sheet: The Globe
An article with pictures, information, and further resources to learn about the first Globe Theatre including topics such as: Who build the first Globe?, When and where was the Globe built?, What plays were performed at the Globe?, and...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: William Shakespeare
This famous man, who has been called 'the chief literary glory of England', was born at Stratford-on-Avon. -The Popular Cyclopedia, 1888
University of Victoria (Canada)
Internetshakespeare: Elizabeth I and the Earl of Essex
Find out more about Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, who was the Queen's favourite during her declining years. His excessive popularity and his blatant attempts to misuse royal patronage brought an inevitable fall from grace. A brief but...
University of Toronto (Canada)
U. Of Toronto: Characters of Shakespear's Plays: "All's Well That Ends Well"
Characters of Shakespeare's Plays was written by critic William Hazlitt and published in 1817. This chapter looks at Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well and analyzes several monologues in terms of what they convey about the play's...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Bishop Jeremy Taylor
Jeremy Taylor (1613 - 13 August 1667) was a clergyman in the Church of England who achieved fame as an author during The Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell. He is sometimes known as the "Shakespeare of Divines" for his poetic style of...