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A Midsummer Night's Dream

For Students 6th - 8th
In this literature worksheet, learners find the words that are related to the vocabulary of Shakespeare and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Romeo And Juliet: Act IV Reading And Study Guide

For Teachers 8th - 11th
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

For Teachers 7th - 10th
In this reading and study guide worksheet, young scholars 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

For Teachers 7th - 10th
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

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students author and film their own adaptations of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. In this multimedia skills lesson, students script a play that pits an Orthodox Christian family against a Muslim family. Students use GarageBand...
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Claudio and Hero Lesson Plan

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students examine the roles of arranged marriage through their work with Shakespeare's, Much Ado About Nothing. They look at the roles of Claudio and Hero, and determine how their marriage could be considered to be arranged. They complete...
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Can You Hear Macbeth Now?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore how sound affects scene understanding using the Shakespeare play Macbeth. In this audio and play analysis lesson plan, students respond to Macbeth events as if they were at a sporting event. Students listen to parts of...
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Examining Redemption in King Lear

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine the concept of the tragic hero in Shakespeare's King Lear and explore how it affects the plot of the play. In this theatrical analysis instructional activity, students investigate the redemption or defeat of King...
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Direct the Ghost of Caesar

For Teachers 10th - 12th
students read the Ghost of Caesar scene and use prompt books to stage the scene. In this Shakespeare lesson, students read the scene and then stage the scene. Students make prompt books for the staging activity and then perform the scenes.
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Message in a Bottle

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students read acts from The Tempest and complete analysis activities for the play. For this Shakespeare lesson, students read the first four acts of The Tempest and choose one of the characters to write a rescue message from their point...
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"What are these...?"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils discuss the "witches" of Shakespeare.  In this literature analysis lesson, students research the influence of Macbeth's sisters on his behavior.  They examine various terms used to describe the sisters, and discuss which...
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Literary Response and Analysis: Romeo and Juliet's

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders complete characterization analysis for Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. In this characterization instructional activity, 10th graders work in learning tiers to analyze the characters and plot in the play. Students...
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Bad Bard/Good Bard: Coming to Character through Preconceptions of Shakespearean Acting

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students practice their own acting skills. In this Shakespeare lesson, students participate in choral readings and reenact scenes from The Taming of the Shrew. Students then discuss the difficulties of Shakespearean acting.
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Macbeth Madness

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students analyze Shakespeare's Macbeth. In this Macbeth lesson, students read Act Two Scene iv and Act Three Scenes i-vi in the play and complete the test from the given link.
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Romeo and Juliet Promptbook - The Balcony Scene

For Students 10th - 12th
In this Romeo and Juliet activity, students view three versions of the balcony scene. Students discuss why the director chose the elements for the film versions. Students then complete a prompt-book activity analyze the setting,...
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Welcome to Venice

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students 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 characters.
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Guess that Scene: A Review of A Midsummer Night's Dream Through Performance

For Teachers 6th - 12th
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

For Teachers 9th - 12th
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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Twelfth Night Act 3 Scene 3 Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read and analyze act 3, scene 3 of Shakespeare's, Twelfth Night. In this Shakespeare lesson, students participate in a reading discussion of this scene that involves Sebastian and Antonio. They complete reading assignment by...
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Fathers and Sons in Henry IV

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students explore the power struggles in England's history using Shakespeare's Henry IV. In this Shakespeare lesson, students write answer to journal questions about the play and discuss specific passages. Students work as groups to...
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Divinity of hell: Soliloquies, Cutting and Computers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils use a computer to read text from Shakespeare's "Othello." They attempt to read through his soliloquies, and reduce the amount of words in each bit of text.
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Touchstone Vs. Jaques: a Analyzing Mood in As You Like It

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students recognize ways Shakespeare creates and uses mood augment their analysis of the text and help them in making performance choices. They, in groups, select words, phrases, lines, that reveal their character's mood.
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Catching the Beat: Exploring the Function of Verse in Othello

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine meter and how Shakespeare uses it in dialogue to show character emotion.
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"Strike a Pose:" Music and Vogueing in The Winter's Tale

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale. In groups, they "perform" Act 3, Scenes 1-3 by "striking a pose" that best depicts the characters in that scene and by bringing in music that would best accompany the scene.

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