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You Kiss the Book: Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze imagery in Shakespeare's, Romeo and Juliet, and act out the passage to see how the author includes stage directions with his poetry.
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Children's Literature Across the Curriculum Ideas-Shakespeare and Macbeth: The Story Behind the Play

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students read Shakespeare and Macbeth: The Story Behind the Play by Stewart Ross. They complete a variety of cross-curricular activities surrounding the play and Shakespearian culture. Included are reading, art, math, science, writing,...
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"I am determined to prove a villain" Richard III, Shakespeare, and the Creation of Villains

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students create a list of historical and fictional figures to identify their villainous behaviors and qualities. For this Shakespeare lesson, students discuss historical and fictional villains and their common characteristics. Students...
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Conspiracy after the Storm: Editing Dual Murder Plots in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students edit scenes from Shakespeare's The Tempest in documentary fashion and perform their edited scripts. In this play analysis lesson, students read through Act 2 and 3 and discuss how and why to cut lines in a play. Students create...
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Shakespeare Shows

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study, interpret, perform, and present various Shakespearean works adapted for middle school Students. They choose a scene from one of the plays covered in this teaching unit to reenact with a group.
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Parodies of Shakespeare

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view a video clip about parodies. They identify the characteristics of a parody in Mark Twain's work as well. They practice writing Shakepeare like verses.
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Shakespeare Wall

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Learners create a visual notebook of a Shakespearean play by taking the actual written work, hanging it up on the wall, and highlighting various literary aspects of the play as they unfold.
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Shakespeare's Othello and the Power of Language

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the basis of Iago's persuasive power by analyzing his astonishing command of rhetoric and figurative language. The diverse set of activities below include short group performances, writing exercises and the guided use of...
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Uncovering Personalities in Othello

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore a unique way to view the personalities of the characters in William Shakespeare's play "Othello." They facilitate online research "deconstructing" poetry and performing scenes from the play with costumes and props.
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You Kiss By the Book

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore Shakespeare's use of poetic conventions, examine the first meeting between Romeo and Juliet and gain experience in close readng and the interpretation of verse structure and imagery.
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The Play's the Thing

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners study the life and works of William Shakespeare. They investigate the art of playwriting and write a play of their own.
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Illustrated Quotes of Julius Caesar

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read and study William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar and make a booklet of twenty illustrated quotations from William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar.
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Macbeth Madness

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Young scholars analyze Shakespeare's Macbeth by completing the creative activities. In this Macbeth lesson, students discuss the timeline for William Shakespeare and identify the characters for Macbeth. Young scholars read Act One,...
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Macbeth Madness

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students participate in various social studies activities in correlation to William Shakespeare's Macbeth. In this Macbeth lesson plan, students study maps of Scotland, England, and Norway to identify locations mentioned in Macbeth....
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Race and Crime in the United States: Are We Victims of Discrimination or Antiheroes?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Using methods adopted by Public Policy Analysts (PPA) class groups define a social problem, gather evidence to document the existence of the problem, identify causes, evaluate existing policies designed to deal with the problem, develop...
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Hamlet's State of Mind

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Analyze various excerpts from Hamlet and read articles to develop an argument about his sanity. Middle and high schoolers write an argument essay defending whether or not they believe Hamlet is insane. You could modify this assignment...
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Mark The Bard!

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Commemorate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death with a packet of cross-curricular literacy lessons and activities centered around two of the Bard's most popular plays, Macbeth and The Tempest. Class members look for evidence of...
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Twelfth Night: QAR

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Shakespeare's Twelfth Night is used to model for readers how to craft four levels of questions that promote comprehension. Questions that can be answered with evidence right there in the text, questions that require readers to think and...
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When Shall We Three Meet Again?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
  Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and caldron bubble. Macbeth’s witches provide young actors an opportunity to try their hand at small ensemble acting. Using Act I, scene I of Shakespeare’s play, groups of three take turns...
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Hamlet Research Paper: Find, Evaluate, and Select Appropriate Research Sources

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Help young researchers find credible sources online. Modeling with a Google search for information about Shakespeare’s Macbeth, use a computer projector or Smart Board to show class members how weak the top three search results are....
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Notes on Romeo and Juliet – Act 2

For Teachers 9th - 10th
If your purpose in using Romeo and Juliet with your classes is to share enjoyment rather than to just read the play by rote, come and inspect these materials designed for the scenes in Act II of Shakespeare's tale of star-crossed lovers.
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Playing with Puns

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners examine the wit of characters in two plays. In this drama lesson, students read The Shakespeare Stealer by Gary L. Blackwood and Twelfth Night by Shakespeare. Learners analyze the puns used in both plays and write essays that...
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Further Activities with Language

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students chose a favorite passage from a Shakespeare play. They write a letter from one character to another in a novel they have just read. They take a scene from a movie and write it in Shakespearean language.
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A Year in the Work of the Bard

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students study the life and times of Shakespeare. In this William Shakespeare lesson, students research the noted Web sites to discover details about Shakespeare's life and the times he lived in. Students also virtually visit the Globe...

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