Curated OER
Dropping-in a Line
Students read any play (A Midsummer Night's Dream, for example.) They participate in a teacher-led relaxation exercise designed to help the students review specific lines from the play. They write about the experience and answer other...
Curated OER
What? Did Caesar Swoon?
Learners discover the "dumb show," a scene that enacts a story silently while focusing on an example from Hamlet. Divided into groups, they act out the silent scene from the play. Again, in groups, they create a "dumb show" from Julius...
Southern Nevada Regional Professional Development Program
Reading Literature - My Last Dutchess
Draw back the curtain, add a spot of joy to your class, and let learners be lesson planed by a close reading exercise that models how to develop an interpretation based on evidence drawn from a text. Robert Browning’s dramatic monologue...
Shakespeare in American Life
"Strike a Pose:" Music and Vogueing in The Winter's Tale
After class members have read and discussed Act III of The Winter’s Tale, groups select one line from Act III, scene i that they feel captures the essence of the entire scene. They then create a tableaux that best depicts the scene’s...
Curated OER
Colons, Semicolons, and Dashes
Colons, semi-colons, and dashes are three of the most misused punctuation marks! This worksheet allows learners to better understand when it's appropriate to use each one, and gives them some practice in doing so. There are six sentences...
Curated OER
English Exercises: Past and Present Verbs
Online interactives are fun for early finishers, great at independent work stations, and perfect for home schoolers. Use this one to reinforce the use of helping verbs. Learners complete each of the 20 sentences using a drop down located...
Curated OER
That's Not a Noun!
In this grammar worksheet, students read a list of 12 words that can be verbs or nouns. Students use the words to complete 12 sentences.
Curated OER
Homonyms- Quiz 22 (Online Interactive)
For this homonyms worksheet, students complete a 20 question online interactive multiple choice quiz about the proper use of homonyms in sentences.
Curated OER
Reading and Study Guide: Julius Caesar Act I
In this reading and study guide students define vocabulary and literary terms from Act I of Julius Caesar. Students give examples of literary terms found in the reading and answer comprehension questions.
Curated OER
ESL Past Simple or Present Perfect? Verb Tense Worksheet
In this ESL past simple or present perfect verb tense learning exercise, students choose the correct form of the verb given in brackets to complete 23 sentences.
Curated OER
Exploring Rhythm in Richard III
Students analyze how the rhythm of how the words are presented affect meaning and tone in scenes from Richard III. In this meaning and tone lesson plan, students analyze dialogue between Lady Anne and Richard and how the rhythm and sound...
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Know Your (copy)Rights
Students define public domain and provide examples of work in the public domain. They define copyright, provide examples of copyrighted materials, and state the procedure for securing copyright for their own work
Curated OER
"West Side Story"
In this music history worksheet, students discover the musical "West Side Story" by first reading a summary of the plot. Students answer 5 questions about the story line. Students then read and analyze the lyrics to "America" and discuss...
Curated OER
That's Not a Noun!
In this nouns and verbs worksheet, students fill in the blanks in 12 sentences with a word from the word bank that is commonly used as a verb, but may also be a noun.
Curated OER
Homonyms - Quiz 2
In this homonyms worksheet, young scholars read the sentences and select the correct spelling of the homonyms to complete the online quiz. Students complete 20 sentences.
Curated OER
Good Words are Better than Bad Strokes
Students research negative campaigns and propaganda and then interpret characters from Julius Caesar in that light. For this negative campaign lesson plan, students take the character and create visual images to depict the characters in...
Curated OER
Passive Voice
In this passive voice worksheet, students complete the sentences with am, are, or is, also complete them with verbs, and more. Students complete 4 activities.
Curated OER
Close Reading of a Sonnet
Students practice reading sonnets line by line to find the message of the sonnet. In this sonnet activity, students read a sonnet one line at a time as the teacher projects it for the entire class. As each line is shown, students focus...
Curated OER
Street Language
Students consider the impact of language. In this literacy lesson, students read an article about literary classics being rewritten in "youth speak" (the article is not included). Students read and discuss the article.
Shakespeare Globe Trust
Shakespeare's Globe: Fact Sheet: Writing Plays
An article containing pictures, information, and additional resources about William Shakespeare and other playwrights of his time, what they wrote about, and the three types of plays at that time.
TES Global
Tes: Shakespeare's Othello: Resources and Worksheets
[Free Registration/Login Required] These are resources including worksheets, activites, and writing assignments for Othello. Activities include looking for examples of the themes of jealousy and deception, comparing Iago's and Othello's...
Folger Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare Library: Lesson Plan Archive: Page to Stage
Using the story of Pyramus and Thisbe, source material for Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," lesson plan teaches students to analyze the structure of a play's text in a way that will give them a clearer understanding of how to perform...
Shakespeare Globe Trust
Shakespeare's Globe: Fact Sheets
Learn more about William Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre by exploring nine context links: William Shakespeare, London, Special Effects, The Third Globe, The Globe, Playhouses, Audiences, Indoor Theatres, and Writing Plays.
TES Global
Tes: Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare: Workbook
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a 30-page study guide for the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare including "The Prologue" and excerpts from the text with questions, research on the context of the play, figurative...