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Royal Shakespeare Company

RSC Activity Toolkit: Othello

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Jealousy, betrayal, revenge! Hello, content! The Royal Shakespeare Company's Othello toolkit is a must-have for any in-depth study of one of Shakespeare's most famous tragedies. The 25-page packet is divided into 20 sections, each...
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King Lear Teacher Pack 2013

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
The King Lear Teacher Pack 2013 is designed to prepare pupils for watching the Royal Shakespeare Company's film version of King Lear. The eight activities in the pack help learners unpack the themes, events, and language of Shakespeare's...
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RSC Activity Toolkit: Hamlet

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
There is a method in a 28-page Hamlet toolkit. Rogues, peasant slaves, and young actors have an opportunity to engage in 11 activities that enable them to experience Hamlet in a whole new way. What a piece of work!
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King Lear Teacher Pack 2010

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Every production of Shakespeare's plays is different—the director and designer must decide upon a theme. For his 2010 production, David Farr and his team decided to emphasize the conflicts that follow a regime change. The materials in a...
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RSC Activity Toolkit: Much Ado About Nothing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Are you frustrated by searching for activities to engage readers in their study of Much Ado About Nothing? Sigh no more. Young thespians will find much to do in this Royal Shakespeare Company 23-page Toolkit. Included in the sections are...
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RSC Activity Toolkit: The Merchant of Venice

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Mercy! It's a wise teacher that knows their own students and what they need to appreciate Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice. A 28-page tool kit ensures that every scholar will play a part. The kit is divided into 20 sections, each of...
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RSC Activity Toolkit: Romeo and Juliet

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Is your head beating as if it would break into twenty pieces looking for activities to accompany a reading of the woeful tale of Juliet and her Romeo? Here's a weighty tool kit that won't hurt your back. The packet is divided into 20...
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Royal Shakespeare Company

King Lear Teacher Pack 2016

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Disguises, deceptions, destruction. Thankless children, wise fools, aging rulers, and knaves. The Royal Shakespeare Company's 2016 King Lear Teacher Pack provides instructors with a wealth of resources for a study of Shakespeare's famous...
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RSC Activity Toolkit: Macbeth

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Are you looking for great activities to incorporate in a unit study of the Scottish play, Macbeth? You need not prick your thumb leafing through pages of ideas; instead, something marvelous your way comes in a 20-activity toolkit from...
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Royal Shakespeare Company: As You Like It: Teacher Pack 2013 [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Use this teacher resource to get students more involved in Shakespeare's As You Like It. Sections of the Teacher Pack include Creating the Worlds of the Play, The Court and the Forest, Creating Characters, Using Movement, and Playing a...
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Royal Shakespeare Company: Education Resources: Romeo and Juliet

For Students 9th - 10th
A synopsis of Romeo and Juliet with background of the play, interviews, and history of past play productions. Includes downloadable teacher guide.
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Royal Shakespeare Company

Royal Shakespeare Company: William Shakespeare's Life and Times

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive information about William Shakespeare. Includes links to plays and productions, performance history, life and times, events and workshops, pictures and more.
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Royal Shakespeare Company

Royal Shakespeare Company: Education Resources: A Midsummer Night's Dream

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about and video clips of scenes from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream by the Royal Shakespeare Company. Includes interviews with the cast and directors, performance clips and ideas for students.
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Royal Shakespeare Company: Education Resources: Macbeth

For Students 9th - 10th
A synopsis of Macbeth with background and discussion of the play, a synopsis, and history of past play productions. Includes downloadable teacher guide.
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Royal Shakespeare Company

Royal Shakespeare Company: Education Resources: Hamlet

For Students 9th - 10th
A synopsis of Hamlet with background and discussion of the play, a synopsis, and history of past play productions. Includes downloadable teacher guide.
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Royal Shakespeare Company

Royal Shakespeare Company: About Us

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of articles that provide a behind-the-scenes look at the Royal Shakespeare Company and the people that work there.
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Royal Shakespeare Company: Antony and Cleopatra

For Students 9th - 10th
Background information on Shakespeare's play, Antony and Cleopatra, a synopsis of the play, and interviews with the director and the designer of the Royal Shakespeare Company's 2006 production will deepen understanding of the play.
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Royal Shakespeare Company: Education Resources: King Lear

For Students 9th - 10th
A synopsis of King Lear with background and discussion of the play, a synopsis, and history of past play productions. Includes downloadable teacher guides as well as a video [1:18:14] of a performance the company did for students in New...
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Royal Shakespeare Company Resource Bank

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Teachers will find a wide variety of resources to help them introduce Shakespeare to students, whether they are approaching the plays as literature or as theater. Actors and other experts from the company offer insight into the plays...
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Royal Shakespeare Company: Julius Caesar Teacher Pack

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This intensive study of Julius Caesar contains detailed plans to use while reading or watching Julius Caesar. Even though these plans revolve around the 2017 production of Julius Caesar by the Royal Shakespeare Company, the lessons can...
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Royal Shakespeare Company: Education Resources: Themes in Hamlet [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Royal Shakespeare Company: Teacher's Pack: All's Well That Ends Well [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Anyone who is teaching Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well will find this collection of resources useful. Included in the pack are sections on putting the play in the context of its time, other background material about the play, and...
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Royal Shakespeare Company

Royal Shakespeare Company: Antony and Cleopatra: Teacher Pack 2013 [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Background information on the political situation which surrounds Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra provides a stimulus for several student activities. A good way to get students out of their seats and into the play.
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Royal Shakespeare Company: Education Resources: Richard Iii

For Students 9th - 10th
A synopsis of Richard III with background of the play, interviews, and history of past play productions. Includes downloadable teacher guides.