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The Full Bodied Romeo
This lesson will help students understand Romeo's confusion at the beginning of the play; students will also, through full body engagement, come to understand the text in a kinesthetic manner.
By giving a physical …
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The Twelve Fates of Twelfth Night
After finishing 2.2 of Twelfth Night, students will discuss the theme of "fate" in the play and attempt to determine the …
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Welcome to Venice
Students will read the opening scene of The Merchant of Venice multiple times without any background information. They will be forced to rely on the text to form judgments about characters, which they will later evaluate as they study the …
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Whatever Happened to Shylock?
Students will work in groups to write and stage an unwritten scene from the play—a scene following Shylock after his disappearance from the courtroom in
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When Shall We Three Meet Again?
Students, in ensembles of three, will take turns directing one another, in short takes, of the opening scene of the Scottish play. The objective is to have the students experience an introduction to directing, to taking direction, and to …
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www.Caesar
Students will use online resources in order to examine patterns of imagery in Julius Caesar. By comparing these patterns to those of other Shakespeare plays, the students will draw conclusions about the different reasons Shakespeare uses …
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www.Lear
Students will use online resources in order to examine patterns of imagery in King Lear. By comparing these patterns to those of …
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"Double, double, toil and trouble": A Dual Exploration of Macbeth
Students should already be familar with Macbeth before undertaking this activity.
In this lesson, students will emulate a key practice of Renaissance theater: doubling. The goal of this lesson is for students to …
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Can you hear Macbeth now?
This lesson will help students understand how sound can affect our understanding of a scene. By listening to the audio recording of
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Great Speeches by William Shakespeare
The most recognized and accomplished English language writer, William Shakespeare’s themes, characters and speeches are quoted in literature, contemporary society and popular culture. This unit will expose students to the plot …
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Hero vs. Claudio: A Case of Slander
In this lesson the class will read and discuss historical information concerning marriage customs in the Renaissance and relate the information to the text of Much Ado About Nothing. The students will then discuss and debate the issues …
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Play mapping Shakespeare's plays
Students will create a play map as either an introduction to a play or a review activity after reading a play. Students will work cooperatively in groups to discuss which events should be included on the play map, why they should be …
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Using Tableaux Vivants in Much Ado About Nothing
The students will be introduced to a performance-based technique that encourages them to engage the text and find the essential meaning in the language.
Although this activity is based on one specific scene it would be …
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Pantomime Pre-reading for Hamlet
This pantomime activity, like all pre-reading activities, is designed to familiarize students with a text, activate prior knowledge, and create initial interest in a text. For this activity, small groups of students have to pantomime (that is, …
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Sculptures of the Seven Ages
This lesson introduces a kinesthetic method for deepening reading comprehension. This technique can be used with any soliloquy that is more descriptive (image-rich) than discursive (idea-rich); in fact, it works well with most poetry. It uses …
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An Actor's View of Shakespeare
This lesson gives students the opportunity to look at characters from the point of view of a real actor. Students will investigate character motivation and how this impacts performance technique and delivery.
This …
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Easing into Shakespeare with a Modern Sonnet: Lesson 1
Possible Prequel: a lesson on iambic pentameter. See Living Pentameter on the Folger YouTube channel.
Modern sonnets can …
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MTV Othello
Songs are often overlooked in Shakespeare's plays; this lack of attention will be addressed by having students dramatize Desdemona's "Willow Song." Creating a choral reading, singing and performing the song, or staging a music video helps …
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"Some excellent dumb discourse:" Caliban as native American
In many ways, The Tempest is one of the earliest pieces of American literature. Shakespeare was influenced by accounts of journeys to the new world, and scholars have long seen Caliban as a stand-in for …
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Inside Hamlet
Students will examine how tone and inflection help to shape the character of Hamlet. They will take a close look at Hamlet's reaction to the news that Horatio, Marcellus and Barnardo deliver.
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