Teacher Websites

General Resources

 

Website: 

 Online Resources for Teachers - Folger Shakespeare Library

Address:

http://www.folger.edu/template.cfm?cid=618

Description:

This website, from the Folger Shakespeare Library, provides teachers with lesson plan ideas as well as links to other resources including primary sources, play analysis, and forums for discussing best practices for teaching Shakespeare's plays.

 


 

Website:

Shakespeare & Company For Teachers - Teacher Resources

Address:

http://www.shakespeare.org/sandco.php?pg=education&pg_record=128

Description:

This website provides teachers with resources for teaching each play, including downloadable guidebooks. It also has links for upcoming Shakespeare related events, field trip information, and multimedia supplemental materials.

 


 

 

Website:

PBS Teachers - Thematic Teaching - Shakespeare and the Renaissance

Address:

http://www.pbs.org/teachers/thismonth/

shakespeare/index1.html

Description:

This website provides detailed lesson plan activities for multiple grade levels. The activities range from biographical to historical, and each lesson plan includes links to the handouts and supplemental materials.

Teaching Hamlet

 

Website:

Analyzing Character in Hamlet through Epitaphs

Address:

http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/analyzing-character-hamlet-through-956.html

Description:

This website describes a lesson plan where students create epitaphs for deceased characters in Hamlet. The lesson plan focuses on using descriptive words to capture the essence of their characters and capture the mood and tone of the character. A fun, hands on lesson for Hamlet!


 

 

Website:

Hamlet's Soliloquy - Teaching English - British Council BBC

Address:

http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/try/lesson-plans/hamlets-soliloquy

Description:

This lesson plan is designed to help students analyze Hamlet's famous "To Be or Not to Be" soliloquy. Students will identify the thoughts going through Hamlet's mind and point out relevant and recurring themes.


 

 

Website:

Hamlet Lesson Ideas

 Address:

http://www.englishteachersfriend.com/uploads/4/8/3/7/

4837035/hamlet_lesson_ideas.pdf

Description:

This document lists many different lesson plan ideas one could use while reading Hamlet. It is divided up into before, during, and after reading activities and also offers some effective writing prompts for students writing about the play.

Teaching Romeo and Juliet

 

Website:

 Romeo and Juliet Lesson Plans

Address:

 http://www.shakespeare-navigators.com/romeo/MiscLessonPlans.html

Description:

This website offers an enormous amount of lesson plan ideas for Romeo and Juliet. They cover a range of topics from themes, to character analysis, to multimedia projects. This is a great resource for teachers looking for lesson plan ideas!


 

Website:

 Star-Crossed Lovers Online: Romeo and Juliet for a Digital Age

Address:

 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/star-crossed-lovers-online-857.html

Description:

This lesson plan is a great idea for teachers who are trying to help their students put Romeo and Juliet in the context of modern society. Students will create a modern interpretation of specific events in the play and explain what would happen if the same scene took place in contemporary society with modern technology. A fun way to get creative with your students!


 

Website:

Teaching Romeo and Juliet - Folger Shakespeare Library

Address:

http://www.folger.edu/template.cfm?cid=2779

Description:

This website offers specific resources for teachers who are teaching Romeo and Juliet. These resources include lesson plan ideas, multimedia supplemental materials, language and vocabulary assistance, and other teaching tools.