Teaching shakespeare

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Are you teaching Shakespeare in high school? Check out this blog post for 7 easy tips for teaching Shakespeare to high school students.

Introducing Shakespeare's Language: Help students understand Shakespeare's Language by breaking down the process. Use these engaging activities to introduce the vocabulary, grammar, and rhythms used in his language. Students will also explore Shakespeare's influence on the English language and do some translation. Blog post.

If the thought of introducing Shakespeare gives you hives, think about hosting a Shakespearean insults lesson to introduce the bard.

You knew there were a lot, but nothing locks it in like a who-got-stabbed-where infographic. [via Vintage & Anchor]

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Teach Shakespeare in a way that makes his works relevant, engaging, and accessible for high school students. Grab 11 ideas in this post.

Every high school student will read a Shakespeare play at some point. And how teachers approach Shakespeare initially will make or break that relationship with the Bard. Think about Romeo and Juliet. The play opens with a fight scene in which a lot of the action is implied, there are a bunch of randy jokes, and the ... Read more

If you have ever taught Shakespeare's plays or sonnets, then you know students can struggle to unlock the language and meaning of the text. The following two anchor charts have been tremendously helpful in giving my students a process to understand the Bard's verse. In my classroom, these two posters sit side-by-side. They are the two…