ENGL:3287 Shakespeare in Iowa and the World 2018: Teaching Shakespeare
Blaine Greteman's summer 2018 undergraduate class created this guide.
Teaching Shakespeare
- Subscription-based database with access provided by the Iowa Area Education Association
- Lesson plans, study guides, and vocabulary lists for Shakespeare's plays and sonnets
- Contemporary/children's literary versions of Shakespeare's plays
- Search "Shakespeare" under "Authors and Illustrators" tab
- Modules created by classroom teachers and curated by the Folger Shakespeare Library
- Lesson plans for Shakespeare’s plays and sonnets
- Close readings
- Classroom activities
- Connects modern classrooms to Shakespeare's world
- Film adaptations, different cultural approaches for performances, and comparisons to themes in a modern context
- Branches off from Tes, a U.K. publication aimed at teachers, and the Global Theatre in London
Learn English With Shakespeare
- New York Public Library resources
- Leads to other free websites to help future and current K-12 teachers
- Has list of adapted versions of Shakespeare's plays for ESL students
- Online media brand for educators providing practical classroom ideas
- Typing Shakespeare in the search box labeled "Explore" brings up teaching tips
- Classroom ideas and teaching resources can be found in the "Classroom Ideas" link
- Filter by keywords, grade level, and topic interest
- PBS partnered with the Folger Shakespeare Library to create this collection
- Lesson plans and media galleries
- Search by recommended grade level, subject, and type of resource as well as keywords in the search bar