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"Sonnet 130": Rude or reality?: This lesson focuses on Shakespeare's "Sonnet 130." It contains a copy of the sonnet, questions to use when discussing and analyzing the sonnet, and a creative component. This lesson has modifications for Novice Low Limited English Proficient students; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and English Language Development); By Elizabeth Mackie and Vicki Moats.

Digital literature: Electronic books offer numerous benefits: They're usually searchable, they can be made instantly accessible to the visually impaired, they're often free, and, perhaps best of all, they're accessible right now. This list compiles some of the best sources for finding great works of literature on the Web.; Format: bibliography/help

Romeo and Juliet: The Balcony Scene (Act 2, Scene 2): O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo? Lesson will help struggling readers to comprehend figurative language and overall meaning in the famous balcony scene. It will also compare text to two media depictions. This lesson has been created with exceptional children and limited English proficient (novice low) students in mind.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and English Language Development); By Elizabeth Mackie and Vicki Moats.

Defining tyranny: Students will focus on gathering support for and elaborating on ideas for an essay of definition on tyranny. Students will use examples from history and from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.; Format: lesson plan (grade 10 English Language Arts); By Bethany Hill.

English historical newsletter project: This is the major research activity for my senior English students enrolled in MHS average English. It is a term-long project that coincides with their ongoing thematic portfolios in British literature. These portfolios with other class ingredients (including this research activity) culminate in a final showcase portfolio which is their final exam. Students pick (first come, first served) from a list of decades (i.e. 1790-99, 1800-1809, etc.) and become an English subject of that decade. In this role, they are to publish a documented newsletter reflecting a week (covering 10 areas) of their life in the decade. They must also generate an annotated bibliography to document their multiple types of sources (20). Students must report on 3 required items (popular writer's latest effort, a new invention from the decade and a new clothing fashion). The remaining 7 areas come from a supplied list: a concert they attended, a new medical discovery, etc.; Format: lesson plan (grade 12 English Language Arts); By Joe Huddleston.

Romeo! Why do you have to be a doggone Montague?: Students will interpret and comprehend Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," Act 2, Scene 2 (the balcony scene) through translating the original text and preparing a dramatic presentation of the scene for the class.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts); By Amanda Rowland.

Five tips to improve students' information evaluation: Teach your students how to separate the good online information from the bad with these five strategies.; Format: article; By Bill Ferris.

The Trial of Hamlet: In this lesson students have the chance to research courtroom procedure to try Hamlet for the murder of Polonius. Then, with some students in the roles of characters from the play, the class will conduct the trial of Shakespeare's most famous anti-hero.; Format: lesson plan (grade 12 English Language Arts); By Ross White.

England's flowering: In Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony, page 4.1; The reign of England's Queen Elizabeth (1558–1603) was marked by a proliferation of the arts, an expansion of private markets, and a dedication to world exploration and privateering.; Format: article

Racing against catastrophe: a webquest for English I teachers: Students often have difficulty making connections between classic books and their contemporary lives. This Webquest puts you in the role of student to find learning strategies that scaffold the meaning-making process as your own students read.; Format: /lesson plan; By Kim Bowen and Shayne Goodrum.

Resources on the web

Mr. William Shakespeare: Annotated Webliography on Shakespeare. User friendly and easy to navigate. (Learn more); Format: website/general; Provided by: Terry A. Gray

Internet Shakespeare Editions: The best in Shakespeare scholarship and performance freely available on the web. (Learn more); Format: website/general; Provided by: University of Victoria

Absolute Shakespeare: E-texts of William Shakespeare's plays, sonnets, and poems. Study guides provide in-depth plot summaries, commentary and character analyses for each of his major works. (Learn more); Format: website/general; Provided by: AbsoluteShakespeare.com

Folger Shakespeare Library: Exhibitions topics such as Queen Elizabeth, bookbinding, provenance, food in Shakespeare's England, and women in the 17th century. A Kids section with a Shakespeare quiz, images of some of the coolest items from the library's collection, and Shakespeare puzzles.... (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: The Folger Shakespeare Library

Choosing, chatting, and collecting: Vocabulary self-collection strategy: Students are introduced to the vocabulary self-collection strategy, using an online Shakespeare text as an example. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

The Perseus Project: Interested in the Classics? At this digital library find the full text of works by Shakespeare, Plato, Aristotle, Sophocles, Christopher Marlowe, and many more. Examine Greek and Roman artifacts, historical maps of London, and Egyptian papyri. (Learn more); Format: website/general; Provided by: Tufts University

Treasures in Full: Shakespeare in Quatro: Learn about Shakespeare and compare the quatros of 21 of the plays that the Bard wrote. (Learn more); Format: website/general; Provided by: British Library

British History - Tudors: This comprehensive site on the reign of the Tudors covers Henry VIII, his daughter, Elizabeth I, Shakespeare, daily life, the Age of Exploration, and the art and architecture of the period. (Learn more); Format: website/general; Provided by: BBC

In literature, interpretation is the thing: This lesson challenges students to examine the relationship between the text and a reader’s interpretation. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 12 English Language Arts); Provided by: IRA/NCTE

Write a Brilliant Pantomime With Billy & Wolfy: This compact site provides an entertaining guide to writing pantomimes. (Learn more); Format: website/general; Provided by: Nick Mellersh

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