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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Literary Visions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A series of 24 instructional videos, each about 30 minutes in length, designed to teach literary analysis. Topics include Responding to Literature, The Elements of Short Fiction, Tone and Style in Short fiction, The Elements of Poetry,...
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University of Virginia

University of Virginia: William Faulkner Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
This site focuses on the collection of Faulkner's work that is stored at the University of Virginia. Students and teachers will benefit from these resources.
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The Best Notes

The Best Notes: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an online study guide for the tragicomedy play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Path

For Students 9th - 10th
Partially inspired by Plath's experiences with depression, The Bell Jar follows the emotional breakdown of Esther Greenwood, a promising college student who cannot reconcile her desires with American conventions during the 1950s-1960s....
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Author: William Shakespeare

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site features the author William Shakespeare including a biography and the full text of 39 of his famous plays. RL.9-10.10a&b text complexity, RL.11-12.10a/b Text Complexity
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Authors: Charles and Mary Lamb

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the author Charles and Mary Lamb including the full text of The Shakespeare Tales, a collection of Shakespeare's plays rewritten for young readers.
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TES Global

Blendspace: Huck Finn

For Students 9th - 10th
A six-part learning module with links to images, videos, and websites to use while reading William Shakespeare's Hamlet.
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British Library

British Library: Shakespeare in Quarto

For Students 9th - 10th
The very first printed versions of Shakespeare's works are available here at the British Library for looking at, comparing and examining. Also includes valuable links about Shakespeare's plays as they have been performed through the years.
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Other

Shakespeare Quartos Archive

For Students 9th - 10th
Digital collection of pre-1642 editions of William Shakespeare's plays to examine and compare.
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Other

Shakespeare Resource Center: Shakespeare's Grammar

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a searchable glossary of over 2100 words from Shakespeare's works.
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Other

Uwm Libraries: All About William Shakespeare

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
University of Wisconsin's "Classic Text: Traditions and Interpretations" takes you through page after page of interesting, easy-to-read information regarding Shakespeare's life and works. Excellent resource.
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Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: William Shakespeare

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Nice, concise info on Shakespeare's life and works including quotes and bibliography.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Shakespeare site that includes the texts of all of Shakespeare's plays. Shakespeare's other work is listed, but texts are not available. RL.11-12.10a/b Text Complexity
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Fun Trivia

Fun Trivia: Shakespeare Trivia Quizzes

For Students 9th - 10th
On this site, Shakespearean quizzes and Shakespearean trivia collections are found. There are 29 folders of content associated with Shakepeare plays and facts.
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Northern Virginia Community College

Introduction to Theatre: The Elizabethan Stage

For Students 9th - 10th
This site mainly discusses the Elizabethan Theatres. It gives statistics about the various theatres of that time period, and provides interesting information about them. Some information on William Shakespeare is also provided.
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University of Victoria (Canada)

University of Victoria: Shakespeare's Audiences

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a substantive overview of the historical context in which Elizabethan plays were viewed. Includes information on general dramatic themes and theatre structure.
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Vancouver Island University

Malaspina Univ.: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

For Students 9th - 10th
Online lecture from the Malaspina University concerning Stoppard's Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead. Includes a great discussion of the Theatre of the Absurd and the play's connections to other works of literature.
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Deception, Drama, and Misunderstanding

For Students 9th - 10th
Investigate how Shakespeare and Renaissance writers explore miscommunication, dishonesty, trickery, and the nature of theatre.
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Power, Politics, and Religion

For Students 9th - 10th
A murdered king, a homeless ruler, a man who sells his soul to the Devil: discover how Shakespeare and other Renaissance writers represented power and powerlessness.
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Gender, Sexuality, Courtship and Marriage

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
From courtship rituals to cross-dressing to love poetry, examine the ways in which Shakespeare and Renaissance writers explored identity, sexuality, and gender roles.
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Curated OER

Unesco: United States of America: Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site

For Students 9th - 10th
Cahokia Mounds, some 13 km north-east of St Louis, Missouri, is the largest pre-Columbian settlement north of Mexico. It was occupied primarily during the Mississippian period (800-1400), when it covered nearly 1,600 ha and included some...
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Curated OER

Unesco: Senegal: Bassari Country: Bassari, Fula and Bedik Cultural Landscapes

For Students 9th - 10th
The site, located in south-east Senegal, includes three geographical areas: the Bassari-Salemata area, the Bedik-Bandafassi area and the Fula-Dindefello area, each with its specific morphological traits. The Bassari, Fula and Bedik...
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Other

Self knowlege.com: Works of Shakespeare

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Listing of links from SelfKnowlege.com to texts of selected Shakespeare works including "Romeo and Juliet", "Macbeth", "Sonnet to Sundry Notes of Music", "A Midsummer Night's Dream", and many more. Over 40 titles. Also contains...
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Other

Shakespeare Is Elementary!

For Students 3rd - 8th
Designed as a resource for teaching Shakespeare to elementary students, this site includes student work, ideas for teachers, a PowerPoint of Shakespeare's life, some Shakespeare Web site links and recommended plays.

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