Shakespeare and Macbeth Teaching Resources :: 145

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Othello's Father of the Bride

For Teachers 9th - 12th

Students read and analyze Act one of the play Othello. They examine the themes of love and marriage and interpret Brabantio's words by using different subtexts.

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Students analyze the music Shakespeare chose for his play The Tempest. They seek to research why he alluded to popular music and contemporary artists. Students make connections between their own musical knowledge/tastes/interests and the...

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Othello's Predecessors: Moors in Renaissance Popular Literature

For Teachers 9th - 12th

Students gather textual citations from Othello, discuss stereotypes that they hold, examine primary source materials, and write character profiles.

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"O, I have lost my reputation" - Why Reputation Matters in Othello

For Teachers 9th - 12th

Students examine Othello's references to and attitudes toward reputation.

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Looking at Life through the Creation of Personal Metaphors

For Teachers 11th - 12th

Students focus on the creation of personal metaphors, which are first illustrated in pictures and caricatures and then extended to descriptive/analytical paragraphs. They teach the instructional activity to others using their own...

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Witches through History

For Teachers 9th - 12th

Spark interest in a historic phenomena that lasted over 1000 years. The topic, witch hunts throughout history! A timeline beginning in 1000 BC follows how various religious groups have persecuted those thought to be witches up through...

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Punctuation

For Students 9th - 12th

Should that pause in your sentence be long, short, or somewhere in between? Practice using commas and semicolons with a series of grammar activities. High schoolers read a series of sentences and paragraphs and decide where they should...

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Tristram Shandy by Laurence Sterne

For Students 10th - Higher Ed

For this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions based on Tristam Shandy. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

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Lesson 1: Theatre Arts

For Teachers 9th - 12th

High schoolers create and perform based on cuttings from various plays and literature to demonstrate the learning of the process of improvisation. Students connect improvisation with theatre and real life. High schoolers participate in a...

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The Concept of the Hero

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed

Students explore the symbolic implications for the concept of the hero with a focus on the Beowulf theme. For this hero concept lesson, students find specific examples of monsters from Beowulf to complete the chart. Students list the...

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The Renaissance was a Rebirth

For Teachers 7th - 10th

For this Renaissance study guide worksheet, learners read a brief overview pertaining to the time period in world history and then respond to 4 reflection questions.

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Scatterbrained Soliloquies

For Teachers 10th - 12th

Young scholars reconstruct a famous soliloquy from Romeo and Juliet which the teacher has cut apart and scattered. They piece the soliloquy back together making sense of the passage.

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University of Victoria (Canada)

University of Victoria: Internet Shakespeare Editions: "Macbeth"

For Students 9th - 10th

Some summary and analysis of William Shakespeare's tragedy "Macbeth." It discusses a variety of aspects of the play including witches and the supernatural, Lady Macbeth and power, and Shakespeare's sources.

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Stratford Shakespeare Festival: Macbeth 2016 Study Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th

This Stratford Study Guide has a history of the Stratford Shakespeare Theatre, a biography of Shakespeare, a timeline of his playwriting, historical background about the play, a synopsis of the play, classroom activities and a bibliography.

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Legends: Shakespeare's Stories Macbeth

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

Legends of Shakespeare's stories. Source of Macbeth with links to Holinshed's book and other source material.

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Shakespeare Online

Shakespeare Online: Introduction to the Characters in Macbeth

For Students 9th - 10th

The main characters in William Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth are introduced, described and analyzed with links to additional character information. Character descriptions include: Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, Duncan, Banquo, Macduff, and the...

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