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Shakespeare & The Renaissance: Activity Ideas

For Teachers 3rd - 12th Standards
Looking for ways to implement the words and works of William Shakespeare into your curriculum? This list of activity ideas is a great starting point, as it covers a wide range of grade levels and a wealth of online references to explore.
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Shakespeare Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students complete an Internet scavenger hunt to research William Shakespeare. For this Shakespeare research lesson, students discuss Shakespeare and Elizabethan England. Students then research online biographical facts about Shakespeare...
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Macbeth News Broadcast

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Here is an authentic assessment task for Shakespeare's Macbeth. Young literature scholars prepare, perform, and record a news broadcast about the major events in the play. For example, groups may choose to report on the death of Lady...
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Using the Library for More than Research Papers

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Use the repository of resources that modern libraries hold to your advantage during National Library Week.
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Hamlet Research Paper: Find, Evaluate, and Select Appropriate Research Sources

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Help young researchers find credible sources online. Modeling with a Google search for information about Shakespeare’s Macbeth, use a computer projector or Smart Board to show class members how weak the top three search results are....
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Divinity of hell: Soliloquies, Cutting and Computers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use a computer to read text from Shakespeare's "Othello." They attempt to read through his soliloquies, and reduce the amount of words in each bit of text.
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MYSPACE Profiles - Romeo and Juliet Characterization

For Students 10th - 12th
In this Romeo and Juliet worksheet, learners create a MySpace website as a characterization analysis for the play Romeo and Juliet. Students complete a characterization sheet for the activity.
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Hunt the Fact Monster

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Fact Monster search engine worksheet, learners access the Internet to a specific search engine to find the answers to five questions with multiple choice answers.
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Out of this World! 2

For Students 5th - 6th
In this science and research skills learning exercise, students use Internet searches to find the answers to 15 questions about the planets in the solar system.

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