The value in this Macbeth study guide is that it asks readers to not only chart events, but to also consider the significance of those events. The worksheets could be used as preparation for a full class discussion or the basis or a...

Before beginning The Winter's Tale groups read and discuss a scenario that parallels the plot of Shakespeare's play. They then brainstorm possible solutions to the problem.

Before your high schoolers read Julius Caesar, have them complete this thought-provoking activity! To familiarize them with some of the play's most important lines, break the class into pairs and have them create a skit around...

Connect a scene from a class play to events in your middle and high schoolers' own lives. First, they act out a scene from A Midsummer Night's Dream in pairs. They work to role play a scene as an extension of the one they have read,...

“The tempter or the tempted, who sins most?” Prediction, verification, judgment, and extensions of thought are all part of a Directed ReadingThinking Activity (DRTA) developed for Measure for Measure. The rationale, assessments...

Students analyze characters' personalities and relate them to the study of astrology in Shakespeare's time. This activity increases comprehension of early modern beliefs about astrology and, in doing so, give them a greater understanding...

Young scholars analyze Shakespeare's Macbeth by completing the creative activities. For this Macbeth lesson, students discuss the timeline for William Shakespeare and identify the characters for Macbeth. Young scholars read Act One,...

Learners use the Internet to research one of Shakespeare's plays. They read two myths and create their own script for the play. They also examine the history of Ancient Greece.

Students analyze Shakespeare's Macbeth in a variety of creative activities. In this Macbeth lesson, students read Act Two, Scene IV and Act Three, Scene I-VI. Students then complete the text given at the link.

Students analyze Shakespeare's Macbeth through the reading and discussion activities. In this Macbeth lesson, students read Act IV and V and then discuss the ending to the play.

Students participate in various social studies activities in correlation to William Shakespeare's Macbeth. In this Macbeth instructional activity, students study maps of Scotland, England, and Norway to identify locations mentioned in...

Learners brainstorm the names of Shakespeare's plays and read an article about a new theatre. They complete worksheets about the plays. In groups, they play a game where they give clues about films or plays and others try to guess the...

Students read, analyze, and act out the scenes 1.7.29-79 of the William Shakespeare play, "Macbeth." They discuss motivation, tactics, and obstacles, and improvise scenes suggested by the class.

Students read and analyze figurative language used in William Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar." They participate in a choral reading of a soliloquy, analyze the soliloquy for figurative language in small groups, and discuss how the reading...

Learners read Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale. In groups, they "perform" Act 3, Scenes 1-3 by "striking a pose" that best depicts the characters in that scene and by bringing in music that would best accompany the scene.

Students read a scene from Twelfth Night and complete close reading activities for the play. For this Shakespeare lesson, students read Act 1, Scene 1 and then define the characterization of Olivia and Duke Orsino. Students discuss the...

Students complete play analysis activities for Act 1 Scene 5 of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. In this play analysis lesson, students read a summary of the scene and complete close reading discuss activities. Students analyze the...

Students perform a close reading analysis of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night Act 2, Scene 1.  Students examine the characters of Sebastian and Antonio and discuss themes, particularly those of the potential for tragedy within a comedy...

Students complete close reading activities for Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. In this Twelfth Night instructional activity, students read act two, scene three of the play and discuss the characters of Malvolio, Maria, Toby, and Andrew....

Students explore act 2, scene 4 of Twelfth Night. In this Shakespeare lesson plan, students watch a video segment of the scene and discuss the plot as well as literary devices.

Students read and complete play analysis activities for Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. In this play analysis instructional activity, students read Act 4 Scene 1 and a summary of the scene. students complete close reading activities in...

Students complete play analysis activities for Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Students read Act 4, Scene 2 for the play and a summary. Students complete close reading activities including discussion points, themes, literary devices....

Students review and reproduce an article of Elizabethan styled clothing as a part of an analysis of Shakespeare's Macbeth.  In this Elizabethan art lesson plan, students discuss the fashion of the Elizabethan era and research it...

Who is responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? After generating a list of the six characters most responsible, class members prepare for and engage in a formal debate. Prior knowledge of basic rules for debate would be necessary.