Students participate in a performance of Macbeth using the lighting techniques that were employed during the Shakespearean era. Working in groups, student reenact a scene. Afterward they discuss the challenges of working with limited...

In these comprehension worksheets, students complete activities after reading "Romeo and Juliet," "Macbeth," and "King Lear." Activities include matching characters with descriptions, short answer and true/false questions. Activities are...

Here's a fascinating take on a three-year honors, AP language, and AP literature course. Designed for teachers, the presentation suggests how to connect Tolkien's classic to the AP English canon. Very thought-provoking and definitely...

Students read a given play. They choose the key scenes from the play and write a narration to carry the plot line between those scenes. They create a comic book that depicts these key scenes, complete with pictures and text balloons.

The epic clash of reason and emotion comes to life in this informative presentation. Detailing the period of Romanticism in 19th century Europe, these slides contain pictures of the most famous pieces of art during this period. Viewers...

Did Shakespeare really write all that stuff? After viewing a trailer for the film, Anonymous and reading Stephen Marche’s article “Wouldn’t It Be Cool If Shakespeare Wasn’t Shakespeare?” class groups read articles about the Shakespeare...

Eleventh graders examine the concept of the journey into self through a variety of literary genres. They express the personal notion of self by creating a picture poem and writing a personal reflection esssay.

How much do your young historians know about Roman mythology? Twenty descriptions of Roman goddesses are available with four names to choose from for each question. Use this identification quiz after studying Roman mythology in your...

In this online interactive literature activity, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia. Students may check some of their answers online.

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 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. Students participate in a class...

This website provides an annotated, on-line version of the Shakespearean tragedy Macbeth. It provides an introduction, character bios with images, themes, a glossary, summaries of each scene of each Act, and the complete text with...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a detailed lesson with activities concerning Macbeth's doubts and uncertainties over killing Duncan. The idea of this resource is to compare Macbeth's doubts about killing Duncan with Brutus'...

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.

This section on the life and times of Shakespeare addresses the stories behind his 'histories'.

This site provides a searchable glossary of over 2100 words from Shakespeare's works.