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Shakespeare – Teacher Resources

We have dozens of resources about Shakespeare – from teacher's literature guides, to lesson plans, to art activities. You'll find plenty of ways to help your students appreciate the Bard's plays and poetry. Our teacher's guides to Shakespeare's works have many components: activities for understanding and appreciating the plays, lively discussion questions, summaries of the plays, and extension ideas. The lesson plans, art activities, and other resources will allow you to use the study of Shakespeare in a variety of classroom settings.
Shakespeare & Poetry
Speak to Me in Iambic
Shakespeare & Drama
Romeo and Juliet
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Othello
Macbeth
Much Ado About Nothing
The Taming of the Shrew
Teacher's Guide to Studying Shakespeare
Twelfth Night
The Tempest
Richard III
A Midsummer Night's Dream -- Act III, Diary
Shakespeare's Globe Theater
The Merchant of Venice Teacher's Guide
Henry V
Shakespeare's Plays
A Midsummer Night's Dream -- Directions for Character Diary
A Midsummer Night's Dream -- Act IV, Diary
A Midsummer Night's Dream -- Act II, Vocabulary
A Midsummer Night's Dream -- Act II, Diary
Antony and Cleopatra
More Shakespeare & Drama Resources
Printables
Measure for Measure
A Midsummer Night's Dream -- Act V, Diary
A Midsummer Night's Dream -- Act III, Vocabulary
A Midsummer Night's Dream -- Act III, Journal
A Midsummer Night's Dream -- Act II, Journal
A Midsummer Night's Dream -- Act IV, Vocabulary
A Midsummer Night's Dream -- Act I, Journal
A Midsummer Night's Dream -- Act IV, Journal
A Midsummer Night's Dream -- Act V, Journal
A Midsummer Night's Dream -- Act I, Diary
A Midsummer Night's Dream -- Act V, Vocabulary
Henry IV Part I
More Shakespeare Printables
Lesson Plans
Using a Double-Entry Journal with Shakespeare's Hamlet
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