SHAKESPEARE INTRODUCTORY RESOURCES

Introduce students to the life, times, and language of Shakespeare with this discounted bundle. The engaging and fun presentations and activities included can be easily used before starting any Shakespearean play with your class!

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♥ I love these introductory activities to Shakespeare. They really helped the students get familiar with the language of Shakespeare and gained their interest. I can use this with any Shakespearean play so it will be useful again in the future.

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SHAKESPEARE'S HASHTAG OF THE WEEK 

Create a "Shakespeare's Hashtag of The Week" board that include actual quotes from Shakespeare's plays that are still relevant today. The hashtag (#) will tell your students what Shakespearean text the quote came from. Response activity also included.

WHAT WOULD SHAKESPEARE SAY?

This Powerpoint presentation that gives students the prior knowledge they need to read Shakespeare successfully. Also included are handouts and fun worksheets that students can complete to demonstrate their understanding! 

INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE & THE RENAISSANCE 

This Powerpoint Presentation provides students with a historical context for studying Shakespeare. It gives information about what was going on politically during the 16th century and what affect that had on the literature of the time. It also provides a brief look into the life of Shakespeare (family, schooling, class, children etc).

INTRODUCTION TO THE GLOBE THEATRE 

This resource transports your students back in time to Renaissance England to give them a tour of the most famous theater on earth - Shakespeare's Globe. It includes a 25 slide Powerpoint presentation that gives lots of interesting information about this theater.

SHAKESPEARE WEB QUEST ACTIVITY 

This Shakespeare Web Quest guides students on a journey of independent learning! All you have to do is provide students with the two-page web quest, and your planning is complete (paper copy works very easily as well, but students will have to type in the links). Detailed answer key also included. 

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