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Teaching A Midsummer Night's Dream, Romeo and Juliet, and Macbeth [Paperback]

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0743288505 978-0743288507 August 1, 2006

FOLGER Shakespeare Library

THE WORLD'S LEADING CENTER FOR SHAKESPEARE STUDIES

The Folger Shakespeare Library is one of the world's leading centers for scholarship, learning, and culture. The Folger is dedicated to advancing knowledge and increasing understanding of Shakespeare and the early modern period; it is home to the world's largest Shakespeare collection and one of the leading collections of books and materials of the entire early modern period (1500-1750). Combining a worldclass research library and scholarly programs; leadership in curriculum, training, and publishing for K-12 education; and award-winning performing arts, exhibitions, and lectures, the Folger is Shakespeare's home in America.

This volume of the Shakespeare Set Free series is written by institute faculty and participants, and includes the latest developments in recent scholarship. It bristles with the energy created by teaching and learning Shakespeare from the text and through active performance, and reflects the experience, wisdom, and wit of real classroom teachers in schools and colleges throughout the United States.

In this book, you'll find the following:

  • Clearly written essays by leading scholars to refresh teachers and challenge older students
  • Michael Tolaydo's brilliant and accessible technique for classroom teaching through performance
  • Day-by-day teaching strategies that successfully and energetically immerse students of every grade and skill level in the language and in the plays themselves -- created, taught, and written by real teachers

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The Shakespeare Set Free series is written by institute faculty and participants, and includes the latest developments in recent scholarship. It bristles with the energy created by teaching and learning Shakespeare from the text and through active performance, and reflects the experience, wisdom, and wit of real classroom teachers in schools and colleges throughout the United States.

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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster (August 1, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0743288505
  • ISBN-13: 978-0743288507
  • Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.8 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #25,917 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars "Shakespeare Set Free" set my imagination free!, March 22, 2007
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This review is from: Teaching A Midsummer Night's Dream, Romeo and Juliet, and Macbeth (Paperback)
Do you have HS students who just don't get Shakespeare? Don't even bother because of the language? Here's the book to break the Shakespeare language barrier. I bought this book for a "secondary English class" at college, since then I have bought one for a friend who teaches drama and I have suggested it to all the 9th and 10th grade English teachers at my high school. The three Shapespeare plays this lesson book covers: Midsummer's Night Dream, MacBeth, and Romeo and Juliette. The authors set it up nicely with a calendar for each selection and approximately 22 lessons in each selection. They provided the objective, the materials list, the lesson, any handouts, homework ideas and questions for reflection. All lessons are formated to include some form of kinesiology, i.e. the students wll have to get out of their seats and move around. Some of my favorites...tossing lines, yelling insults, building a shoebox set and stressing the subtext. There are also many essays in the beginning to help the teacher discover more about the connection to main themes and ideas within the Shakespeare experience.

And the best thing was...I am now using some of the ideas for other text which are difficlt for the HS student!
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This best Shakespeare teaching guide available, July 16, 2007
This review is from: Teaching A Midsummer Night's Dream, Romeo and Juliet, and Macbeth (Paperback)
I have used this book to teach Macbeth to 7th graders, and I know several high school teachers who swear by it for grades 9 - 12. It contains helpful critical articles to keep teachers up to date on the latest research in the field, as well as day by day lesson plans. Each unit plan is for about 30 days and contains a variety of performance, film analysis, and close reading lessons as well as quizzes, project topics, and final assignments. Lessons can be easily adapted to fit any grade level, required lesson plan structure, or set of state standards. This is the only book you need to buy.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Fabulous Resource for Educators, October 25, 2011
This review is from: Teaching A Midsummer Night's Dream, Romeo and Juliet, and Macbeth (Paperback)
This book saved my life! I am currently student teaching a 12th grade English class. I had not read "Macbeth" as a student and I was terrified to teach it an an educator. After doing loads of research, this book was the cherry on top of the cake. The Unit Plan it provides is incredibly well put together. Though I did not follow it exactly I used a wealth of information and activities from it. The plan focuses largely on the performance of the play. Students are introduced to such concepts as stress, inflection, subtext, etc. I am very grateful I had this as a resource!
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homework review, living pictures, character discussion, verb inflections, promptbook pages, optional writing assignment, memorization passage, language tricks, scene aloud, grading guide, eighth count, film excerpt, choral reading
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Midsummer Night's Dream, Lady Macbeth, Friar Lawrence, Lady Capulet, Homework Assign, Peter Quince, King James, First Witch, Third Witch, The Writing Company, Second Witch, Three-Dimensional Shakespeare, Close Reading, Lady Macduff, Teach Shakespeare Through Performance, King Duncan, Distribute Handout, Michael Tolaydo, Queen Mab, Shakespearean Subtext, Triple-Threat Shakespeare, Homework Ask, Birnam Wood, Royal Shakespeare Company, Thinking About the Plays
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