Teaching Shakespeare: Yes, You Can! (Grades 5& up) [Paperback]

Lorraine Hopping Egan (Author), L. O. Egan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1999

Fun and Easy Activities for Teaching Any Play
Motivating activities will help students explore plot and character and develop an appreciation of Shakespeare's works. Includes internet links, a mini-glossary, reproducibles, and a colorful poster highlighting famous Shakespearean quotes.

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About the Author

Lorraine Hopping Egan, a former editor of Scholastic's SuperScience Blue magazine, has written, edited, and developed dozens of books, magazine articles, computer software programs, games, and other educational products for children.

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic (January 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 059037401X
• ISBN-13: 978-0590374019
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #711,391 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Lorraine Jean Hopping grew up in a small town in Michigan, went to a small college in Michigan (Kalamazoo College), and then began to dream big. At the age of 21, she moved to New York City to launch a career in publishing as a writer and editor.

Her mantra is "If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always gotten." In other words, Lorraine thrives on the new, the different, the unknowns in life.

A combination of curiosity and fear of boredom have led her into the worlds of magazines, books, radio, software, board games, toys, websites, and . . . what next? She has enthusiastically tackled an ever-expanding range of topics with special passions for languages, international cultures, science, math, and technology.

Today, Lorraine still dreams big as she creates out of a cozy home office in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Learn more about her and her game development company--Hopping Fun Creations--at lorrainejeanhopping.com.

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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars shakespeare goes simple, July 4, 2000

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This review is from: Teaching Shakespeare: Yes, You Can! (Grades 5& up) (Paperback)

I really enjopyed the simple activities in this book and the free poster was a great tool as well. My only beef with the book is that I was mislead alittle on the grade level, this book is definately for fourth through eighth grade.