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2008-2009 Study Guides
Love's Labour's Lost -- Coming Soon
Henry V -- Coming Soon
Othello
-- Coming Soon
2008-2009 Lesson Plans
Love's Labour's Lost -- Coming Soon
Henry V -- Coming Soon
Othello -- Coming Soon
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Featured School
Milwaukee Shakespeare is delighted to feature the work of area students and schools who are working on Shakespeare projects, unit or performances in conjunction with our season or in-school programming. Want ideas on how to tackle Shakespeare in your school? Check out the innovative and fun projects shared below:
Wisconsin Lutheran College
Wauwatosa, WisconsIn
Spring 2008
Erik Ankerberg’s Shakespeare class at Wisconsin Lutheran College worked on web pages to support plays which Milwaukee Shakespeare had in production this season. Click on the link below to reach the Cymbeline page, and enjoy!
http://web.mac.com/erik.ankerberg/Cymbeline/_Welcome_to_Cymbeline.html
Are you doing something innovative to teach Shakespeare? Tell us about it!
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Bibliographical Resources
Watch this section for updates!
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Web Resources
The following are just a few source sites for information on Shakespeare and Shakespeare theatres around the globe. If you have a link to suggest, feel free to contact us to add to our resource list.
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
http://www-tech.mit.edu/Shakespeare/works.html
Offers full texts of all Shakespeare's plays. Students can click on highlighted words and go to a glossary entry which defines them.
Teaching Shakespeare
http://www.folger.edu/
Under "Teach and Learn" tab of the Folger Shakespeare Library site can be found excellent resources for both students and educators, including lesson plans.
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
http://www.shakespeares-globe.org/
This site features the newly reconstructed Globe Theatre in London. Resource recommendations, the acting process, information about its fascinating history and seasons can be found throughout the site.
Shakespeare Magazine
http://shakespearemag.com/
Excellent teaching tool. Features articles by scholars and educators. Although it is not in current publication, archives are accessible.
Daily Life in Tudor England
http://www.elizabethan.org/
Provides a basic picture of daily life: social status, religion, fashion, language, etc. A detailed document, the Compendium of Common Knowledge, may be downloaded from the site as a pdf.
General Information on Shakespeare
http://www.allshakespeare.com/
E-notes on everything Shakespeare.
www.ShakespeareInAmericanCommunities.org
The official website for the National Endowment for the Arts' multi-year Shakespeare for a New Generation initiative. Contains activities, history, resources, and information on Shakespeare theatres participating in the initiative all across the country.
Shakespeare Companies and Festivals
Besides the Globe site listed above, other theatres and festivals regularly featuring Shakespeare's plays include The Shakespeare Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, American Players Theatre, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre on Navy Pier, Utah Shakespearean Festival, Illinois Shakespeare Festival, and, of course, Milwaukee Shakespeare. Check out these and other companies' websites for further resources and opportunities to see Shakespeare's plays onstage.
Looking for A Line?
http://www.rhymezone.com/shakespeare/
Rhyme Zone has a Shakespeare search: plug in any word or line to find the play(s) in which it appears.
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Network with Other Educators at Tapped In
Milwaukee Shakespeare has an online room where local educators can chat, exchange lesson ideas, inquire for resources, and more! Sign up free to join this online community, and join the Milwaukee Shakespeare group! We look forward to your joining the conversation:
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Resource Archives (Past Season Study Guides & Lesson Plans)
Study Guides
07/08
REBEL & KING Year Three: 2 Henry IV -- PDF
Twelfth Night-- PDF
Cymbeline -- PDF
06/07
Much Ado About Nothing -- PDF | Word
Macbeth -- PDF | Word
REBEL & KING Year Two: 1 Henry IV -- PDF | Word
05/06
The Winter's Tale -- PDF | Word
The Taming of the Shrew -- PDF | Word
REBEL & KING Year One: Richard II -- PDF | Word
04/05
The Comedy of Errors -- PDF | Word
Julius Caesar -- PDF | Word
The Merchant of Venice -- PDF | Word
02/03
Much Ado About Nothing -- PDF | Word
A Midsummer Night's Dream -- PDF | Word
Othello -- PDF | Word
01/02
Romeo & Juliet -- PDF | Word
Note: Other archived resources are available upon request. Contact the Education Department for further information.
Lesson Plans
07/08
Cymbeline -- PDF
05/06
The Winter's Tale -- PDF | Word
The Taming of the Shrew -- PDF | Word