Teaching Shakespeare in a high school classroom : an honors thesis (HONRS 499)

Abstract

This unit plan on William Shakespeare consists of three parts: Shakespeare's life, Shakespeare's Globe, and Shakespeare's plays. Along with lessons focusing of the history of his life and the Globe theater, there are included detailed lesson plans for teaching four of his plays: Othello, Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing, and The Tempest. Each lesson plan includes instructional goals, student objectives, rationales, activities, materials needed, assessment, and discussion questions.