The PRIDE of Fairview

Shakespeare resources:

 

Usborne quicklinks

This site is correlated with The Usborne World of Shakespeare.  The pages in the book are linked to the Internet to complete the activities in the book.  Students type in a specific page number on the site, based on the directions given in the book. It contains quotes, project suggestions, basic knowledge, examples of music you can listen to on the site and examples of actors performing scenes.

http://usborne-quicklinks.com/usa/usa_homepage.asp

 

In Search of Shakespeare

This site contains lesson plans, links, a multimedia database, primary sources, performance links, Shakespeare in film, a Othello webquest and project rubrics.

http://www.pbs.org/shakespeare/

 

The Shakespeare Mystery

This site is the companion guide for the PBS Frontline episode “the Shakespeare Mystery”.  The DVD or VHS format is available. Students will need to watch the episode or parts of the episode to use the site.  This is primarily a source for teachers

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shakespeare/

 

Milwaukee Shakespeare

This site is by the Milwaukee Shakespeare Company which exclusively performs Shakespeare’s plays. A visit to the play house would be appropriate after studying Shakespeare and perhaps before students put on their own production.  This is a teacher resource site.

http://www.milwaukeeshakespeare.com/index2.html

 

Tales from Shakespeare

All major Shakespeare plays are rewritten to be understandable to the average elementary student grades 3-8.  The plays average 4-5 pages and have a teacher’s guide.

http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/lambstales/LAMBTALE.HTM

 

Shakespeare’s Food Poesies

This site provides some information on Renaissance culture and the socio-economic conditions of the times and provides a glossary of the unfamiliar food terms used by Shakespeare. 

http://www.soupsong.com/ibard.html

 

Shakespeare for Kids

This site provides supplemental information and has many linked activities about Shakespearean words, fun facts, a career link, coloring and puzzles pages with inquiry probes about Shakespearean characters.

http://www.folger.edu/template.crf?eid=588

 

 

Shakespeare Resource Center

A very comprehensive site with each link having a short article with multiple sub-links. Example: The Globe Theater includes historical drawings with the article plus 8 sub-links.

http://bardweb/net/index.html

 

Virtual Renaissance

This site is a reference site to understand the social status of people during Shakespeare’s time. It is multi-layered with multiple links that have multiple sub-links.  As a web-quest there are student pages that allow the students to answer questions or participate in various activities. A teacher’s tool link is helpful.

http://www.twingroves.district96.k12.il.us/Renaissance/VirtualRen.html

 

Will the Real William Shakespeare Please Stand Up

This is a webquest that may work best at the end of a Shakespeare unit.  Some background knowledge on the jury system is required. It is geared for High School but could be modified for other grades.  It has many research links to explore all aspects of the Shakespeare authorship controversy.

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/webshakespera.html

 

 

Shakespeare’s School – Stratford-upon-Avon

This site provides resources on education in Shakespeare’s time, what Elizabethan buildings looked like, what school was like a hundred years ago in England, and a link to a library.

http://www.likesnail.org.uk/welcome-text.htm

 

Shakespeare Illustrated

This site lists all the plays and includes a list of paintings based on these plays.  The artists and list of their works in included. It might be helpful after a play has been studied.

http://www.english.emory.edu/classes/Shakespeare_Illustrated/shakespeare.html

 

Elizabethan  Costuming Page

The site is comprehensive including topics from actual costume patters to proper make-up and many illustrations.

http://costume.dm.net/content.html

 

Surfing with the Bard

This site contains the plays, a student zone with a Shakespeare 101 and a photo album. There is also a teacher zone, a fun zone and many links.

http://www.shakespearehigh.com/library/surfbard/index.htm

 

Bell Shakespeare Free Downloadable Kits

This is an Australian resource for preparing teachers who plan to teach a specific Shakespeare play.

http://www.bellshakespeare.com/au/education/indes2005.html