Resources+for+Teaching+Shakespeare

=**//The Globe Theatre//** =  The International Shakespeare's Globe Education: This site offers resources for teaching Shakespeare's works as well as the latest events at the Globe in London.

The International Shakespeare's Globe Virtual Tour: Can't make it to London? View the Globe from several perspectives at this web page.

All the Globe's a Stage: Shakespeare's Theatre Lesson Plan: Students view a series of clips from PBS's //Shakespeare Uncovered// and learn about performance in the Globe Theatre. Additionally, students can go on a web scavenger hunt to explore more about the structure of the Globe.

The //Romeo and Juliet// scene //Shakespeare in Love// provides a view of Elizabethan society a theatre perfomance.

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Animations Stratford Festival (Ontario) The Stratford Festival has created interactive animations of some of Shakespeare's plays including //Much Ado About Nothing// and //The Tempest//.

Shakespeare in American Communities The National Endowment for the Arts provides a teaching toolkit, free of charge, that includes activities for learning about Shakespeare, The Globe, and the Elizabethan Age.

'Speare The Literary Arcade Game "In the style of classic arcade games, //'Speare// launches the player into outer space on a mission to reclaim stolen knowledge (story traces) based on Shakespeare's plays. By collecting words, phrases, and facts through game play, //'Speare// challenges its players to use information to become successful knowledge gatherers. Only through knowledge gathering can a player successfully complete the game."

Shakespeare Uncovered: This PBS website includes videos (until 2016) of interviews and performance clips from actors Ethan Hawke, Derek Jacobi, Jeremy Irons, and others about the Globe Theatre as well as //Macbeth, The Tempest, Hamlet// and more.

In Search of Shakespeare This site contains lessons that can be used in conjunctions with PBS's //In Search of Shakespeare//.

Playing Shakespeare Microsites Sponsored by the Deutsche Bank, the International Shakespeare's Globe provides mircosites of activities for teaching //Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet,// and //A Midsummer Night's Dream.// Shakespeare Study Guides- The American Shakespeare Company, housed in Blackfriars Theatre in Stanton, VA, provides downloadable teaching guides for purchase. The site also gives access to handouts and study guides for free. The page includes a link to the [|ACS YouTube channel]where you can see workshops in action.

=//Richard III //= A[| Conversation with Ian McKellan]Choose your question and McKellen will answer and read from Act 1 scene 1.