Resources
Teacher Resources
Bloom, Harold. Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human. New York: Riverhead Books, 1998.
This book provides critical essays regarding Shakespeare's plays.
Carlson, Helen B. M.D. "Identity and Character Formation," Brief Communications, (January, 1966), http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/reprint/122/7/821.pdf (accessed July 6, 2008).
This website provides information regarding identity.
The Department of English, University of Victoria. "Characters and Characterization." The UVic Writer's Guide (September 23, 2005), http://web.uvic.ca/wguide/Pages/LTCharacter.html (accessed July 11, 2008).
This website gives information about characters and characterization.
Greenblatt, Stephen. Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2004.
A biography of Shakespeare's life.
Hall, Tracey and Nicole Strangman. "CAST Universal Design for Learning: Graphic Organizers." (2002), http://www.cast.org/publications/ncac/ncac_go.html (accessed July 12, 2008).
Excellent teacher resource regarding graphic organizers.
Kriesberg, Louis. "Us Versus Them." Beyond Intractability (July, 2003), http://www.beyondintractability.org/essay/identity_issues/ (accessed July 6, 2008).
This website is helpful in providing information about identity.
Poems about identity." http://www.poemhunter.com/poems/identity (accessed July 13, 2008).
This website provides a variety of poems about identity.
ReadWriteThink. "Three Elements of Characterization," (2007), http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson101/3ElementsofCharacterization.pdf (accessed July 8, 2008).
Appendix E is modeled after the information from this website.
ReadWriteThink. "Word Sorts for Beginning and Struggling Readers," (2008), http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=795 (accessed July 16, 2008).
Word sorts activity explanation and example.
Simpson, David L. "Lecture and Discussion Topics: Comedy and Tragedy." True Love:Men vs. Women in Ancient and Modern Culture (1998).
http://condor.depaul.edu/~dsimpson/tlove/comic-tragic.html (accessed July 12, 2008).
This website defines a comedy and a tragedy.
Student Resources
Burdett, Lois. Shakespeare Can Be Fun! Macbeth For Kids. Buffalo: Firefly Books, 1996.
Student re-telling of Macbeth - they create their own illustrations depicting characters and plot.
Burdett, Lois. Shakespeare Can Be Fun! Romeo and Juliet For Kids. Buffalo: Firefly Books, 1998.
Student re-telling of Romeo and Juliet – they create their own illustrations depicting characters and plot.
McKeown, Adam. The Young Reader's Shakespeare: Othello. New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 2005.
This book is sure to please students as the colorful descriptions are alongside an easy-to-read text making even the most reluctant reader eager to read!
McKeown, Adam. The Young Reader's Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet. New York: Scholastic Inc., 2004.
Easy reading of the play as it is divided into chapters and has many illustrations to help students visualize these compelling characters.
McKeown, Adam. The Young Reader's Shakespeare: Macbeth. New York: Sterling Publishing Company Inc., 2004.
Easy reading of the play as it is divided into chapters and has many illustrations to help students visualize these compelling characters.
Sexton, Adam and Yali Lin. Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet: The Manga edition. Hoboken: Wiley Publishing, Inc., 2008.
Students will love this Manga comic version of Romeo and Juliet.
Williams, Marcia. Bravo, Mr. William Shakespeare! London: Walker Books and Subsidiaries, 2001.
The vivid comics give meaning to the play's plots and characters.
Classroom Materials
Brandenberg, Aliki. William Shakespeare & the Globe. China: Harper Collins Publisher, 1999.
This children's literature book is written in a play format introducing Shakespeare to young or struggling readers of English.
Chrisp, Peter. Welcome to the Globe: The Story of Shakespeare. New York: Dorling Kindersley Limted, 2000.
This DK book describes activities that occurred at the Globe Theater through its'
characters to explain what they did during this exciting time period.
Durband, Alan. Shakespeare Made Easy: Macbeth. London: Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd, 1985.
This is a side-by-side original text and modern English version of the play.
Holste, Gayle. Shakespeare Made Easy: Othello. Hauppauge: Barron's Educational Series, Inc., 2002.
This is a side-by-side original text and modern English version of the play.
Lamb, Charles and Mary Lamb. Tales from Shakespeare. Ware: Wordsworth Editions Limited, 2004.
A variety of Shakespeare's plays are re-written into children's stories to make the easier understand and enjoyable to read for ELLs and struggling readers.
Mannis, Celeste Davidson. Who Was William Shakespeare? New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 2006.
This resource explains historical facts about Shakespeare's life. The illustrations will captivate even your most reluctant readers!
Nesbit, E. The Children's Shakespeare. Chicago: Academy Chicago Publishers, 2000.
A variety of Shakespeare's plays are re-written (illustrations included) into children's stories.
Shakespeare, William. Macbeth. New York: Penguin Group Inc., 1998.
This Signet Classic includes critical essays discussing various aspects of the play.
Shakespeare, William. Othello: Cartoon Shakespeare. London: Can of Worms Press, 2004.
This graphic novel piques students' interest in Othello.
Shakespeare, William. Othello. New York: Penguin Group Inc., 1998.
This Signet Classic includes critical essays discussing various aspects of the play
Shakespeare, William. Romeo and Juliet. New York: Penguin Group Inc., 1998.
This Signet Classic includes critical essays discussing various aspects of the play.
Williams, Marcia. Tales from Shakespeare. Cambridge: Candlewick Press, 1998.
The vivid comics give meaning to the Shakespeare's various plays.
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