Student Resources:
Burdett, Lois. A Child's Portrait of Shakespeare For Kids, Canada: Firefly Books. Ltd., 2004.
This book demonstrates how Shakespeare can be fun for an elementary student who is just introduced to Shakespeare.
Burdett, Lois. A Midsummer's Night's Dream For Kids, Canada: Firefly Books, Ltd., 2008.
This book brings this classic play of A Midsummer's Night Dream to the students in an engaging manner, along with great ideas for the classroom teacher.
Burdett, Lois. Romeo and Juliet For Kids, Canada: Firefly Books, Ltd., 2008.
This book brings the classic play of Romeo and Juliet to the students in an engaging manner, along with great ideas for the classroom teacher.
Chrisp, Peter. Welcome to the Globe, New York: DK Publishing, Inc., 2000.
This resource is designed to introduce readers about Shakespeare, for the proficient reader that is below a sixth grade reader.
Kaston, David Scott and Monica Kaston. Poets for Young People, New York: Scholastic Inc., 2000.
This book gives examples of famous sections of Shakespeare's writings, which could be used in a response to literature writing.
Mannis, Celeste Davidson. Who was William Shakespeare? United States: Gossett and Dunlap, 2006.
This book, which is written in children in mind, gives a summary of this famous person and his impact.
Schmidt, Gary D. The Wednesday Wars, New York: Clarion Books, 2007.
This book is a great example of an author that intertwines Shakespeare during the tumultuous late 60s'. I plan to use this novel for my literary circle unit in Language Arts. The timeless wisdom of Shakespeare's words with in the plays, are shared through out this novel that are tied to the cultural uproar and adolescences of that period.
Stanley, Diane and Peter Vennema. Bard of Avon: The Story of William Shakespeare, China: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1992.
This book introduces the student Shakespeare and his plays. This book enables the student to know more about Shakespeare.
Williams, Marcia. Tales-From Shakespeare: Seven Plays, China: Candlewick Press, 1998.
The seven plays of Shakespeare that is illustrated for elementary and middle school students in a whimsical manner that brings the classics in friendlier manner to the student.
Websites for Students and Teachers:
http://www.cin.org/themes/romeo_juliet.html
This website is a great resource for teachers that are working with Romeo and Juliet. This website focuses on language. (accessed July 9, 2009).
http://leasttern.com/Shakespeare/Midsummer/dreamhome.htm
A study guide on Midsummer Nights Dream resource guide that can be adapted to middle and elementary school students. (accessed July 9, 2009).
http://www.calshakes.org/v-4/home.html
California Shakespeare Theater that is located in Orinda, California. This website is designed to help guide teachers o curriculum development in relationship to comprehension, activities, and language. (accessed July 9, 2009).
http://www.folger.edu/index.cfm
The Folger Shakespeare Library is designed for the teacher as well as the students. The activities and lessons range from elementary to high school students. (accessed July 19, 2009).
http://www.pbs.org/shakespeare/
This website enables the teacher to bring Shakespeare into the classroom through the web. The ideas and activities will stimulate the student to investigate and bring connection of Shakespearean plays to everyday life. (accessed July 29, 2009)
Text Messaging Articles on the Internet:
Bernet, Brenda."Texting Shakespeare Bard's language poses challenges for teachers". (July 2009), http://www.amarillo.com/stories/073009/new_news1.shtmlZero-Thumb. (accessed July 29, 2009).
Great article on how to navigating Shakespeare with a student, and gives an example on how to write a scene in text messaging.
Carvin, Andy." Should School Teach SMS Text Messaging", (October, 2006) http: www.pbs.org/teachers/learning.now/2006/10/do_students_need_to_learn_text.html. (accessed July 29, 2009).
This article focuses on the good and bad of using text messaging in the classroom.
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