Shakespeare and Human Character

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 09.03.07

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Background
  3. Overview
  4. Strategies
  5. Conclusion
  6. Classroom Activities
  7. Annotated Bibliography
  8. Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) (14)

Single Parenting and Family Dynamics Then and Now: King Lear

Jane U. Hall

Published September 2009

Tools for this Unit:

Annotated Bibliography

1. Absolute Shakespeare, http://absoluteshakespeare.com/pictures/william_shakespeare.htm (This website has pictures for public use, copyright free.)

2. Barnet, Sylvan (Gen. Ed.), The Complete Signet Classic Shakespeare, Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, Inc., New York, NY, 1972, pp. 1174-1226. (The section of this volume that is used is the text of King Lear and the introductory materials to the play.

3. Burger, Sidney, "That Rough Magic: Teaching Shakespeare's Plays", Houston Teachers Institute, University of Houston, Spring, 2009. (Information presented by Dr. Burger in a Shakespearean seminar at the University of Houston)

4. Craig, Hugh, "Defining Shakespeare", Shakespeare Quarterly, 55:4, 2004, pp. 462-464. (A refereed journal that publishes articles about research into Shakespeare's life and works.)

5. Engel, Eliot, William Shakespeare, The Writing Wonders Series (film), SVE and Churchill Media, Chicago IL, 1996, 50 minutes. (This film is a lecture by Professor Eliot Engel that presents background on Elizabethan theater and William Shakespeare.)

6. Friedlander ER (2003) Enjoying "King Lear" by William Shakespeare Retrieved Dec. 25, 2003 from http://www.pathguy.com/kinglear.htm (This site gives a overview of the play.)

7. Garber, Marjorie, Shakespeare After All, Anchor Books, Div. of Random House, New York, NY, 2004, pp. 649-94 (Individual essays written by Ms. Garber about each of the plays)

8. Greenblatt, Stephen, Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare, W.W. Norton & Company, 2004, ISBN: 0-393-05057-2, 430 p. (Mr. Greenblatt explains how Shakespeare used events in his life and his world to write his plays.)

9. Hinman, Charlton (Ed.), The First Folio of Shakespeare Academic Edition, W.W. Norton Company, Inc., New York NY, 1968, Frontispiece, pp, ix-xxii. (This volume presents Shakespeare's works as they were first written and offers a comprehensive Introduction.)

10. Lamb, Sidney (Ed.), Shakespeare's King Lear, Wiley Publishing Company, New York NY, 2000, 224 p. (This book offers a study guide to understanding some of Shakespeare's meanings in a contemporary setting.)

11. Lettiere, Argo Community High School, "Mr. Lettiere's English on the Web, http://www.argo217.k12.il.us/departs/English/blettiere/shakeback_beg.htm (This site offers a teacher's perspective of Shakespearean study for today's students.)

12. McGinn, Colin, Shakespeare's Philosophy: Discovering the Meaning Behind the Plays, HarperCollins Publishers, New York, NY, 2006, pp. 109-133, 153-204. (Presents McGinn's philosophy about the plays, gender roles, psychology, and tragedy)

13. Shakespeare, William, King Lear, The Shakespeare Parallel Text Series, Third Edition, 2004, Perfection Learning Corporation, Logan IA, 367 p.

14. Texas Education Agency, TEKS skills for English IV, http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter110/19_0110_0030-1.pdf10_0030-1.pdf (This website has the criteria for teachers in Texas.)

Comments:

Be the first to comment on this unit!

Add a Comment

Characters Left: 500