Success in Year 7 & 8 Shakespeare

Shakespeare is fun and it is the intention of this book to ensure it is so. Here we have aimed to make the man and his works accessible to all levels of junior high school so that all abilities can enjoy some of the works.

In this book you will find activities of use for both students at home and teachers in the classroom. Different types of texts have been incorporated and literacy activities are integrated into the different activities. With context being so important to an understanding of the man and his works we have included a section on Elizabethan times and a short biography of the man and his works. Simple time-lines make this information quick and easy to access.

Contents

• Shakespeare the dramatist
• Shakespeare and the Elizabethan era
• Reading Shakespeare
• Elizabethan Theatres
• A Modern Film Representation: Shakespeare in Love
• Studying Shakespeare: Stage 4
• Shakespearean Comedy
• Much Ado About Nothing
• A Midsummer Night's Dream
• Glossary and Activities