Creator: Michael Best and Roberta Livingstone-University of Victoria | visit site
Grade Range: 6 - 11
This Web site is an online library of The Internet Shakespeare Editions and more, with a goal to inspire a love of Shakespeare’s works in a world-wide audience. Here you will find high standard multimedia materials, including thousands of searchable pages devoted to the politics, society, and history of Shakespeare’s world. There are biographical details of his life, as well as one of the Web’s largest collections of online texts of his plays, poems, and related resources.rn<br><br>rnBe aware: at the time of this review, a few of the links were no longer active. What remains is quite worthwhile, however.
In the Classroom
Be sure to bookmark this website in your favorites for your study of Shakespeare. Post a link to it on your class page to give students access to the literary works at home. Not only will they be able to have an entire copy of Shakespeare’s works on hand, they will also be able to click on links for summaries, analysis, and assistance with nearly everything they will need to know about his life and writing. This is a great resource for you and your students to refer to for review, research projects, or just for reading the text, both in and out of your classroom. Are you looking for more Shakespeare sources and ideas? Save yourself plenty of time by visting TeachersFirst Shakespeare Resources <a href="/single.cfm?id=11708">reviewed here</a>, where you will find almost everything you are looking for within this rich collection of valuable materials.
At Home
This is a great resource for students to use when Shakespeare is being studied in their classrooms. Eliminate the, "I cannot do my homework because I left my book in my locker," excuse. Most of Shakespeare’s poems, plays, and more are right on this website.
Tags
sonnets, shakespeare, plays, england, elizabethan,
Subjects
Drama, English, History & Culture: World, Language Arts, Professional, Social Studies, Social Studies,