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Fact Sheet: Shakespeare HandoutFact Sheet: Shakespeare Handout
Publisher
Shakespeare Globe Trust
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Handouts & References
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For Teacher Use
Duration
10 mins
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Direct Instruction
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Year
2013
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Fact Sheet: Shakespeare

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When it comes to William Shakespeare, there seem to be more questions than answers! Using the fact sheet, pupils uncover information about the Bard's home and family life, as well as his schooling and career. Readers also learn about his untimely death, which was in 1616 ... probably. 

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

william shakespeare, elizabethan england, london history, performance art

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Have students discuss why they think Shakespeare spelled his name so many different ways
  • Ask scholars to memorize and recite one of Shakespeare's sonnets

Classroom Considerations

  • Text includes some British English spellings

Pros

  • Includes links to additional resources
  • Effective organization with questions in bold text 

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.9-10.1 RI.11-12.1

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