Designed to accompany the student's book of the same name, this resource book gives teachers advice on how to incorporate a project on Shakespeare into their curriculum planning, guidance on mounting a performance of Shakespeare and additional material in the form of photocopiable resource sheets containing documentary evidence and activity sheets, for further work with the pupils. The photocopiable material includes documentary evidence and quizzes, crosswords and puzzles, and detailed guidance on fitting a project on Shakespeare into the curriculum. This resource book is designed for all teachers of English at primary, middle and lower secondary school level. [This book description comes from a different edition of this title. Please report any inaccuracies].

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Spotlight On .

There are 80 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 1992 by Hodder Arnold .

Sandy Brownjohn is the well-known and respected author of many succesful books on the writing of poetry in schools as well as other inspirational educational publications. She is an educational consultant in the UK, with many years' experience as a teacher. She is also a published poet for children.

This book has the following chapters: Part 1 Shakespeare and Elizabethan theatre: William Shakespeare 1564-1616; Bankside; a visit to the theatre in Shakespeare's day; London theatres; the actor in Shakespeare's day; Shakespeare's fellow writers; the theatre companies; make-up in Elizabethan times; masks and make-up in theatre history; Shakespeare's last years. Part 2 The plays: "Romeo and Juliet" - the source of the play, the characters, the plot, a fight scene, stage sword fighting, stage fighting; "A Midsummer Night's Dream" - the source of the play, the characters, the plot, a comedy scene, costumes for "A Midsummer Night's Dream", making music; "Macbeth" - the source of the play, the characters, the plot, part of the witches' scene, theatrical superstitions. Part 3 Producing a play: in the theatre; behind the scenes; making costumes; making props.