Walking in Shakespeare's shoes : connecting his world and ours using primary sources / Sheridan Lynn Steelman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Steelman, Sheridan Lynn, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Study and teaching.

Shakespeare, William.

Education, Secondary--History.

Education, Secondary.

Education, Secondary--Aims and objective.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 295 pages)

Other Title:

Walking in Shakespeare’s Shoes

Place of Publication:

Champaign, Illinois : National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), 2022.

Summary:

This book proposes and explores a historical and cultural approach to teaching Shakespeare, situating the plays and sonnets in a tumultuous early modern world. The narrative invites teachers to imagine how middle and high school students connect with rigorous and older texts. The approach helps students in secondary grades connect to the work and raises academic and intellectual expectations.

Contents:

Preface

Introduction

A maiden voyage with Romeo and Juliet

Unfolding Hamlet

Teaching Macbeth in the AP world

Middle school magic and Midsummer

Discovering Shakespeare's sonnets

Shakespeare book clubs

Appendix A: Primary documents

Appendix B: Shakespeare teaching strategies

Appendix C: Primary document teaching strategies

Appendix D: Researching primary and secondary documents

Appendix E: Sonnet project presentation ideas

Appendix F: Contemporary fiction based on Shakespeare plays

Appendix G: Teacher online resources.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780814144534

0814144535