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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Steelman, Sheridan Lynn, 1950- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Shakespeare, William.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Study and teaching. (Middle school).

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Study and teaching (Secondary).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 295 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Champaign : National Council of Teachers of English, 2022.

Summary:

Walking in Shakespeare's Shoes proposes and explores a practical, historical, and culturally-relevant approach to teaching Shakespeare, situating the plays and sonnets in a tumultuous early modern world. Organized by play, each chapter illuminates the versatility of the approach through examples of how early modern primary sources can be incorporated partially or fully into any pedagogical approach to Shakespeare. Realistic accounts of how diverse students engage with Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth, and A Midsummer Night's Dream, the four most commonly taught plays in middle and high schools today, are the centerpiece of the book. Two chapters on the sonnets and Shakespeare Book Clubs share practical techniques for working with several texts to explore how religion, politics, family, and cultural norms permeated his writing. Class discussions and student work provide evidence for the value of the approach.

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:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Other Format:

Print version: Steelman, Sheridan Lynn Walking in Shakespeare’s Shoes

ISBN:

9780814144541

0814144543

OCLC:

1356737368