Shakespeare Resources

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The olders have already had several exposures to Shakespeare.  They performed in a play that incorporated several of his plays, including a part of The Tempest.  They have read Julius Caesar and A Midsummer Night's Dream.  Youngest dd has listened to the original play of A Midsummer Night's Dream and performed in a Seussified version of the same.  Here are some more resources...

I have not yet perused this site but it looks fantastic:
http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/models/meetmrs/index.html

Here is a hilarious version of Who's on First in Shakespearean.  Note:  If you or your child isn't familiar with Who's on First, you should watch that first. (Thanks, Professor Carol, for sharing this link!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaGHVWKrcpQ

[Abbott and Costello original version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTcRRaXV-fg ]

Okay, this is in fun, purely fun... The Shakespearean Insult Kit (Thanks, M., for sharing this link).
http://www.pangloss.com/seidel/shake_rule.html

I wrote specifically about our study of Julius Caesar at this post and there are a few links there as well:
http://eclecticlvng.blogspot.com/2012/11/julius-caesar-shakespeare.html






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