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2. 9th grade class
Southern Ohio
28 students
• 26 Caucasian
• 2 African-American
• 16 girls
• 10 boys
• Mostly from middle class
• 3 students have ADHD

3. The students will learn about William
Shakespeare, some of his works, and the
culture he lived in.
The students will learn this within a weeks
period.

4. Technology & Materials:
• Computers
• YouTube
• Articles

5. • See what the class already knows about
Shakespeare
• Discuss his background/read article
What year he lived/died?
What was going on when he was alive?
What was the culture/their response to
his works?
Elizabethan period

6. • The impact Shakespeare had on his
society
• How that affects our society today
• Can you still relate to a writing that
was written that long ago? Why or
why not?
• Read articles/look at works

7. • Look at the different works of
Shakespeare
• Read scenes from his comedies,
tragedies, and romantic dramas
• Compare and contrast to TV shows and
movies that are popular today
• YouTube clips will be shown of
adaptations of Shakespeare’s works

8. • Split the classroom into groups and give them
scenes from different plays of Shakespeare’s
• Have them practice to do their own adaptation of
the scene on Friday
• Students can modernize it, keep it the same, or do
anything as long as the content/message stays
the same
• Students will use laptops to rewrite scenes and
print out

9. • Each group will perform their scenes

10.  (2003). In Folger Shakespeare Library. Retrieved
February 2, 2015, from
http://www.folger.edu/documents/Folger_Hamlet_
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 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIcCE3s_rFc
 William Shakespeare (2011). In History.com. Retrieved
February 2, 2015, from
http://www.history.com/topics/british-
history/william-shakespeare
 The Elizabethan Age. (n.d.). In National Endowment for
the Arts. Retrieved February 2, 2015, from
http://www.shakespeareinamericancommunities.o
rg/education/elizabethan-age