Welcome!

Welcome to the World of Shakespeare!

This course can be used in many different ways. We designed it for those who wanted to pursue a full year of Shakespeare study and for those who only wanted to study one or more plays.

Full Year of Shakespeare

Our full course includes enough plays and discussions for a student to immerse themselves in Shakespeare for the year. We recommend spending at least a month with each play.

For a full language arts credit, a supplementary grammar program would need to be added. We recommend:

A Shakespeare Play Study

Another way to study Shakespeare is to study one play per year. This is best done when coordinated with a live theater showing of a play.

In this case, your student would start with the Start Here section and then skip down to the section about the chosen play. After a month of study, the student would attend a live play. Alternatively, the student could watch the play if a live showing is not available.

Important Notes...

We realize there is a lot of information provided. Do not let this overwhelm you. Feel free to skip any rabbit trails or magic dust projects that do not fit into your schedule or do not appeal to you.

We have provided you with enough information for several weeks' worth of study. However, this course is designed to be self-led. Please make it work for you -- whether that be over several weeks or several months.

About What Is Included

Read, Write, Learn - reading assignments, copywork, literary elements
Questions to Ponder - thought questions to teach critical thinking and freewriting
Show What You Know - a wrap-up of all the student has learned for that week
Rabbit Trails - In every online book club, we will go on rabbit trails of discovery. We will hop off the traditional roads of literature and meander down paths about history, biographies, poetry, music, and more. We will take deep dives into some of the subjects touched on in the book and broaden our minds with new adventures.
Magic Dust - We will also bring literature to life by sprinkling a bit of magic dust along the way. These hands-on projects will take us into the book. We will touch, see, feel, and learn on our new adventures.

About How To Use This Course

This is a self-paced literary study. As the students progress through reading the play, they will progress through the lessons. Activities are included at the end of each reading assignment. At the end of the play, your family can celebrate with a viewing of the play.

About The Credit

This course is the equivalent of a year of high school literature course study. We recommend allocating a month of literature credit to each play.

About Using For Elementary and Middle School

This course is originally designed as a high school course. However, it can easily be adapted to an elementary or middle school study. Here are our suggestions:

Read the [Read] portions of the [Read, Write. Learn Sections] with your student. Discuss anything that they may not understand.
Help your student to memorize the passages. If the passage is too long, feel free to shorten it for your student.
Talk through the [Questions to Ponder] section questions and encourage your student to write on one of the questions for approximately 5 minutes or for at least a couple of sentences.
Preview all videos and articles in the [Rabbit Trails] before sharing with your student for situations that may not be appropriate for their age or sensitivity.

About The Certificate

Once the student has completed the course, they will receive a certificate. You may print this out for your records.

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