No Series: Approaches to Teaching Shakespeare

ELA.RL.3.3

Common core State Standards

  • ELA:  English Language Arts
  • RL:  Reading Standards for Literature K-5
  • 3:  3rd Grade
  • 3: 
    Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits,
    motivations, or feelings) and explain how their
    actions contribute to the sequence of events.

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ELA.RL.3.4

Common core State Standards

  • ELA:  English Language Arts
  • RL:  Reading Standards for Literature K-5
  • 3:  3rd Grade
  • 4: 
    Determine the meaning of words and phrases as
    they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from
    nonliteral language.

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Approaches to Teaching Shakespeare

Lesson Objective: Students perform Shakespeare to discuss character, language, and more
Grades 3-5 / ELA / Shakespeare
14 MIN
ELA.RL.3.3 | ELA.RL.3.4

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Discussion and Supporting Materials

Thought starters

  1. See how two elementary teachers make sense of Shakespeare with a variety of novel activities. What examples do you see of students finding the meaning of literal and non-literal phrases?
  2. How does using small parts of a play make it more manageable for students?

2 Comments

  • Private message to Jennifer Kalen
I was wondering that, as well.
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  • Private message to Lucia Nicolau
I liked how you chunked the text and selected the lines for pairs and groups. (Shakespeare in gr 3-5) Question: Do you tell them the story or read a simplified version to them?
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