Teaching Shakespeare: A Handbook for Teachers

by Rex Gibson

Overview

Teaching Shakespeare is a major contribution to the knowledge and expertise of all teachers of Shakespeare in schools, colleges and institutions of higher education. It makes explicit the principles of active learning that underpin Cambridge School Shakespeare and helps teachers develop their existing good practice. Practical examples are given from the plays most frequently used in schools, but Rex Gibson shows that the principles apply equally to the less frequently studied plays, thereby extending the canon of school Shakespeare.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521577885
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	02/26/1998
Series:	Cambridge School Shakespeare Series
Edition description:	Handbook for Teachers
Pages:	270
Product dimensions:	6.02(w) x 8.98(h) x 0.59(d)
Age Range:	14 - 16 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction;
1. Why teach Shakespeare?;
2. Principles;
3. Perspectives;
4. Shakespeare's language;
5. Story;
6. Character;
7. Themes;
8. Dramatic effect;
9. Active methods;
10. Shakespeare for younger students;
11. Assessment.