Tablet computers in hand, Albert Cavalluzzo’s 10th grade students swipe through the opening act of “Macbeth,” turning digital pages with quick flicks of fingertips on screens. The famous William ...
He stood with uncertainty in front of the circle, squinting down at his blue notebook. The Roseland teen was first to agree to rise in front of the group and read a Shakespeare-influenced poem he ...
“O, beware, my lord, of jealousy; It is the green-ey’d monster, which doth mock The meat it feeds on.” ― William Shakespeare, Othello “There was a star danced, and under that was I born.” ― William ...
There’s a healthy tension between the old the new in our study of the humanities. As an English teacher, I enjoy sharing the classics with my students, introducing new generations to great works and ...
This course portfolio details how revising a creative project assignment to incorporate a new learning goal—explain how a Shakespeare text relates to today’s world—helped students develop critical ...
The world’s mine oyster… Wear my heart upon my sleeve… Wild-goose chase… All that glisters is not gold… A tower of strength… In a pickle… Even a small selection of these phrases, coined by Shakespeare ...
And almost all respondents said the Bard’s language was too difficult to understand and his works should be contemporised. But federal Education Minister Dan Tehan said Aussie school kids should not ...
Shakespeare is still (and likely always will be) the cornerstone of the English curriculum, the Zeus of the Syllabus. However, when we first encounter the plays and poetry, his words can seem more ...