Comments on: MACBETH Set Free Webinar

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 14:04:59 +0000

Mary-Anna,
Thanks for your response. We have found that getting students up on their feet and speaking Shakespeare’s language is the best way to engage them in his plays. We do this with activities like Slugs vs. Clods, a series of Shakespearean insults — lines from his plays — that can be done individually or chorally in class. It’s a great way to get the students to speak the language and have fun. Once they are having fun — and this goes for any students — they are more likely to take the next step in the study of the plays. There are lesson plans on our website: http://www.folger.edu/lessonplans or http://www.folger.edu/playbyplay (click on the specific play you’re interested in and you’ll find all of our resources there). If you don’t have the activity I mentioned above, let me know and I’ll try to send it directly to you from the Folger.
Bob

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 14:01:09 +0000

Regis,
The webinar will be posted on our site soon. We’ll notify people who registered, who tried to register but were closed out, and all of our subscribers to BardNotes, our e-newsletter. If you’re not a subscriber to BardNotes, please sign up at http://www.folger.edu/enews. It’s free and comes out monthly, usually the first week of the month.

By: Regis

Regis — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 02:12:44 +0000

Hi,
Will it be available in any site?
Thanks!

By: Mary-Anna Harvie

Mary-Anna Harvie — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 18:02:17 +0000

I would be interested in ideas to reach disinterested or general prep students in high school in understanding or making connections with Shakespeare’s works, particularly Macbeth and Hamlet.