SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE
…Shakespeare’s early years in Stratford-upon-Avon. There are also some records relating to the time after he became a successful playwright in London. However, except for one reference to Shakespeare as…
SHAKESPEARE BEHIND BARS
…such as education, training in a trade, or work-release, etc.] ShakespeareBehindBars.org; the official website for the film; Up Dates on the Status of the Cast; ShakespeareBehindBars.com; this site has an…
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
…Here are a few. (1) Most importantly, the ending: Hero doesn’t take Claud back in Shakespeare Retold. She stops being something created by her father modern day society. In Shakespeare’s…
LOOKING FOR RICHARD
…Bibliography Click here for TWM’s lesson plans to introduce cinematic and theatrical technique. This film is an entertaining introduction to Shakespeare’s play “Richard III”. Al Pacino and a small company…
HAMLET
…are many other theories to explain Hamlet’s inaction and action. 17. In this play, what is Shakespeare telling us about revenge? Suggested Response: Shakespeare was instructing us that we cannot…
ROMEO AND JULIET
…differences. 1. After Romeo has killed Tybalt, Romeo cries out: “I am fortune’s fool.” What does Shakespeare intend to convey with these words? Suggested Response: Shakespeare is telling us that…
TWELFTH NIGHT
…for this movie can be found at TWM’s guide to Movies as Literature Homework Project. This is an accessible and entertaining version of Shakespeare’s comedy of love, mistaken identity, and…
MACBETH
…help students understand the complex issues raised by Shakespeare’s play. 14+; The 1979 BBC version has not been rated by the MPAA but, according to the Internet Movie Database, the…
JULIUS CAESAR
…and well-presented version of Shakespeare’s classic play of political intrigue, assassination, and civil war in Ancient Rome. Selected Awards: 1953 Academy Awards: Best Art Direction/Set Decoration (B & W), 1953…
STAGE BEAUTY
…Shakespeare’s best writing. In Shakespeare’s time, women were not allowed to act in theaters; female roles were played by boys or young men. This changed in 1660, some 45 years…
April
…and Juliet Using a Clip from Shakespeare in Love (Drama; World/England) [12+] Shakespeare Behind Bars (Drama and U.S./The Law; SEL Redemption; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility) [14+] Stage Beauty Snippet Lesson Plan…
FILMS LISTED BY APPROPRIATE AGE: Eighteen Years (and up)
…Responsibility) [14+] Shakespeare in Love Introduction to Romeo and Juliet Using a Clip from Shakespeare in Love — a Snippet Lesson Plan (Drama; World/England) [12+] The Shootist (U.S./1865 – 1913;…
SNIPPETS & SHORTS: ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS & DRAMA
…from One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest [12+; snippet: 14 minutes; lesson: one 45 – 55 minute class period] Shakespeare in Love Introduction to Romeo and Juliet Using a Film…
FILMS LISTED BY APPROPRIATE AGE: Fifteen-Seventeen Years
…Bars (Drama and U.S./The Law; SEL Redemption; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility) [14+] Shakespeare in Love Introduction to Romeo and Juliet Using a Clip from Shakespeare in Love — a Snippet Lesson…
ALPHABETICAL INDEX FOR THE LETTER “S”
…Lesson Plan Introduction to Romeo and Juliet Using a Clip from Shakespeare in Love (Drama; World/England) [12+] Shakespeare Behind Bars (Drama and U.S./The Law; SEL Redemption; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility) [14+]…
FILMS LISTED BY APPROPRIATE AGE: Fourteen Years
…Emphasis: Responsibility) [12+] Shakespeare Behind Bars (Drama and U.S./The Law; SEL Redemption; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility) [14+] Shakespeare in Love Introduction to Romeo and Juliet Using a Clip from Shakespeare in…
SNIPPETS & SHORT SUBJECTS
…Louise [14+; snippet: 40 minutes; lesson: One and one-half to two 45 – 50 minute class periods] Shakespeare in Love Introduction to Romeo and Juliet Using a Film Clip from…
LINCOLN
[youtube video=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJVuqYkI2jQ” allowfullscreen=”true” iv_load_policy=”true” autohide=”Default” controls=”Always”] LINCOLN THE END OF AMERICA’S NIGHTMARE DANCE WITH SLAVERY SUBJECTS — U.S./1812 – 1865; Biography; Diversity/African-American; SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING — Leadership; MORAL-ETHICAL EMPHASIS — Citizenship….
THE OUTSIDERS
…them. Look at Hamlet also by Shakespeare. Hamlet is about how a teenager, in an incredibly weak position, overcame obstacles to find justice but lost his life in the process….
MULTI-MEDIA SUPPLEMENT FOR JONATHAN EDWARDS’ “SINNERS IN THE HANDS OF AN ANGRY GOD”
…Two examples of figure-of-speech metaphors are Shakespeare’s “It is the East and Juliet is the Sun” and Homer’s “wine-dark sea.” Juliet is not the Sun at dawn nor is the…
BEHIND THE SUN
…other works of art dealing with the perils of revenge, see Shakespeare’s Hamlet, and Romeo and Juliet. West Side Story is an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet set in 1950s…
THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS
…Standards is defined to include filmed versions of plays. There are many plays set to film including most of the works of Shakespeare, The Crucible, The Glass Menagerie, Cyrano de…
Movies with Learning Guides now streaming on Starz
…of less than 11 minutes] Roxanne (Drama; ELA: irony; characterization; SEL: Romantic Relationships; Self-esteem; Moral-Ethical Emphasis Respect) [12+] Shakespeare in Love Snippet Lesson Plan Introduction to Romeo and Juliet Using…
FOR TEACHERS
…can easily be adapted from the Learning Guides for these films. Back to the Top There are many excellent and accessible renditions of Shakespeare on film. We offer Learning…
THE BEST OF TWM: DRAMA FOR HIGH SCHOOL
…Looking For Richard This film is Al Pacino’s entertaining introduction to Shakespeare’s play Richard III. Mr. Pacino explains the plot, the motivation of the characters, and the era portrayed in…
COMEDY INDEX
…Satire; SEL: Romantic Relationships; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness) [13+] MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Shakespeare — (Drama/England; SEL: Romantic Relationships; Brothers; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Fairness) [10+] ROXANNE Social Satire — (Drama; ELA:…
SUBJECT MATTER: DRAMA (STAGE)
…Caring) [12+] SHAKESPEARE BEHIND BARS (Drama and U.S./The Law; SEL Redemption; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility) [13+] SHAKESPEAR IN LOVE Snippet Lesson Plan For “Shakespeare in Love”: An Introduction to Romeo and…
Redemption
…Subjects: U.S./1629 – 1750 & Massachusetts; Religions/Christianity; Literature/U.S.) [12+] Shakespeare Behind Bars (Redemption; Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Subjects: Drama and U.S./The Law) [14+] A Tale of Two Cities (Alcohol and Drug…
Empowering Students to Meet the Challenges of Our Time
…William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616) Playwright, Poet By about 1592 when Shakespeare was 28, his plays were being staged in London. Mary Shelley (1797 – 1851) Author Ms. Shelley wrote…
SUBJECT MATTER: UNITED STATES HISTORY & CULTURE
…West; 1865 – 1913; The Law (due process); & Nevada [12+] Judgment at Nuremberg U.S./1941 – 1945, The Law (War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity); World/WWII [10+] Shakespeare Behind Bars (Drama…
SUBJECT MATTER: LITERATURE
…For Shakespeare and other dramatists, see Drama (Stage) Subject Index. Animal Farm (Literature/England & Literary Devices; World/Russia; SEL: Rebellion; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness) [6+; Literary genre: Allegory] Emma (Literature/England; World/England; SEL:…
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE SUBJECTS — World/England; Literature/England; SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING — Romantic Relationships; Sisters; Humility; MORAL-ETHICAL EMPHASIS — Respect. 2006 Version: Age 12+; MPAA Rating: PG for some mild thematic elements;…
DOCUMENTARIES AND NON-FICTION
…Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility) [12+] Looking For Richard (Drama/England; World/England; SEL: Brothers; Ambition; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: General) [12+] Shakespeare Behind Bars (Drama and U.S./The Law; SEL Redemption; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility) [14+] Vincent:…
Movies with Learning Guides now streaming on Kanopy
…Part of a unit on National Security Whistleblowers (U.S. 1945 – Current, the Press; & the Law; Civics; SEL: Courage; Moral-Ethical Responsibility; Citizenship) [13+] Shakespeare Behind Bars (Drama and U.S./The…
Enlivening the Teaching of Jonathan Edwards’ “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” — Song, Dance, and Metaphor!
…Shakespeare expands our minds. Metaphor can be defined as a method of description in which an object, activity, or idea is equated with something that is fundamentally dissimilar. This equation…
FOR PARENTS
…is Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The version of this film that we recommend stars Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey. In one scene we see his completely unclothed backside and a…
BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA
…stories like Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Melville’s Moby Dick. There is no television in the home. Leslie calls her parents by their first names. Leslie is not required to go to…
GOOD WILL HUNTING
…strong relationships other than Chuckie, Will names Shakespeare, Nietzsche, and several other dead intellectual giants. These “friends” could not rise from the grave and hurt him.) Will does have strengths….
THE ODYSSEY
…standpoint. The modern view of revenge is described by Shakespeare in Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet or West Side Story. In modern Western society, revenge is reserved for the state…
Lesson Plans Using Film Adaptations of Novels, Short Stories or Plays
…actors, a set, sound, and lighting is an experience more like watching a movie than reading a script. One of the few exceptions are the plays of Shakespeare which are…
A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS
…Shakespeare based his play; see Learning Guide to “Looking for Richard”). While the accuracy of More’s biography has been questioned, it is recognized as a masterpiece of prose, perhaps the…
RICHARD III
…version of Shakespeare’s play “Richard III.” To understand this film better, children (and adults) should first see Looking for Richard in which Al Pacino gives an entertaining introduction to the…
TOOTSIE
…and for teaching girls to be less tolerant of male misbehavior. Certain scenes in “Tootsie,” like Shakespeare’s wonderful comedy Twelfth Night, explore the nature of attraction between people of the…
WEST SIDE STORY
…Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim. West Side Story can be of benefit to students studying Romeo and Juliet as it helps them understand the timeless and universal nature of Shakespeare’s themes. The…
GOOD WILL HUNTING: SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS
…dead giants of Western culture like Shakespeare and Nietzsche. They are dead and cannot betray Will or make him aware of his own feelings of inadequacy. 11. There are…
RESPONSIBILITY
…(Trustworthiness; Responsibility: SEL: Rebellion Subjects: U.S./1945 – 1991) [12+] Shakespeare Behind Bars (Responsibility; SEL: Redemption; Subjects: Drama and U.S./The Law) [14+] Shall We Dance? (SEL: Breaking Out; Marriage; Subjects: Dance;…
The Nature of Drama — A Brief Introduction
…divided into tragedies, comedies and histories, these distinctions do not apply as rigorously as once required back when Aristotle analyzed drama as an art form or when Shakespeare created the…
SUBJECT MATTER: WORLD HISTORY/OTHER CULTURES
…Literature/England; World/England [12+] Romeo and Juliet Snippet Lesson Plan for “Shakespeare in Love”: An Introduction to Romeo and Juliet (Drama; World/England) [12+] Tale of Two Cities Literature/England; World/France & England…
WATER
…his friend talk about Shakespeare’s play “Romeo and Juliet”. What element of the plot in the movie is similar to a plot element in “Romeo and Juliet”? Suggested Response: The…