8th Grade Shakespeare Research Sites

SHMOOP ROMEO AND JULIET INTRODUCTION - This short video clip gives an entertaining introduction to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet using celebrities and humorous scenarios to generate interest to students.

SHMOOP'S SHAKESPEAREAN TRAGEDIES - Once again Shmoop introduces elements of a Shakespearean tragedy to students in a fun and easy to understand short video.

FOLGER'S SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY - This site has unit plans on many plays including Romeo and Juliet. The site is the premier site for everything Shakespeare including the Globe Theater, sonnets and many other classroom resources. It is a treasure chest for information on Shakespeare!

The Globe Theater Playgound - This site has a plethora of information of the Globe Theater, but this link to the playground is a fun place to explore activities for students such as writing like Shakespeare, designing postcards and watching

performances.

MY SHAKESPEARE.COM - Dive into the rich world of Shakespeare with our full-text, interactive editions of his plays. myShakespeare replaces traditional footnotes with multimedia resources for the 21st-century student.

BRITISH MUSEUM - Discover Shakespeare using the search box to locate numerous articles.

SHAKESPEARE FACTS - 13 Facinating facts about the bard presented in a slide show.