Teaching Hamlet and Henry IV, Part 1: Shakespeare Set Free (Folger Shakespeare Library)

This third volume of the "Shakespeare Set Free" series is written by institute faculty and participants. The volume sparkles with fine recent scholarship and the wisdom and wit of real classroom teachers in all kinds of schools all over the United States.

In this book, you'll find:

Clear and provocative essays written by leading scholars to refresh the teacher and challenge older students

Successful and plainly understandable techniques for teaching through performance

Ways to teach Shakespeare that successfully engage students of every grade and ability level in exploring Shakespeare's language and the magical worlds of the plays

Day-by-day teaching strategies for "Twelfth Night" and "Othello"-- created, taught, written, and edited by teachers with real voices in real classrooms.