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Teaching Resources

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Teaching level
English Speakers English Learners Other Languages
Topic
Shakespeare’s Plays
Resource type

FR Macbeth in Context

Teaching level
French
Topic
MacbethHistorical context
Resource type
Classroom resource

Looking for relevant historical context for the time when Shakespeare was writing Macbeth? This is a short and handy one-page timeline.

Macbeth in Context EFL

Teaching level
B1 / IELTS 4.0-5.0B2 / IELTS 5.5-6.5C1 / IELTS 7.0-8.0C2 / IELTS 8.5-9.5
Topic
MacbethHistorical context
Resource type
Classroom resource

Looking for relevant historical context to the time when Shakespeare was writing Macbeth? This is a short and handy timeline including relevant vocabulary.

Macbeth in Context

Teaching level
Key Stage 3 (ages 11-14)Key Stage 4 (ages 14-16)
Topic
MacbethHistorical context
Resource type
Classroom resource

Looking for relevant historical context for the time when Shakespeare was writing Macbeth? This is a handy timeline including quotes from the play.

ESP Shakespeare WANTED worksheet

Teaching level
Spanish
Topic
Historical context
Resource type
Classroom resource

This worksheet uses the information on the Shakespeare WANTED poster as a springboard for a couple of activities that check on the students’ understanding of the information and that encourage them to explore the mysteries surrounding Shakespeare’s life in a fun and creative way.

ESP Shakespeare WANTED

Teaching level
Spanish
Topic
Historical context
Resource type
Classroom resource

This poster offers a quick introduction to Shakespeare: who was he, what do we know about him (and what not), and what is he famous for. Ideal with the accompanying Shakespeare WANTED worksheet that uses information from the poster for some activities.

ESP Tudor Journalist Template

Teaching level
Spanish
Topic
Historical context
Resource type
Classroom resource

This is the template you can use in combination with the Tudor Journalist in Spanish resource.

ESP Tudor Journalist

Teaching level
Spanish
Topic
Historical context
Resource type
Classroom resource

Let your students inhabit the role of a Tudor journalist and come up with headlines and news stories about the Shakespeares in Stratford! Can be used together with the ESP Shakespeare’s Family Fun Facts and ESP Shakespeare’s Family Tudor Journalist Template.

ESP Shakespeare’s Family Fun Facts

Teaching level
Spanish
Topic
Historical context
Resource type
Classroom resource

This fact sheet gives you some more details about the Shakespeare family, including ten facts you might find surprising.

ESP Shakespeare’s Family

Teaching level
Spanish
Topic
Historical context
Resource type
Classroom resource

This resource introduces the most famous family in Stratford-upon-Avon. Find out what Shakespeare’s father did for a living, who Shakespeare married, and what happened to his children.

ESP Shakespeare Family Tree

Teaching level
Spanish
Topic
Historical context
Resource type
Classroom resource

This family tree introduces Shakespeare’s immediate family: his parents and siblings, his own children, and his grandchildren.

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