The RSC Shakespeare Toolkit for Teachers
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (553 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 147251548X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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"This toolkit is essential to bring the Bard to life."--"The Teacher""300 pages of detailed, imaginative teaching ideas"--"The Stage" magazine "It really does put plenty of 'tools' in your 'kit' and gives you lots (and lots) of routes right into the play you are working on Everything, including dozens of worksheets, can be legally photocopied for distribution to the class. Probably more convenient for most teachers is the CD-ROM which provides all the teacher notes, resource sheets and worksheets as printable PDFs along with extra image and text resources for some lessons."--"Teaching Drama""" "The book itself is a lesson in simplicity: clear chapters, with excellent sign-posting and lesson plans, s
In 2001 artistic director Adrian Noble announced a precipitate withdrawal from the company's London base at the Barbican and unveiled a radical blueprint for the future; this involved shorter contracts for actors, a complete organizational shake-up, and the demolition and rebuilding of the Shakespeare
Instead, the RSC Toolkit provides a clear roadmap to the multi-stage lesson plan including, key objectives, lesson descriptions, preparation and resources, starter activities, main activities, story synopsis, extensive breakdowns of scenes and the complete "daily" classroom resources a teacher would need from notes to worksheets to lesson plans and homework assignments. The lessons are designed in series that can either be followed in their entirety or as stand-alone pieces. The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is one of the most distinguished theatre companies in the world and is based in Great Britain at Stratford-Upon-Avon.. Developed by one of the world's leading theatre companies, The Royal Shakespeare, this resource offers teachers a very practical approach to teaching and appreciating three of Shakespeare's most popular plays: "Romeo and Juliet," "Macbeth," and "A Midsummer Night's Dream."The t
Pair with RSC videos to make the toolkit more effective. J.S. Kelley An ESL teacher on the reservation, I was excited to order the Royal Shakespeare toolkit. Imagine my disappointment when I discovered that the toolkit was 304 pages of black/white worksheets. I thought the accompanying DVD would be a video of RSC members modeling the worksheet ideas and activities. Nope. The DVD is just a copy of the worksheets.To improve this rather expensive product, the RSC needs to create a DVD that models their theatre approach to discovering and enjoying Shakespeare's plays. Why not add some color and costumes and graphics or, at the very least, scenes from RSC's own productions?Initially, I was going to return . teacher approved my husband loved this book and will use it with his class of teacher approved Honest Abe my husband loved this book and will use it with his class of 4-6 graders - very helpful and an excellent guide. -6 graders - very helpful and an excellent guide