Sarah Debnam
SLM 521/Fall2004
Web Link Bibliography
Web link bibliographY
This web bibliography is created for my own purposes as I am not yet
teaching. It will be used to access all types of information regarding
Shakespeare, since I will be teaching English at the secondary level. Not
only will it contain useful background information about Shakespeare, but also
links to possible ideas for lesson plans. I do plan to add on to this,
especially the lesson plan section.
Shakespeare Biographies
Gale
Free Resources - This site is contains a one page
biography of Shakespeare’s life. It can be used to quickly access information
on his general background. It also has links on the side on how to write
a term paper. It can be easily read by students in the secondary level.
Date visited - 9/25/2004
http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/poets/bio/shakespeare.htm
Britannia Biographies -
Even though this site contains a biography that is only four
paragraphs, it is useful because it chronologically lists all of Shakespeare’s
plays. Below this the site provides fifteen links to further Shakespeare
sites. This could be a useful tool to students who want to quickly access
good information without having to spend time searching all over the
Internet.
Date visited - 9/26/2004
http://www.britannia.com/bios/bard.html
Infoplease -
This is an encyclopedia site that contains an article that discusses
Shakespeare's life, plays, and poetry. It ends with a critical
opinion. The site also gives links to some reviews of films of his plays.
This could be a good resource to find out which films are worth viewing in the
classroom. This site is good to keep for personal use, but I would
not share it with students. Date visited - 9/26/2004
http://www.britannia.com/bios/bard.html
The Open Door Web
Site - This site would be a good introduction to Shakespeare for
sixth graders as it is extremely basic and focus's mainly on the theater part
of his life. It could be easily read by six graders. It would not
be suitable for 9th-12th grade students. This site also contains a link
to a living history project. Date visited - 9/26/2004
http://www.saburchill.com/history/biblio/004.html
Shakespeare Resources
- This site contains over twenty-five links to online Shakespeare
resources. Although there was a link that was not able to be viewed and one
that did not have the information it said it did, this site is worth saving as
it contains a link to a pictorial biography of Shakespeare which could be used
in a lesson with secondary students. Date visited - 9/26/2004
http://www.theatrelinks.com/shakespeare.htm
Mr. William
Shakespeare and the Internet - This site is intended to
give the best information of Shakespeare that was not previously found on the
Internet. It also has links to the "best" sites available on
the Internet. I would rate this site as average; however, it is worth
holding onto as it contains information on Shakespeare's genealogy and a good
timeline summary chart that would be useful for students at some point.
It has an educational link that gives links to sources where you can buy non-printable
Shakespeare items like CD's and posters for classrooms. Date visited -
9/26/2004
http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/default.htmp://shakespeare.palomar.edu/default.htm
Shakespeare's plays
Shakespeare's
Life & Times - This site was actually created for students
at the secondary level. It is divided into ten "books" such as
"Shakespeare's life" and "some plays explored".
When you click on a "book", it is then divided into
"chapters", with each chapter containing further links. I would
rate this site as an excellent one for both personal use and for students to
use. It even has a sound file so students can hear the "opening
fanfare" to a play. Date visited - 9/26/2004
http://ise.uvic.ca/Library/SLTnoframes/intro/introsubj.html#fn6
eNotes - This is an
extensive site that is a great tool for secondary students. It contains
eNotes on every one of Shakespeare's plays that include summaries, analysis,
and criticisms. It also includes a good overview of the complete
world of Shakespeare in a link called "Shakespeare A-Z". It can
also be a good site to research quality film adaptations for students to
view as it lists the twenty best films of Shakespeare's plays. Date
visited - 9/26/2004 http://www.allshakespeare.com/
Plot Summaries -
This site contains straightforward summaries of the plots of ten of Shakespeare’s
better known plays. It also contains links for reviews of the plays and
for a breakdown of the characters. Secondary students could read this site;
however, they probably would not pick this site as a favorite. Date
visited - 9/26/2004
http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/%7Eanthony/Shake2.htm
Encyclopedia
Britannica/ Shakespeare and the Globe - This site contains
audiovisual features of Shakespeare's plays. You can hear one or two
minute readings of some of the more well known lines of the plays and you can watch some
of the more famous scenes from these plays as well. This site is a good
one to refer to when considering those students who learn better from seeing and
hearing the content. Since Shakespeare's plays were intended to be heard
and seen and not read this is an important site to hold onto for the
classroom. These clips are better suited for the secondary level as most
of them are old readings from the 1930’s and contain old clips as
well. They might not be too interesting for middle school students.
Date visited - 9/26/2004 http://search.eb.com/shakespeare/ind_plays.html
British Library
- This site contains the British Library's original copies of 21
of Shakespeare's plays that were printed before the theaters closed in 1642 due
to the plague. This is a good site to give to secondary students so they
can see the "authentic" documents firsthand. The site also has
a link called the "afterlife' which compares these copies to the ones
published later. Date visited - 9/26/2004
http://www.bl.uk/treasures/shakespeare/homepage.html
Arts,
Literature, World - This site contains various information on Hamlet.
There are links to all kinds of information including essays on the different
themes. There is a great link to a site that is designed to be used by
secondary students. Date visited 9/27/2004
http://www.combose.com/Arts/Literature/World_Literature/British/Shakespeare/Works/Plays/Tragedies/Hamlet/
IPL Shakespeare
Shelf - This site is designed for secondary students. It
is set up like a bookshelf, so when students click on a book they can obtain an
outline of that particular play. then they can choose a portion of a play
to read as it also includes information on plot structure and characters.
it also has links to other Shakespeare sources. Date visited
9/27/2004 http://www.ipl.org/div/shakespeare/shakespeare.html
Romeo and Juliet
Navigator - This is another site designed for secondary students that
provides information on scene summaries, themes and motifs, character reviews,
a chronology of events, and links to online lesson plans for teachers.
Date visited - 9/28/2004 http://www.clicknotes.com/romeo/welcome.html
E-Postcards - This
site contains postcards from the Leonardo DiCaprio version of Romeo and Juliet
that can be printed out. These postcards can be used for a lesson with
9th or 10th graders. Date visited - 9/27/2004
http://www.romeoandjuliet.com/test/ecard.htm
Lesson Plans
Lesson Plan Archive- This is full of lesson plans that include
interactive media lessons, film lessons, and plans for nine plays including
Macbeth and Hamlet. These are geared mainly for 10th and 11th
grades. Date visited - 9/27/2004 http://www.folger.edu/education/getarchive.cfm
Surfing With the
Bard – This site is designed for teachers as it is full of lesson
plans for plays such as A Midsummer’s Night Dream, Othello, and
hamlet. There is also a link where
teachers can submit their plans to the site as well. Date visited – 9/28/2004 http://www.ulen.com/shakespeare/default.htm
Romeo and Juliet @
Web English Teacher – This site contains a set of lesson plans for a
multimedia unit. It is intended to be
used with ninth graders. It contains a
fun lesson called Family Feud where students play the game as the
Montague’s and Capulet’s.
Date visited 9/28/2004 http://www.webenglishteacher.com/romeoandjuliet.htm
Romeo and Juliet
Navigator - This site has links to online lesson plans. It also has quizzes, essay topics, and
creative writing activities designed for ninth graders. Date visited – 9/28/2004 http://www.clicknotes.com/romeo/TeacherLinks.htm
LessonsPlanPage
– This site describes an activity where students design license plates
for the characters in the play. It is
designed for seventh to twelfth graders.
Date visited – 9/28/2004