Warm-up
Introduction to Shakespeare (<2:00) Pictures and phrases introducing main topics around a Shakespeare Theme
Shakespeare Lives in 2016 (2:36) Introducing the year of celebration, 400 years after S’s death
Is Shakespeare Relevant to Modern Audiences? (1:49) Introductory Video, created using PowToon
Fly Through 17th Century London (3:29) See what London looked like in Shakespeare’s time
Songs
Horrible Histories William Shakespeare Song A version with Lyrics here
God, I Hate Shakespeare Funny song, with lyrics
Sonnet 18 A hiphop version with lyrics on screen
Shakespeare In Love by Layla Kaylif, with lyrics
Shakespeare by Miranda Cosgrove, with lyrics
Vocabulary
Shakespeare Words: Click on the picture to the right!
Shakespeare’s words and expressions (5:08) An animated PowerPoint presentation on YouTube
10 WORDS SHAKESPEARE INVENTED (3:57) Explained in their origin in a funny way
Shakespeare Speaks (4 min each) The first in a playlist of 5 short animated plays describing how Shakespeare might have come up with some of his idioms
Shakespeare’s Guide to Insulting People (3:30) A video showing and describing some of S’s insults
If Shakespearean Insults Were Used Today (1:44) Scenarios from Anglophenia
Shakespearean Insults (1:28) Insulting sentences with background music
Lesson Materials
22 FREE ESL shakespeare worksheets from ESLCollective
SHAKESPEARE’S LIFE HANDOUT Pictures that summarise the facts.
Listen & Watch Shakespeare Several videos with scripts and activities about Shakespeare’s life and some of the plays
Reading
Shakespeare Text and exercises to print (pdf)
No Fear Shakespeare Shakespeare’s plays in the original version and a modern version side by side
William Shakespeare powerpoint A comprehensive slideshare with 40 slides
60 Seconds Shakespeare S’s plays written as newspaper articles
Listening
30 Days of Shakespeare (2-3 min each) This site releases a new Shakespeare monologue on each day of April 2016.
Watching
This is Will (2:10) Shakespeare Biography in pictures and words
William Shakespeare – in a nutshell (2:26) Animated pictures and clear speech
The Life of William Shakespeare (3:05) A student’s video, talking to pictures
William Shakespeare Biography (3:21) Pictures and text to read, music audio
Shakespeare – The History of English (3/10) (1:15) A part of History of English in 10 minutes, animated talk
Shakespeare’s World (7:35) A historical account of S’s life
Background for His Works (2:22) A commentator telling about S’s career to a video of scenes from Shakespeare’s plays
The Globe Theatre (2:13) Dan Snow’s London Guide; A tourist guide for the Globe
Elizabethan theater: Shakespeare and The Globe (7:22) Animation with a commentator, with subtitles
Did Shakespeare write his plays? (4:06) Animated TED-talk with subtitles
Stuff They Don’t Want You To Know – William Shakespeare (3:53) Monotonous voice telling who might have written S’s plays
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet in Three Minutes (3:10) Animated film
Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet summary (9:18) Animated, audio by a commentator
Romeo and Juliet Summary by Shmoop (4:29) Cartoon version with funny commentators
Romeo and Juliet Cartoon Parody (8:42) Simplified cartoon version, with audio and speech bubbles
What’s in a name? (8:35) A monologue by a British actress about the role of Juliet, from UR.se. English subtitles available
Other Plays
Shakespeare’s Hamlet Summary (9:21)
Hamlet Summary by Shmoop (5:27)
Shakespeare-The Animated Tales: Hamlet (25:42) Original language, with subtitles
Shakespeare in Shorts – HAMLET (3:00)
To be or not to be (8:35) A monologue by a British actor about the role of Hamlet, from UR.se. English subtitles available
How should I your true love know?a> (8:35) A monologue by a British actress about the role of Ophelia in Hamlet, from UR.se. English subtitles available
Shakespeare’s Macbeth summary (9:20)
Macbeth by Shmoop (3:05)
Shakespeare Animated Tales – Macbeth (9:44) in three parts
Shakespeare’s King Lear summary (9:59)
King Lear by Shmoop (2:44)
Shakespeare’s Othello summary (9:12)
Othello Summary by Shmoop (3:40)
Othello in Three Minutes Rap
Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream summary (6:46)
Shakespeare The Animated Tales- A Midsummer Night’s Dream (25:40) Commentator and some dialogue
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Summary by Shmoop (3:41)
The Merchant of Venice Summary by Shmoop (3:52)
Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar summary (9:00)
Julius Caesar Summary by Shmoop (3:22)
I am your wife (8:33) A monologue by a British actress, about the role of Miranda in The Storm, from UR.se. English subtitles available
All the world is a stage (8:34) A monologue by a British actor, performing the famous speech from As You Like It, from UR.se. English subtitles available
More Materials
Script for Romeo and Juliet to act as a play
Romeo wherefore art thou Game 1:1
FREE ONLINE COURSE from British Council
Shakespeare Lives British Council: Events and activities celebrating Shakespeare’s work
ALL ABOUT WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE A comprehensive page suitable for research, recommended by Ava Barnes in the USA
Final Words
William Shakespeare Quote of Wisdom (6:40)
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