Teaching Shakespeare in Primary Schools

Name: Teaching Shakespeare in Primary Schools
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Teaching Shakespeare in Primary SchoolsAll the World's a Stage\nAuthor(s): Stefan Kucharczyk, Maureen Kucharczyk\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367903503, 978-0367903503\nSynopsis\nTeaching Shakespeare in Primary Schools offers guidance and practical ideas for teaching Shakespeares plays across Key Stage 1 and 2. It demonstrates how the plays can engage young readers in exciting, immersive and fun literacy lessons and illustrates how the powerful themes, iconic characters and rich language remain relevant today.\n\nPart 1 explores the place of classic texts in modern classrooms how teachers can invite children to make meaning from Shakespeares words and considers key issues such as gender and race, and embraces modern technology and digital storytelling. Part 2 presents Shakespeares plays: The Tempest, A Midsummer Nights Dream, Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, Macbeth and The Winters Tale. For each play, ther.