Shakespeare Kids : Perform His Plays, Speaking His Words [Paperback]

This book is a practical, comprehensive, step-by-step guide to performing one of Shakespeare's plays in a classroom, library, or recreational setting.

Shakespeare Kids: Performing his Plays, Speaking his Wordsopens the world of the Bard to children, providing a wonderful learning experience along the way. Designed as a comprehensive, practical guide to engaging students with the playwright's timeless stories,Shakespeare Kidscovers every aspect of production and performance, with step-by-step guidelines on how to choose, cast, rehearse, produce, and perform a play. It even shows you how to condense a play without changing Shakespeare's language.

The book's inclusive approach is based on the author's experience performing these plays with hundreds of students in the classroom and in recreational programs. Each of the ten recommended plays is summarized, with special attractions for performing it with students noted. The rationale for teaching language arts and reading by performing Shakespeare is based on national standards and recent reading research and explains how to differentiate this approach for English learners and students with disabilities. A ready-to-use, condensed script forMacbethgets you started.

Grades 3-8

Any school with an interest in drama will find this book a useful and refreshing addition to the school library. Recommended. Library Media Connection

&Cox's effort is sure to be a welcome guide to bringing Shakespeare to the elementary stage. School Library Journal

In this guide for teachers, librarians, and recreational leaders, Cox (teacher education, California State University) proves that students can understand the language and ideas in Shakespeare's plays and perform them well enough to il#(