Resources

Here are resources for working through the play that are mentioned in the lesson plans.
- How to create an audition form - How to help students get into character to prepare for their personal narrative - Important terms students should know before beginning - Helps keep student groups on task when working in their technical teams - Explanation of how to write a theatre review after attending a performance of a Shakespeare play - How to help students identify choice points in the play (based on a workshop with John Webster)

Useful websites for additional resources:
[|The Stratford Shakespeare Festival]

[|The Kennedy Center: Arts Edge]

[|Arts Education Partnership]

[|Folger Shakespeare Library]

[|The Royal Shakespeare Company]

[|Shakespeare in American Communities]

[|Drama Resource]

[|National Writing Project--Drama]

**Documentaries about drama use with youth:**
[|A Touch of Greatness] This film presents the story of an elementary school teacher who used Shakespeare and dramatic play in his classrooms; it also features interviews with his grown students about how their lives were affected with the use of drama.

[|OT: Our Town. A Famous American Play in an Infamous American Town] This film presents the story of a production of Thornton Wilder's //Our Town// in a high school in Compton, CA.

[|Girls on the Wall] This film presents the story of female juvenile offenders who created and performed a musical about their lives.

Video Resources:
How do I teach iambic pentameter? Living Iambic Pentameter:

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How does drama help students interpret character?

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How can you use tableaux vivants to help students understand imagery?

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