William Shakespeare Day 23rd April

Tuesday, 17 April 2012 10:00

“We are planning to celebrate the life and works of William Shakespeare on Monday 23^rd April, his birth and death day!

There will be a number of activities taking place during the day and within many lessons.  In order to make the day memorable pupils are invited to come to school dressed as their favourite Shakespearean character. We are hoping to see witches, fairies, roman soldiers, wicked queens, donkeys, Scottish warriors, star cross’d lovers, Egyptian queens and other wonderful characters all ready to learn about the bard!

The following websites have many Shakespearean facts, activities and ideas about life in Elizabethan England. Hopefully they may provide some inspiration when deciding on who you may be and could be a fun task to share with your friends and family over the Easter break.

If you have any ideas, or would like to volunteer to help with the preparations, please contact Ms O’Neill-Walton in English room 8.

 (Please note that uniform must be worn by any students not wishing to dress as a Shakespearean character.)”

Simplified childrens’ stories of many of the plays, by Charles and Mary Lamb 
Make your own Globe theatre
A great Shakespeare site, with links to many things!
Shakespeare’s Animated Tales online
How to make a puppet of the bard
Puppets and art materials for A Midsummer’s Night Dream
A great site for all things Elizabethan
Recipes for Elizabethan food- Hard Tack biscuits
The food!

Further Links:

http://learnaboutshakespeare.com/2012/04/01/the-10-best-shakespeare-characters/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMIAGXDyN-s&feature=share  Disney’s A Midsummer’s Night Dream

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMkuUADWW2A&feature=youtube_gdata_player   Funny Youtube clip

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zMR5k4RpwE&feature=share   Historical Mastermind

http://www.crossref-it.info/authors/Shakespeare,-William/1

http://catnameshq.com/william-shakespeare-cat-names/

http://www.speak-the-speech.com/readings.htm

http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=149160526&m=149170169

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.folger.edu%2FContent%2FWhats-On%2FShakespeares-Birthday%2FShakespeares-Birthday-Open-House.cfm&h=ZAQHHCeYM

http://www.folger.edu/woSummary.cfm?woid=727

http://www.talklikeshakespeare.gobsplat.com/why-do-we-still-teach-shakespeare.html

http://www.artfinder.com/work/olivias-garden-act-iii-scene-iv-from-twelfth-night-or-what-you-w/