Category Archives: Shakespeare

An Appreciation of Sonnet XXIX Through Emojis

Posted on March 5, 2020 by

Here, I’ve used emojis in a video format to break down each line of Sonnet XXIX. This exercise helped me gain a better understanding of the poem whenever I attempted to choose an emoji that best fit the authorial intent … Continue reading →

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Interpreting Sonnet 65 in Minecraft

Posted on February 13, 2020 by

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pbm7ZzD_8-cmqPwxp7g_f6losC8BdcSU/view?usp=sharing   Sonnet 65 Since brass, nor stone, nor earth, nor boundless sea, But sad mortality o’er-sways their power, How with this rage shall beauty hold a plea Whose action is no stronger than a flower? O, how shall summer’s … Continue reading →

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What Will You Create for the Sonnet Project?

Posted on January 21, 2020 by

This sonnet project will be a great learning opportunity for you to express your understanding of Shakespeare’s language and content as well as how it might illuminate something of our humanity today. While I have been giving time lengths for … Continue reading →

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Make One Critical Observation between Shakespeare & Sting

Posted on October 9, 2019 by

What is happening in the Sting song, “Consider Me Gone”? In five to seven sentences of Standard English, create a critical observation about Sting’s lyrics. Be sure to supply at least one word, phrase, or line of textual evidence to … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare Infographic Project

Posted on October 9, 2018 by

What is the best infographic that you have used before? How did it help? How was it a beautiful display of information? Why is it an effective medium? This infographic came from Neil Patel’s blog post, “Ten Infographics,” and we … Continue reading →

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The Story of Your Life is Told Before You are Born

Posted on October 5, 2018 by

Let’s launch our unit on Shakespeare’s sonnets and Hamlet with background information from this critically acclaimed documentary, In Search of Shakespeare, by Michael Wood. We will have you view this for homework and submit your responses to the ten questions … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare Infographic Project

Posted on August 10, 2018 by

What is the best infographic that you have used before? How did it help? How was it a beautiful display of information? Why is it an effective medium? This infographic came from Neil Patel’s blog post, “Ten Infographics,” and we … Continue reading →

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Dear Will on TNT #WillTNT

Posted on May 23, 2017 by

As scholars of a Shakespeare course at Suffield Academy, we have spent the past year studying the works of the greatest playwright of all time. When we first heard about Will on TNT, we could not contain our excitement. We would … Continue reading →

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William Shakespeare’s Early Inspiration

Posted on January 18, 2017 by

William Shakespeare is played by Joseph Fiennes in the film, Shakespeare in Love, which was directed by John Madden and written by Marc Norman in 1998. The film takes place in 1593 London, when Shakespeare was writing the new comedy, … Continue reading →

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John Green’s Sonnet Video

Posted on October 20, 2016 by

Enjoy John Green’s great video to help review our work with Sonnet 18 and Sonnet 130. You may understand some of the themes that we processed in class better by viewing this video. This may also help you understand a … Continue reading →

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