A tease

OK, folks, you know me, always thinkin’…

And you know, I do workshops and presentations on Shakespeare. In the last year and a half, I’ve delivered talks on sonnets, blank verse, teaching Shakespeare, Shakespeare resources, the historical context of Julius Caesar, and Time in Romeo and Juliet.

But now I’m working on something new…

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KSC Deathiversary (the recap)

I had a great time last night (and this morning) on the campus of California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, California, participating in the Kingsmen Shakespeare Company‘s celebration of both the 400th anniversary of the Bard’s death, as well as the kick-off for their 20th anniversary season.

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Deathday Celebration! (Happy Deathiversary!)

OK, so today marks the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare, a day I’m calling the Deathiversary. But ol’ Willy Shakes wouldn’t want you to be sad today. It’s a day for celebrating (just ask the RSC). Ah, what to do if you can’t get to JOE (Jolly Ol’ England)?

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Save the Date [UPDATE!]: April 23 — Kingsmen Shakespeare Company anniversary celebration!

A couple of weeks back, I announced that the weekend of April 23, the Kingsmen Shakespeare Company will be celebrating the death-iversary with what they’re calling “a special, community-inclusive Bard-Day bash to mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s life and works!”

At that time, I teased not only my participation but that more details would be coming.

And arrive they have!

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Save the Date: April 23 — Kingsmen Shakespeare Company anniversary celebration!

On Saturday, April 23 — yes, that’s the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death (or deathiversary, as I like to call it) — the Kingsmen Shakespeare Company will be celebrating the day with what they’re calling “a special, community-inclusive Bard-Day bash to mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s life and works!”

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Teachers Pay Teachers

Greetings!

Just a quick blast for today…

For those who haven’t heard of a great teaching resource (or a great resources for teaching resources), check out Teachers Pay Teachers, where teachers who have created great resources (handouts, lessons, units, worksheets, and the like), can upload and have other teachers download these resources to make their own teaching better.  (could I use “resources” more in a single sentence? I think not.) The creators can charge for their work (or they can offer it free).

Teachers Pay Teachers
Teachers Pay Teachers

And why am I telling you this?

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English Paper: Shakespeare Shakes Free

As I mentioned a few months back, I’ve gone back to school to get my masters; I’ve just completed the first course, Graduate Studies in the English Language, and for the class, I’ve had to do a couple of presentations, plus a paper. Over past few weeks, I posted the first presentation on word formation and blending, and then the second on shades of meaning in Shakespeare’s sonnets.

Those were just a warm-up for the final project, a paper discussing the stylistic elements that are found in three of Shakespeare’s sonnets and how they are reflective of his body of work.

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English Presentation 2: Shades of Meaning – Three Shakespearean Sonnets

As I mentioned a few weeks back, I’ve gone back to school to get my masters; I’m in the home stretch for the first course, Graduate Studies in the English Language, and for the class, I’ve had to do a couple of presentations. And two weeks ago, I posted the first one, on word formation and blending.

At that point, I promised another one, this one focused on Shakespeare. And here it is…

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English presentation

As you may know (or may not, if you aren’t a compulsive reader of the blog), I’ve gone back to school to get my masters; I just started the program. In my first course, Graduate Studies in the English Language, I’ve had to do a couple of presentations. And I’m in the midst of writing my first scholastic paper in decades.

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Save the Date: October 2

For those in Ventura County, California:

On October 2, 2015, the Ventura County Office of Education (VCOE) will be presenting Library Learning Day 2015, taking place at the VCOE Conference Center in Camarillo.

I’ll be presenting a workshop “Shakespeare in the Secondary: resources, films, books, websites and apps” for high school librarians and teachers (though none of the material is inappropriate for grades 6-8).

Details coming soon!