Shakespeare and the Secondary:
resources, films, books, websites, and apps
VCOE Library Learning Day 2015
Bill Walthall, October 2, 2015
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WEBSITES
News:
Shakespeare Standard
PlayShakespeare
Texts:
Folger Digital Texts
Education:
Folger Library – Teach & Learn [Shakespeare in the Classroom blog]
Shakespeare’s Globe – Education
Royal Shakespeare Company – Education
PBS’s Shakespeare Uncovered
Tools:
OpenSource Shakespeare
Shakespeare Searched
Shakespeare Resource Center
Research:
Oxford English Dictionary [Los Angeles Public Library]
Folger Library
Shakespeare Quarterly
BOOKS
Asimov’s Guide to Shakespeare – Isaac Asimov
Creative Shakespeare (Shakespeare’s Globe) – Fiona Banks
Shakespeare’s Words by David and Ben Crystal
Springboard Shakespeare Series by Ben Crystal
Shakespeare’s Bawdy – Eric Partridge
Filthy Shakespeare – Paula Kiernan
GREAT FILMS/DVDS
Romeo + Juliet (1996, directed by Baz Luhrmann)
Romeo and Juliet (1968, directed by Franco Zeffirelli)
Julius Caesar (2012, Royal Shakespeare Company)
Macbeth (2010, PBS with Patrick Stewart) | streaming
Hamlet (1980, BBC with Derek Jacobi)
Twelfth Night (2013, Shakespeare’s Globe with Mark Rylance)
The Taming of the Shrew (2012, Shakespeare’s Globe)
STREAMING
Digital Theatre
Shakespeare’s Globe – Globe Player
MIT Global Shakespeares
YouTube
EVENTS
Fathom Events
Shakespeare’s Globe – Globe on Screen
National Theatre Live
Royal Shakespeare Company in cinemas
APPS
RE: Shakespeare
Shakespeare
The Sonnet Project
FreePlay Shakespeare Quiz
Shakespeare Insult Generator