King Lear: Five Ideas for Act III
Here are five activities to get students thinking closely about the events that unfold in Act III of Shakespeare’s King Lear. (Looking for previous acts? Here they
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King Lear: Five Ideas for Act III
July 24, 2025
King Lear: Act II Tableaux
July 16, 2025
King Lear: Five Ideas for Act I
July 15, 2025
Introducing King Lear: Musical Chairs
July 4, 2025
Form Poetry Unit-at-a-Glance
July 2, 2025
Form Poetry: Sonnets (again) & Q1 Practice
July 1, 2025
King Lear: Five Ideas for Act III
Here are five activities to get students thinking closely about the events that unfold in Act III of Shakespea
King Lear: Act II Tableaux
I move quickly through Act II by utilizing one of my favorite activities: tableaux. You can use this idea with
King Lear: Five Ideas for Act I
When I first started teaching, I used to teach Shakespeare plays in their entirety–word by word by word.
Introducing King Lear: Musical Chairs
On the first day of instruction for King Lear, I lead students in a modified game of musical chairs to introdu
Form Poetry Unit-at-a-Glance
I begin second semester with a mini-unit on fixed form poetry. While the study of poetry is infused in the cur
Form Poetry: Sonnets (again) & Q1 Practice
This is the fourth day of my form poetry unit. You can view Day 1, Day 2, and Day 3 if interested. I’ve
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