Nine 20-minute, closed-caption video programs for
Grades 9 through 12 in Language Arts,
broadcast
on Wisconsin's public television stations.
Please visit our Digital Parade for broadcast dates, times, and series descriptions
Supported by clips from past television and film versions, leading television actors
discuss
the
motivations of major characters in scenes chosen from five of William
Shakespeare’s
plays.
A
full performance of each scene introduces students to the
characters; key lines;
and
themes
such as the supernatural, persuasion, kingship,
guilt, and insanity.
Program titles are linked to the teacher guides, which are in PDF format and require:
Adobe Acrobat Reader.
| #1 Romeo and Juliet |
| #2 Julius Caesar |
| #3 A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| #4 Twelfth Night |
| #5 Macbeth Act 1, Scene 7 |
| #6 Macbeth Act 1, Scenes 1 & 3 |
| #7 To Kill the King Macbeth, Act 2, Scene 3 |
| #8 The Supernatural Macbeth, Act 3, Scene 4 |
| #9 Sanity and Insanity Macbeth, Act 5, Scenes 1, 3 & 5 |
