tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736127069847988207.post9133093266163210704..comments2024-01-18T00:32:55.427-06:00Comments on my cozy book nook: Shakespeare anyone?!Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08414201637917215413noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736127069847988207.post-75317391211026056312009-05-10T08:15:00.000-05:002009-05-10T08:15:00.000-05:00That's awesome - a tribute to good teaching. I'd l...That's awesome - a tribute to good teaching. I'd love to read more posts like this!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10939074543470696025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736127069847988207.post-39903497013798870352009-05-09T18:46:00.000-05:002009-05-09T18:46:00.000-05:00Molly, I am very intrigued by the idea of a Univer...Molly, I am very intrigued by the idea of a University Model System, which is completely new to me. It's really cool (read, admirable!) that you're introducing middle schoolers to Shakespeare. My first encounters didn't happen until ninth grade with Romeo and Juliet. Feel free to write more English teacher posts!Karen Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17422002745008465008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736127069847988207.post-34472306990335032912009-05-09T13:44:00.000-05:002009-05-09T13:44:00.000-05:00I am not a teacher but I can feel your enthusiasm....I am not a teacher but I can feel your enthusiasm. I didn't study Shakespeare at school and only studied a little with the Open University a few years ago. The course covered 'Taming of the Shrew' and 'Romeo and Juliet' , I did find it hard but stuck it out and passed. That was when I was 54 , so for school children to get to grips with it is wonderful. All credit to the teachers.zetorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05912433866457968555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736127069847988207.post-71400374276502580732009-05-09T13:24:00.000-05:002009-05-09T13:24:00.000-05:00Wow, I've never heard of a University Model School...Wow, I've never heard of a University Model School before. Shakespeare is great. I think we should give kids earlier access to Shakespeare, but do it the right way by actually having them put on a performance instead of just sitting there and reading it. Sounded it like your experience was a success.<br /><br />By the way, I just found your blog and really like it. I decided to add it to my blog roll at http://beyondassumptions.wordpress.com/Erichttp://beyondassumptions.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736127069847988207.post-81667815738869442262009-05-09T11:57:00.000-05:002009-05-09T11:57:00.000-05:00I'd love to see more posts like this! And you shou...I'd love to see more posts like this! And you should never feel guilty for not posting. :)Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00793618692608823102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736127069847988207.post-66099875532981722272009-05-09T07:49:00.000-05:002009-05-09T07:49:00.000-05:00It sounds like it was a wonderful experience for t...It sounds like it was a wonderful experience for the students and the teacher! I think some teachers forget that learning needs to be fun even when the students get older.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736127069847988207.post-52049498871267817082009-05-09T07:46:00.000-05:002009-05-09T07:46:00.000-05:00I really wish that I had been introduced to Shakes...I really wish that I had been introduced to Shakespeare earlier, at least on some level. I started with Romeo and Juliet in 9th grade, but I had a tough time with it--especially since we did not act out the play but just read it aloud during class. Sounds like this was a great way to get the class involved and really teach them some of the basics of Shakespeare. And I'm guessing many of those adults probably haven't read a Shakespeare play, as sad as that is!Trish @ Love, Laughter, Insanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225576485797030511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736127069847988207.post-23659253379149386562009-05-09T07:28:00.000-05:002009-05-09T07:28:00.000-05:00I loved this post! My former teammates and I lead...I loved this post! My former teammates and I lead our 6th grade students through <I>Macbeth</I>, and performed a very abridged version of it for parents as our final unit at the end of the year (16 years worth!). It's the thing I miss most about teaching 6th grade now that I'm teaching the younger grades. (I haven't put together a Shakespeare experience for the 2nd graders, although I know teachers that do that.) Your parent's comment that his son is no longer "afraid of Shakespeare" is a compliment indeed!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01857602206725562335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736127069847988207.post-11236480675335953502009-05-08T23:19:00.000-05:002009-05-08T23:19:00.000-05:00How fun is that. I've done several very abridged p...How fun is that. I've done several very abridged productions of Shakespeare with 5th through 9th grade students. I use Shakespeare's words, just not all of them. We always had a lot of fun along with the learning. My feeling is that making Shakespeare fun is more important than anything else I can do with him, in the long run. I'm just about to start Midsummer Night's Dream with my 7th graders. We won't be doing as much with it as you did, but we always have a good time.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06906212382849291562noreply@blogger.com