Literature - Richard II

Lessons and projects by students and teachers on Shakespeare's play, Richard II.

Blushing in his Face: A performance activity for Act 3, Scene 2 of Shakespeare's Richard II

Submitted by scotese on Thu, 2009-01-01 12:50

a scene from Richard II's coronationThere are a lot of possible ways that this activity can be used with students - all of them involve getting the kids up on their feet.  The handout contains lines 36-57 and asks the teacher to put the students in 8 (or less) groups (this can be done with the attached Richard II Ticket Handout) - then having them act out in turn the sequence of lines that their group is responsible for.  Other variations of this excercise include:

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"See...and Believe" : An Illumination of The History of Love.

Submitted by Daughter1616 on Thu, 2011-10-27 00:12

We illuminated an excerpt for the History of Love. We explored the relationship between Leo and the younger Alma at the end of his life. In our text Leo exploring what is real and what he is imagining. He is coming to term with the fact that most of the things he he sees are imaginary. Our text all discusses how Alma adores Leo and for her he would do anything.

Full text, downloads, and audio for ALL lessons are made visible and available to users who have earned 50 points.  An uploaded original lesson is one way to earn 2 - 50 points.

partner1: 
Adaobi Ekwueme
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Tiffany Clay

"See...and Believe" : An Illumination of The History of Love.

Submitted by Daughter1616 on Thu, 2011-10-27 00:12

We illuminated an excerpt for the History of Love. We explored the relationship between Leo and the younger Alma at the end of his life. In our text Leo exploring what is real and what he is imagining. He is coming to term with the fact that most of the things he he sees are imaginary. Our text all discusses how Alma adores Leo and for her he would do anything.

Full text, downloads, and audio for ALL lessons are made visible and available to users who have earned 50 points.  An uploaded original lesson is one way to earn 2 - 50 points.

partner1: 
Adaobi Ekwueme
partner2: 
Tiffany Clay