Shakespeare Research Makes Romeo and Juliet Make Sense!
My students need a variety of 18 research materials about Shakespeare's life and times to support their reading of Romeo and Juliet.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Will's classroom raised $501
This project is fully funded
My Students
Do you remember your first experience with Shakespeare? For many, memories of first encounters with the Bard are unpleasant. Many students are overwhelmed by Shakespeare the first time they encounter his writing, but it doesn't have to be this way.
At our charter school in Colorado, Shakespeare is an essential part of the curriculum in grades 9-12.
My students are interested and exciting about learning new things, but Shakespearean language can be daunting. Often, students give up before they've really begun. My hope is to make their first experience with Shakespeare be an unforgettable one.
My Project
The mini-research library I am requesting will assist my students with acquainting themselves with Shakespeare's world before they begin reading his work. This will develop their background knowledge about the Bard and give them greater access to understanding his writing. Not only will it help them complete a research project on Shakespeare's world, it will give them the resources they need to look up information when they become curious about something they read in one of his plays. Students will be better prepared to read not only Romeo and Juliet but also Hamlet and Macbeth.
This project will help foster the creativity my students already have.
It will give them the opportunity to harness that creativity and use it to impact their own learning. There is nothing more important than helping students learn to control their learning.
More than a third of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
Daily Life In Elizabethan England Jeffrey L. Singman, Will McClean
• AKJ BOOKS
$49.54
1
$49.54
Shakespeare's England: Life in Elizabethan and Jacobean Times R. E. Pritchard, R. E. Pritchard (Editor)
• AKJ BOOKS
$7.95
1
$7.95
Elizabeth's London: Everyday Life in Elizabethan London Liza Picard
• AKJ BOOKS
$14.57
1
$14.57
A Compendium of Common Knowledge 1558-1603 Maggie Secara
• AKJ BOOKS
$16.19
1
$16.19
Renaissance Dances: For Dancers Young and Old, Book & CD Isabel McNeill Carley
• AKJ BOOKS
$17.05
1
$17.05
Weapon: A Visual History of Arms and Armor DK
• AKJ BOOKS
$15.19
1
$15.19
Elizabethan England Bailey Publishing Staff, Kathy Elgin
• AKJ BOOKS
$29.92
1
$29.92
Tudor and Elizabethan Fashions Tom Tierney
• AKJ BOOKS
$3.37
1
$3.37
Historic Costume: From Ancient Times to the Renaissance Tom Tierney, Tierney, Tiemey, Dover (Editor)
• AKJ BOOKS
$13.70
2
$27.40
Shakespeare a to Z: The Essential Reference to His Plays, His Poems, His Life and Times, and More Charles Boyce, David Allen White
• AKJ BOOKS
$18.67
1
$18.67
High Fashion in Shakespeare's Times: A Study of the Period Costume with Pull-up Scenes Andrew Brownfoot
• AKJ BOOKS
$11.11
1
$11.11
The Shakespeare Encyclopedia: The Complete Guide to the Man and His Works A. D. Cousins (Editor)
• AKJ BOOKS
$26.49
1
$26.49
Shakespeare: The Essential Guide to the Life and Works of the Bard Encyclopaedia Britannica, Manufactured by John Wiley & Sons Inc, Gail Kern Paster (Introduction)
• AKJ BOOKS
$12.77
1
$12.77
A Brief Guide to William Shakespeare Encyclopedia Britannica
• AKJ BOOKS
$11.92
1
$11.92
The City Kathryn Hinds
• AKJ BOOKS
$29.24
1
$29.24
Elizabeth and Her Court Kathryn Hinds
• AKJ BOOKS
$29.24
1
$29.24
Three Golden Ages Alf J. Mapp
• AKJ BOOKS
$24.69
1
$24.69
Who Was William Shakespear Celeste D. Mannis
• AKJ BOOKS
$16.15
1
$16.15
Materials cost
$361.46
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$23.13
3rd party payment processing fee
$5.42
Fulfillment labor & materials
$35.00
Total project cost
$425.01
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$75.00
Total project goal
$500.01
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$500.01
1 Donor
-$500.01
Donations toward project cost
-$425.01
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