Some are Born Great, Others Achieve Greatness! - Shakespeare
My students need copies of Shakespeare's plays; he was a master of the English language and my students should be aware of how he continues to influence our modern lives!
With large classes, outdated textbooks, and low socioeconomic climate, teaching theater arts in our Title I district is increasingly challenging. Due to these factors, funding for creative classrooms is nonexistent. My textbooks are 15 years old, and I teach theatre arts with only two class sets of scripts - one comedy and one drama. My students, predominantly Native American, seem to take all this in stride.
My students are extremely creative, boisterous teenagers that have amazing talent.
By the time they are in Theatre Arts II, they all seem like family, and as in all families, we have our struggles both emotional and financial. One of the financial struggles results in having few resources, a problem that I hope I can help solve with your help.
Creativity runs rampant in my classroom. I have actors, lighting technicians, costumers, and scenic artists. My teens seem to thrive on our hands-on projects, as well as our scene work.
My Project
I am requesting three class sets of No Fear Shakespeare scripts: Othello, Romeo & Juliet, & A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Exploring Shakespeare's themes with my students would open up their minds to exactly how relevant he is today.
For the past two years I have been bringing out the same comedy script. Some theatre arts students have taken my class three times, and they deserve something new to inspire them. However, students today seem so resistant to discovering the world of Shakespeare, and the language is a barrier that they have a hard time getting past. I can only imagine how studying Shakespeare's themes in this easier format will influence my students as actors and as critical thinkers. Although they excel in their scene work, they have been hoping for different scripts to use both in class and in their productions. I am hoping I can surprise them some time soon with three new Shakespearean plays to read and explore creatively!
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