Postcards from Shakespeare

Postcards from Shakespeare was written for teachers who want to strengthen their students' creative abilities while teaching about the greatest playwright of all time. Shakespeare communicates to students through "postcards" written to the student giving pertinent information about the particular work being studied. Students then engage in projects, products, and activities in all learning styles. Use the problem-based learning activity to celebrate his birthday, have a Shakespeare Festival as a culminating activity, participate in the Historic Whodunit, recreate and Elizabethan market, and visit web sites. Includes Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, Much Ado About Nothing, The Taming of the Shrew, and Julius Caesar.