The Playing's The Thing: Teaching Shakespeare Through Performance and Play

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dc.contributor.advisorSilhavy, Vlasta
dc.contributor.authorDawson, Megan
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-19T18:35:04Z
dc.date.available2021-01-19T18:35:04Z
dc.date.issued2020-12
dc.description.abstractAlthough teaching Shakespeare is a requirement in English Classrooms in the US, many students struggle to enjoy Shakespeare or reap the intended benefits from his works. To combat student distaste and disinterest in Shakespeare, English classrooms should eliminate the text from the classroom and switch from a primarily reading-focused method of study to performance methods. Not all performance methods are the same, and there are different strategies and approaches to help teachers teach Shakespeare through performance. These include The Folger Method, The Royal Shakespeare Company’s Rehearsal Room Practices, and other unnamed approaches like using prop boxes or teaching Shakespeare through YouTube. These methods are defined, dissected, and discussed in this thesis along with sample lesson plans for each method. Teaching Shakespeare in these ways will have tremendous benefits for students. Performing Shakespeare can make the works feel relevant to students’ lives, can help them better understand the language and themes, can increase their confidence, and can engage them in ways that reading cannot.
dc.description.departmentHonors College
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dc.format.extent77 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationDawson, M. (2020). The playing's the thing: Teaching Shakespeare through performance and play (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/13125
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectShakespeare
dc.subjectperforming arts
dc.subjecteducation
dc.subjectEnglish
dc.subjectdrama
dc.subjecttheatre
dc.subjectRoyal Shakespeare Company
dc.subjectFolger Shakespeare Library
dc.subjectlesson plans
dc.subjectliterature
dc.subjectHonors College
dc.titleThe Playing's The Thing: Teaching Shakespeare Through Performance and Play
thesis.degree.departmentHonors College
thesis.degree.disciplineTheatre and Dance
thesis.degree.grantorTexas State University
txstate.documenttypeHonors Thesis

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