“Can’t we cut the first two lines? We still know what’s going on if we start with Lady Capulet’s ‘Evermore weeping…’” “Cut out that whole speech. It’s interesting but it’s not essential.” “So you’re saying that Juliet says the word ‘dead’ like it’s damage recovery? Then she should say it quickly, like she’s catching… Continue Reading »
A Big Announcement this week, teaching colleagues! We’re totally psyched. We want you to . . . JOIN US! THREE LIVE-STREAMED MASTER CLASSES FROM THE FOLGER! Join us, your colleagues down the hall, and teachers from across the country for a series of three live-streamed-from-the-Folger Master Classes focused on three plays you teach. One… Continue Reading »
Months and months ago—sometime in June 2015—we asked all of you to give us a few suggestions about a couple of different topics. And you, busy teachers that you are, responded big-time to two questions in particular: What should we rename the blog then known as Making A Scene? What is a must-read… Continue Reading »
On Tuesday we shared our lineup of Folger sessions at this year’s convention of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). Today we’re blogging from the Minneapolis Convention Center, where we’re getting ready for tomorrow’s interactive sessions (join us!) and lots, lots more. Have we mentioned how much we love NCTE and this annual… Continue Reading »
Heading to the NCTE Convention this week in Minneapolis? We hope you’ll connect with us there! Here’s how: Attend a session. Check out our full lineup of Friday sessions: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2015 Room 102ABC 9:30-10:45AM “The Folger Approach, Part 1: Getting Started with Shakespeare’s Language” Dr. Peggy O’Brien, Folger Glenda Funk, Highland (ID)… Continue Reading »
Because we’re headed toward Thanksgiving, and because we are thankful for you and what you do always, I want to share a list that was my entire keynote at the Stratford (Ontario) Festival’s annual fall education conference last month. My list/talk was—of course—about teachers. PEGGY O’BRIEN’S TEN ABSOLUTE TRUTHS ABOUT TEACHERS You have the… Continue Reading »
Next week, we’ll have the chance to connect with thousands of teaching colleagues at the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Annual Convention in Minneapolis. (Check back here soon for the scoop on our conference sessions and teaching demos, exhibit hall booth, flash mob, and giveaways!) We hope to meet—or, in many cases, reconnect… Continue Reading »
Big news, teaching colleagues: We’ve got a new blog, and we heartily welcome you to it! Teaching Shakespeare! A Folger Education Blog brings you classroom ideas and reflections from colleagues across the country, along with all kinds of cool news from your friends at Folger Education. With the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death in 2016,… Continue Reading »
This summer I had the privilege of participating in the Folger Shakespeare Library’s Teaching Shakespeare Institute: Summer Academy. During this week-long intensive program, I was given multiple strategies for teaching Shakespeare’s Hamlet and other Shakespearean works. I learned that I should allow the students to perform scenes according to how they interpret the language…. Continue Reading »
At the end of TSI 2014, I made a pledge that I would not read the syllabus to my class on the first day of school. After a summer collaborating with some of the most innovative teachers in the country, it did seem a shame that I would return to my classroom and fall… Continue Reading »
