Shakespeare For All: The Primary School
An Account of the RSA 'Shakespeare in Schools' Project
Published on 17. December 2015
Book
Hardback
160 pages
978-1-4742-4761-0 (ISBN)
Description
This book focuses on teaching Shakespeare to young pupils and deals with issues of interest to all educationalists. It raises questions about the general content of the primary curriculum while underlining the range of teaching strategies which are available to teachers wishing to convey complex ideas to children of all ages and abilities.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
414 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4742-4761-0 (9781474247610)
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Maurice Gilmour
Shakespeare For All: The Primary School
An Account of the RSA 'Shakespeare in Schools' Project
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12/2015
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Bloomsbury Academic
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Person
Maurice Gilmour is a Fellow of the RSA and has been awarded an OBE in recognition of his work in teaching and the Arts.
Content
Participating Schools
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Background to the RSA Shakespeare Project
1 Shakespeare in the Primary School: Introduction
2 A Midsummer Night's Dream as Enjoyed by One Mixed-ability Class of 8-10-year-olds in a Small Village School
3 A Midsummer Night's Dream in a Multi-cultural Context
4 Bringing Shakespeare to Life through The Tempest
5 'Be not afeard' - Producing The Tempest with Juniors
6 The Shakespeare Project - A Whole School Approach
7 King Lear - Making Shakespeare Relevant
8 The Casket Makers - The Merchant of Venice -- An Account of Advisory Work at Market Bosworth Primary School
9 A Primary Teacher's View of the Project
10 Keystage Theatre in Education - Macbeth For Primary Schools
11 Where the Aims Achieved? An Evaluation
12 An RSA Assessment of the Wider Issues
Appendix 1: Evaluation of Keystage Theatre's Production of Macbeth
Appendix 2: Adapted Script of Macbeth
Index
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Background to the RSA Shakespeare Project
1 Shakespeare in the Primary School: Introduction
2 A Midsummer Night's Dream as Enjoyed by One Mixed-ability Class of 8-10-year-olds in a Small Village School
3 A Midsummer Night's Dream in a Multi-cultural Context
4 Bringing Shakespeare to Life through The Tempest
5 'Be not afeard' - Producing The Tempest with Juniors
6 The Shakespeare Project - A Whole School Approach
7 King Lear - Making Shakespeare Relevant
8 The Casket Makers - The Merchant of Venice -- An Account of Advisory Work at Market Bosworth Primary School
9 A Primary Teacher's View of the Project
10 Keystage Theatre in Education - Macbeth For Primary Schools
11 Where the Aims Achieved? An Evaluation
12 An RSA Assessment of the Wider Issues
Appendix 1: Evaluation of Keystage Theatre's Production of Macbeth
Appendix 2: Adapted Script of Macbeth
Index