Using Shakespeare to Address Societal Problems
English Journal
; 112(5):92-94, 2023.
Article
in English
| ProQuest Central | ID: covidwho-2319561
ABSTRACT
Stephens uses Shakespeare to address societal problems. Teaching William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet's relevance to struggling readers is challenging. Like Kelly Gallagher's argument that struggling writers do not do enough writing, she thinks struggling readers suffer from similar failures teachers do not do enough reading with students. Like Gallagher, she believes it is best to focus on what teachers can control. So, when she was required to teach Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet to her ninth graders last year, she paused to reflect on undertaking this task with struggling readers while making the text accessible and meaningful. Here she describes her attempt to meet this task.
Education--Teaching Methods And Curriculum; Teaching; English literature; Students; Classrooms; Critical race theory; E-books; Pandemics; Social networks; Anger; Violence; School violence; Gifted education; Demonstrations & protests; Secondary school students; Learning; Teachers; Reading difficulties; COVID-19; Shakespeare plays; Atlanta Georgia; United States--US; Shakespeare; William (1564-1616)
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English
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English Journal
Year:
2023
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