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Mr. William Shakespeare's Plays - Marcia Williams

 
Description: ISBN 074456946X / Author: Marcia Williams / Genre: Junior Books / Take your place in the Globe Theatre of Shakespeare's day to see seven of his best-loved plays brought vividly to life in Williams' accessible comic-strip versions, which include the bard's own dialogue and the ... more
Mr. William Shakespeare's Plays - Marcia Williams ... rowdy remarks of the audience.

Newest Review: ... to watch the plays with the “groundlings”, or we can pay another penny to sit in the galley with the richer folk. I like this ... more

 ... introduction because straight away the children are given a sense of time and place without being given a play and told to merely read it. At this age, it’s so difficult to imagine life that long ago that it’s vital to give a sense of perspective, and this introduction does it in a child friendly manner, even advising us to watch out for pick pockets- this has them reaching for their pockets! THE STYLE OF THE BOOK The book is instantly appealing to many children, because it is in comic book style. There are...more

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Premium Review Mr. William Shakespeare's Plays - Marcia Williams: Understanding the bard (863 words)
by juicy_lucy - written on 10/10/06 (Very useful, 170 readings)
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Mr William Shakespeares plays by Marcia Williams I have worked for many years teaching English to pupils of varying ages, and on of the most challenging things is teaching Shakespeare to Year 6 children, some of whom are only 10 years old. Bearing in mind they are sometimes not confident readers, it’s always handy to have a picture book to help them understand the plot using picture clues, along with child friendly text, because let’s face it, even adults(including myself) are often bamboozled by the Old English language. I have found this book to be quite invaluable, and with Year 6 children, usually have a class set, so they can at least have ...

 

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