1. Kirstie Warr

2.  “cultural heritage, richness in language, and universal themes” (Burnett Foster 65).  Well educated= Some knowledge of Shakespeare Why make it fun? “they regard Shakespeare’s language as a cultural heritage only the super sophisticated really enjoy, a language which may embarrass them because it seems too elevated to carry meaning in a world where words may be suspect” (Crowel 25). students need to be engaged in their learning rather than treated as passive recipients (Burnett Foster 69).

3.  Unpack the text  Role-play  Lit-circles  Fun and engaging before, during, and after strategies  Provide background knowledge  Bridge the generation gap  Seeing the plays  Provide interesting and fun assessment options that challenge students as well as activate their autonomy

4.  King Henry the Sixth, Part 1 (1589-90)  King Henry the Sixth, Part 2 (1590-91)  King Henry the Sixth, Part 3 (1590-91)  King Richard the Third (1592-93)  The Comedy of Errors (1592-94)  Titus Andronicus (1593-94)  The Taming of the Shrew* (1593-94)  Love’s Labor’s Lost (1594-95)  King John (1594-96)  King Richard the Second (1595)  Romeo and Juliet* (1595-96)  A Midsummer Night’s Dream* (1595-96)  The Merchant of Venice* (1596-97)  King Henry the Fourth, Part 1 (1596-97)  The Merry Wives of Windsor (1597)  King Henry the Fourth, Part 2 (1598)  Much Ado about Nothing (1598-99)  King Henry the Fifth* (1599)  Julius Caesar* (1599)  As You Like It (1599)  Hamlet* (1600-01)  Twelfth Night (1601-02)  Troilus and Cressida (1601-02)  All’s Well That Ends Well (1602-03)  Measure for Measure (1604)  Othello* (1604)  King Lear* (1605)  Macbeth* (1606)  Antony and Cleopatra (1606-07)  Coriolanus (1607-08)  Timon of Athens (1607-08)  Pericles, Prince of Tyre (1607-08)  Cymbeline (1609-10)  The Winter’s Tale (1610-11)  The Tempest (1611)  King Henry the Eighth (1612-13) *The most popular plays taught in High Schools

5.  Appeal to the students interests  Connect them to the works  Increasing the fun= increasing the comprehension