Why Shakespeare is an obligatory part of our curriculum

Interactive timeline

Here is a link to a brilliant timeline of Shakespeare's life and works - it's interactive and all... ;)

Video SparkNotes: Shakespeare's Macbeth summary

A very good summary of Macbeth. It is important to have an overview of the plot when working on such a difficult text.

Kate Chopin: Desiree's Baby

 

Which critical approach would you apply in your analysis of the text? Why?

Jane Eyre

Write a comment with your notes from class in which you complete the sentence:
"If I had to do an oral exam on Jane Eyre, I would focus on...."
Please make your notes and comments useful for your fellow students.

Intro to The Victorian Era

Themes:

a) Religion and values

b) Family and gender

c) Society and class conflict

Product:

Create a pp presentation, a photostory or a prezi in which you present your theme. You may include pictures/paintings, quotes, facts and statistics - anything that helps illustrate the theme in the Victorian Age.

Links: http://prezi.com/
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=11132

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_era
http://www.victorianweb.org/
http://www.chiddingstone.kent.sch.uk/homework/victorians/life.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/victorian_britain/

Find more on your own!

John Keats - Bright Star