The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 16.1619 Monday, 26 September 2005
[1] From: Richard Burt <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Saturday, 24 Sep 2005 09:17:13 -0400
Subj: Re: SHK 16.1594 Shakespeare goes to high school
[2] From: Michael A. Morrison <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Sunday, 25 Sep 2005 23:59:33 EDT
Subj: Re: SHK 16.1594 Shakespeare goes to high school
[3] From: Cheryl Newton <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Monday, 26 Sep 2005 00:55:29 -0400
Subj: Re: SHK 16.1594 Shakespeare goes to high school
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From: Richard Burt <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Saturday, 24 Sep 2005 09:17:13 -0400
Subject: 16.1594 Shakespeare goes to high school
Comment: Re: SHK 16.1594 Shakespeare goes to high school
You might also want to consider when Shakespeare is (first) cited in
films and television programs about teaching as well as censorship in
some states of teaching particular Shakespeare plays or productions. In
the 1990s, a teacher was fired for teaching Twelfth Night. Also, in the
90s, Amherst (MA) high school banned a production of West Side Story.
And you might also consider the way comic book adaptations (and Cliff
Notes) have been used as educational materials.
Richard
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From: Michael A. Morrison <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Sunday, 25 Sep 2005 23:59:33 EDT
Subject: 16.1594 Shakespeare goes to high school
Comment: Re: SHK 16.1594 Shakespeare goes to high school
From the May 28, 2002 Christian Science Monitor
(http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0528/p13s02-lecl.html):
1895: The first English literature curriculum for a New York City high
school includes "Julius Caesar." For decades the play remains a popular
choice for high schools because it is seen as an excellent tool for
teaching rhetoric and speech, and has none of the sexual
double-entendres common in many other Shakespeare plays.
Michael LoMonico is quoted in the accompanying article--recommended
reading for anyone teaching Shakespeare at the junior high or high
school level.
Michael A. Morrison
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From: Cheryl Newton <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Monday, 26 Sep 2005 00:55:29 -0400
Subject: 16.1594 Shakespeare goes to high school
Comment: Re: SHK 16.1594 Shakespeare goes to high school
Michael, I can't speak to the long term history in public schools. A
little more than 30 years ago, my class studied Julius Caesar in our
sophomore year. I think its language and story line were viewed as more
accessible to young students. Through out the 20 years that my various
sisters slodged their way thru, JC remained the only Shakespeare taught.
I had planned to introduce Shakespeare to my homeschooled step daughter
in 6th grade, but her mother bumped her back into public school. sigh
Cheryl Newton
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