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Read Shakespeare in all its brilliance--and understand what every word means! Don't be intimidated by Shakespeare! These popular guides make the Bard's plays accessible and enjoyable. Each No Fear guide contains the complete text of the original play along with a line-by-line translation, a complete list of characters, and plenty of helpful commentary. Wild jealousy. Unfounded accusations. Death and rebirth. And, of course, "Exeunt, chased by a bear"--one of Shakespeare's most famous stage directions. Leontes, King of Sicily, suddenly becomes insane with jealousy believing his pregnant wife has been unfaithful to him. Acting upon his rage, he sets a tragedy in motion that will cost him, his family, and his friends dearly.

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Teaching guides and lesson plans designed to make classic literature engaging and relevant to today’s students! This comprehensive book of lesson plans, projects, discussion questions, reproducible worksheets, and more provides teachers with everything they need to engage middle- and high-school students in the study of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.Each SparkTeach Guide includes: • Dozens of lessons and contextual “Real Life Lens” discussion prompts • “Big Idea Question” prompts, activities, and projects that explore the work’s key themes • Poetics lesson plans • Film comparative lesson plans • Exercises in studying the play’s use of metaphor, simile, personification, and motifs • Lesson plans for differentiated instruction • Reproducible worksheets and lesson assessments that build reading, vocabulary, and comprehension skills • Answer keys • Student rubrics There are also tips for class planning and management, ideas for personalizing content, Common Core references, and more, making this the perfect resource to engage students in literature study that’s meaningful, exciting, and above all, FUN.

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Teaching guides and lesson plans designed to make classic literature engaging and relevant to today’s students! This comprehensive book of lesson plans, projects, discussion questions, reproducible worksheets, and more provides teachers with everything they need to engage middle- and high-school students in the study of George Orwell's 1984. Each SparkTeach Guide includes: • Dozens of lessons and contextual “Real Life Lens” discussion prompts • “Big Idea Question” prompts, activities, and projects that explore the work’s key themes • Poetics lesson plans • Film comparative lesson plans • Exercises in studying the play’s use of metaphor, simile, personification, and motifs • Lesson plans for differentiated instruction • Reproducible worksheets and lesson assessments that build reading, vocabulary, and comprehension skills • Answer keys • Student rubrics There are also tips for class planning and management, ideas for personalizing content, Common Core references, and more, making this the perfect resource to engage students in literature study that’s meaningful, exciting, and above all, FUN.

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Read Shakespeare’s plays in all their brilliance—and understand what every word means! Don’t be intimidated by Shakespeare! These popular guides make the Bard’s plays accessible and enjoyable.Each No Fear guide contains: The complete text of the original play A line-by-line translation that puts Shakespeare into everyday language A complete list of characters with descriptions Plenty of helpful commentary

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Read Shakespeare’s plays in all their brilliance—and understand what every word means! Don’t be intimidated by Shakespeare! These popular guides make the Bard’s plays accessible and enjoyable.Each No Fear guide contains: The complete text of the original play A line-by-line translation that puts the words into everyday language A complete list of characters, with descriptions Plenty of helpful commentary

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Shakespeare everyone can understand--now in this new EXPANDED edition of HAMLET! Why fear Shakespeare? By placing the words of the original play next to line-by-line translations in plain English, this popular guide makes Shakespeare accessible to everyone. And now it features expanded literature guide sections that help students study smarter. The expanded sections include: Five Key Questions: Five frequently asked questions about major moments and characters in the play. What Does the Ending Mean?: Is the ending sad, celebratory, ironic . . . or ambivalent? Plot Analysis: What is the play about? How is the story told, and what are the main themes? Why do the characters behave as they do? Study Questions: Questions that guide students as they study for a test or write a paper. Quotes by Theme: Quotes organized by Shakespeare's main themes, such as love, death, tyranny, honor, and fate. Quotes by Character: Quotes organized by the play's main characters, along with interpretations of their meaning.

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Read Shakespeare’s plays in all their brilliance—and understand what every word means! Don’t be intimidated by Shakespeare! These popular guides make the Bard’s plays accessible and enjoyable.Each No Fear guide contains: The complete text of the original play A line-by-line translation that puts the words into everyday language A complete list of characters, with descriptions Plenty of helpful commentary

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Read Shakespeare in all its brilliance--and understand what every word means! Don't be intimidated by Shakespeare! These popular guides make the Bard's plays accessible and enjoyable. Each No Fear guide contains the complete text of the original play along with a line-by-line translation, a complete list of characters, and plenty of helpful commentary. Shakespeare's late tragedy about the Roman leader who ascends to power has much to say about politics, leadership, and government that still applies to our world today.

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Read Shakespeare in all its brilliance--and understand what every word means! Don't be intimidated by Shakespeare! These popular guides make the Bard's plays accessible and enjoyable. Each No Fear guide contains the complete text of the original play along with a line-by-line translation, a complete list of characters, and plenty of helpful commentary. This dark comedy, set in Verona, explores virtue and sin. Claudio has been arrested for getting his mistress pregnant--and Angelo, the strict, morality-spouting judge, has sentenced him to death. When Claudio's sister Isabella, a novice nun, begs Angelo to show mercy, he is instantly smitten . . . and offers Isabella a choice: her virginity for her brother's life.

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Although Beowulf is a masterpiece of early English literature, the unfamiliar dialect makes this epic poem difficult to understand. Thanks to this translation, placed right near the original text, readers can now appreciate the battle of good and evil that unfolds between the wise and heroic Beowulf and his enemies - the monstrous Grendel and a fire-breathing dragon. This guide contains: the complete original text; a line-by-line translation that puts the text into everyday language; a complete list of characters with descriptions; and plenty of helpful commentary.

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Chapters in this volume consist of six-page summaries of well-known contemporary novels illustrated with four-color infographics and organized in thematic groupings: “If This Goes On” (e.g., Fahrenheit 451, The Handmaid’s Tale); “Made in America” (e.g., The Great Gatsby, Of Mice and Men); “Race and Identity” (e.g., Their Eyes Were Watching God, Things Fall Apart); and “Boys Will Be Boys” (Lord of the Flies, The Catcher in the Rye).

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Teaching guides and lesson plans designed to make classic literature engaging and relevant to today’s students! This comprehensive book of lesson plans, projects, discussion questions, reproducible worksheets, and more provides teachers with everything they need to engage middle- and high-school students in the study of Homer's The Odyssey. Each SparkTeach Guide includes: • Dozens of lessons and contextual “Real Life Lens” discussion prompts • “Big Idea Question” prompts, activities, and projects that explore the work’s key themes • Poetics lesson plans • Film comparative lesson plans • Exercises in studying the play’s use of metaphor, simile, personification, and motifs • Lesson plans for differentiated instruction • Reproducible worksheets and lesson assessments that build reading, vocabulary, and comprehension skills • Answer keys • Student rubrics There are also tips for class planning and management, ideas for personalizing content, Common Core references, and more, making this the perfect resource to engage students in literature study that’s meaningful, exciting, and above all, FUN.

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Teaching guides and lesson plans designed to make classic literature engaging and relevant to today’s students! This comprehensive book of lesson plans, projects, discussion questions, reproducible worksheets, and more provides teachers with everything they need to engage middle- and high-school students in the study of William Golding's Lord of the Flies.Each SparkTeach Guide includes: • Dozens of lessons and contextual “Real Life Lens” discussion prompts • “Big Idea Question” prompts, activities, and projects that explore the work’s key themes • Poetics lesson plans • Film comparative lesson plans • Exercises in studying the play’s use of metaphor, simile, personification, and motifs • Lesson plans for differentiated instruction • Reproducible worksheets and lesson assessments that build reading, vocabulary, and comprehension skills • Answer keys • Student rubrics There are also tips for class planning and management, ideas for personalizing content, Common Core references, and more, making this the perfect resource to engage students in literature study that’s meaningful, exciting, and above all, FUN.

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Ditch the scribbled-on index cards, these are better, smarter, and more helpful! SparkNotes Study Cards boil down subjects into easily digestible tidbits that make studying faster and easier. The cards pose questions, provide fill-in-the-blank problems to test your skills, and present diagrams and pictures that make everything clear. And on the back of each flashcard, you'll find answers and quick explanations.

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Ditch the scribbled-on index cards, these are better, smarter, and more helpful! SparkNotes Study Cards boil down subjects into easily digestible tidbits that make studying faster and easier. The cards pose questions, provide fill-in-the-blank problems to test your skills, and present diagrams and pictures that make everything clear. And on the back of each flashcard, you'll find answers and quick explanations.

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When an essay is due and dreaded exams loom, here's the lit-crit help students need to succeed! SparkNotes Literature Guides make studying smarter, better, and faster. They provide chapter-by-chapter analysis, explanations of key themes, motifs and symbols, a review quiz, and essay topics. Lively and accessible, SparkNotes is perfect for late-night studying and paper writing.

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When an essay is due and dreaded exams loom, here's the lit-crit help students need to succeed! SparkNotes Literature Guides make studying smarter, better, and faster. They provide chapter-by-chapter analysis, explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols, a review quiz and essay topics. Lively and accessible, SparkNotes is perfect for late-night studying and paper writing.

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Read Shakespeare’s plays in all their brilliance—and understand what every word means! Don’t be intimidated by Shakespeare! These popular guides make the Bard’s plays accessible and enjoyable.Each No Fear guide contains: The complete text of the original play A line-by-line translation that puts the words into everyday language A complete list of characters, with descriptions Plenty of helpful commentary

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Read Shakespeare’s plays in all their brilliance—and understand what every word means! Don’t be intimidated by Shakespeare! These popular guides make the Bard’s plays accessible and enjoyable.Each No Fear guide contains: The complete text of the original play A line-by-line translation that puts Shakespeare into everyday language A complete list of characters with descriptions Plenty of helpful commentary

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Read Shakespeare’s plays in all their brilliance—and understand what every word means! Don’t be intimidated by Shakespeare! These popular guides make the Bard’s plays accessible and enjoyable.Each No Fear guide contains: The complete text of the original play A line-by-line translation that puts the words into everyday language A complete list of characters, with descriptions Plenty of helpful commentary

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Read Shakespeare’s plays in all their brilliance—and understand what every word means! Don’t be intimidated by Shakespeare! These popular guides make the Bard’s plays accessible and enjoyable.Each No Fear guide contains: The complete text of the original play A line-by-line translation that puts the words into everyday language A complete list of characters, with descriptions Plenty of helpful commentary

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Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes give you just what you need to succeed in school: Complete Plot Summary and Analysis Key Facts About the Work Analysis of Major Characters Themes, Motifs, and Symbols Explanation of Important Quotations Author’s Historical Context Suggested Essay Topics 25-Question Review Quiz Oryx and Crake features explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols including: the danger of scientific advancement; voices; memory; the dominance of corporate power; blood and roses; Alex the parrot. It also includes detailed analysis of these important characters: Snowman; Oryx; Crake.

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Shakespeare everyone can understand—now in this new EXPANDED edition of ROMEO AND JULIET! Why fear Shakespeare? By placing the words of the original play next to line-by-line translations in plain English, this popular guide makes Shakespeare accessible to everyone. And now it features expanded literature guide sections that help students study smarter. The expanded sections include: Five Key Questions: Five frequently asked questions about major moments and characters in the play. What Does the Ending Mean?: Is the ending sad, celebratory, ironic . . . or ambivalent? Plot Analysis: What is the play about? How is the story told, and what are the main themes? Why do the characters behave as they do? Study Questions: Questions that guide students as they study for a test or write a paper. Quotes by Theme: Quotes organized by Shakespeare’s main themes, such as love, death, tyranny, honor, and fate. Quotes by Character: Quotes organized by the play’s main characters, along with interpretations of their meaning.

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Read Shakespeare’s plays in all their brilliance—and understand what every word means! Don’t be intimidated by Shakespeare! These popular guides make the Bard’s plays accessible and enjoyable.Each No Fear guide contains: The complete text of the original play A line-by-line translation that puts the words into everyday language A a complete list of characters, Plenty of helpful commentary

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Read Shakespeare’s plays in all their brilliance—and understand what every word means! Don’t be intimidated by Shakespeare! These popular guides make the Bard’s plays accessible and enjoyable.Each No Fear guide contains: The complete text of the original play A line-by-line translation that puts the words into everyday language A complete list of characters, with descriptions Plenty of helpful commentary

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When an essay is due and dreaded exams loom, here's the lit-crit help students need to succeed! SparkNotes Literature Guides make studying smarter, better, and faster. They provide chapter-by-chapter analysis, explanations of key themes, motifs and symbols, a review quiz and essay topics. Lively and accessible, SparkNotes is perfect for late-night studying and paper writing.

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Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes give you just what you need to succeed in school: Complete Plot Summary and Analysis Key Facts About the Work Analysis of Major Characters Themes, Motifs, and Symbols Explanation of Important Quotations Author’s Historical Context Suggested Essay Topics 25-Question Review Quiz The Devil in the White City features explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols including: motivation; pride; fire; the color blue; sickness; dark and light. It also includes detailed analysis of these important characters: Daniel H. Burnham; H.H. Holmes; Frederick Law Olmsted.

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Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes give you just what you need to succeed in school: Complete Plot Summary and Analysis Key Facts About the Work Analysis of Major Characters Themes, Motifs, and Symbols Explanation of Important Quotations Author’s Historical Context Suggested Essay Topics 25-Question Review Quiz Americanah features explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols including: the importance of authenticity; race and racism; the male peacock; reading and novels; lies; hair. It also includes detailed analysis of these important characters: Ifemelu; Obinze; Dike; Aunty Uju.

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Teaching guides and lesson plans designed to make classic literature engaging and relevant to today’s students! This comprehensive book of lesson plans, projects, discussion questions, reproducible worksheets, and more provides teachers with everything they need to engage middle- and high-school students in the study of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. Each SparkTeach Guide includes: • Dozens of lessons and contextual “Real Life Lens” discussion prompts • “Big Idea Question” prompts, activities, and projects that explore the work’s key themes • Poetics lesson plans • Film comparative lesson plans • Exercises in studying the play’s use of metaphor, simile, personification, and motifs • Lesson plans for differentiated instruction • Reproducible worksheets and lesson assessments that build reading, vocabulary, and comprehension skills • Answer keys • Student rubrics There are also tips for class planning and management, ideas for personalizing content, Common Core references, and more, making this the perfect resource to engage students in literature study that’s meaningful, exciting, and above all, FUN.

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Teaching guides and lesson plans designed to make classic literature engaging and relevant to today’s students! This comprehensive book of lesson plans, projects, discussion questions, reproducible worksheets, and more provides teachers with everything they need to engage middle- and high-school students in the study of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. Each SparkTeach Guide includes: • Dozens of lessons and contextual “Real Life Lens” discussion prompts • “Big Idea Question” prompts, activities, and projects that explore the work’s key themes • Poetics lesson plans • Film comparative lesson plans • Exercises in studying the play’s use of metaphor, simile, personification, and motifs • Lesson plans for differentiated instruction • Reproducible worksheets and lesson assessments that build reading, vocabulary, and comprehension skills • Answer keys • Student rubrics There are also tips for class planning and management, ideas for personalizing content, Common Core references, and more, making this the perfect resource to engage students in literature study that’s meaningful, exciting, and above all, FUN.

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Teaching guides and lesson plans designed to make classic literature engaging and relevant to today’s students! This comprehensive book of lesson plans, projects, discussion questions, reproducible worksheets, and more provides teachers with everything they need to engage middle- and high-school students in the study of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, Each SparkTeach Guide includes: • Dozens of lessons and contextual “Real Life Lens” discussion prompts • “Big Idea Question” prompts, activities, and projects that explore the play’s key themes • Poetics lesson plans • Film comparative lesson plans • Exercises in studying the play’s use of metaphor, simile, personification, and motifs • Lesson plans for differentiated instruction • Reproducible worksheets and lesson assessments that build reading, vocabulary, and comprehension skills • Answer keys • Student rubrics There are also tips for class planning and management, ideas for personalizing content, Common Core references, and more, making this the perfect resource to engage students in literature study that’s meaningful, exciting, and above all, FUN.

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Ditch the scribbled-on index cards, these are better, smarter, and more helpful! SparkNotes Study Cards boil down subjects into easily digestible tidbits that make studying faster and easier. The cards pose questions, provide fill-in-the-blank problems to test your skills, and present diagrams and pictures that make everything clear. And on the back of each flashcard, you'll find answers and quick explanations.

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Why be frightened of the most wonderful collection of tales ever written? No Fear: The Canterbury Tales makes it simple for students to love Chaucer’s masterpiece in all its humor, bawdiness, and poignancy. It features the original text on the left-hand page, side-by-side with an easy-to-understand translation on the right; in addition, there is a complete list of characters with descriptions and plenty of helpful commentary.

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Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes give you just what you need to succeed in school: Complete Plot Summary and Analysis Key Facts About the Work Analysis of Major Characters Themes, Motifs, and Symbols Explanation of Important Quotations Author’s Historical Context Suggested Essay Topics 25-Question Review Quiz Between the World and Me features explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols including: the facade of the American dream; the destruction of the black body; violence; dreamers; the yard; Paris. It also includes detailed analysis of these important characters: Ta-Nehisi Coates; Samori Coates; Dr. Mable Jones; Kenyatta Matthews.

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Simplify studying with this portable literature guide, filled with resources to help you thrive in English class! Educated, a memoir written by Tara Westover, follows the author’s break from her survivalist family to pursue education and knowledge. This literature guide includes a complete plot summary and analysis; key themes, motifs, and symbols; explanation of important quotes; suggested essay topics; and a review quiz. Complete Plot Summary and Analysis Key Facts About the Work Analysis of Major Characters Themes, Motifs, and Symbols Explanation of Important Quotations Author’s Historical Context Suggested Essay Topics 25-Question Review Quiz

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Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes give you just what you need to succeed in school: Complete Plot Summary and Analysis Key Facts About the Work Analysis of Major Characters Themes, Motifs, and Symbols Explanation of Important Quotations Author’s Historical Context Suggested Essay Topics 25-Question Review Quiz The Glass Castle features explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols including: strength from hardship; abuse; fire; compassion vs. boundaries; the glass castle; Joshua tree. It also includes detailed analysis of these important characters: Jeannette Walls; Dad (Rex Walls); Mom (Rose Mary Walls).

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Shakespeare everyone can understand—now in new DELUXE editions! Why fear Shakespeare? By placing the words of the original play next to line-by-line translations in plain English, these popular guides make Shakespeare accessible to everyone. They introduce Shakespeare’s world, significant plot points, and the key players. And now they feature expanded literature guide sections that help students study smarter, along with links to bonus content on the Sparknotes.com website. A Q&A, guided analysis of significant literary devices, and review of the play give students all the tools necessary for understanding, discussing, and writing about King Lear. The expanded content includes: Five Key Questions: Five frequently asked questions about major moments and characters in the play. What Does the Ending Mean?: Is the ending sad, celebratory, ironic . . . or ambivalent? Plot Analysis: What is the play about? How is the story told, and what are the main themes? Why do the characters behave as they do? Study Questions: Questions that guide students as they study for a test or write a paper. Quotes by Theme: Quotes organized by Shakespeare’s main themes, such as love, death, tyranny, honor, and fate. Quotes by Character: Quotes organized by the play’s main characters, along with interpretations of their meaning.

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Shakespeare everyone can understand—now in this new EXPANDED edition of MACBETH! Why fear Shakespeare? By placing the words of the original play next to line-by-line translations in plain English, this popular guide makes Shakespeare accessible to everyone. And now it features expanded literature guide sections that help students study smarter. The expanded sections include: Five Key Questions: Five frequently asked questions about major moments and characters in the play. What Does the Ending Mean?: Is the ending sad, celebratory, ironic . . . or ambivalent? Plot Analysis: What is the play about? How is the story told, and what are the main themes? Why do the characters behave as they do? Study Questions: Questions that guide students as they study for a test or write a paper. Quotes by Theme: Quotes organized by Shakespeare’s main themes, such as love, death, tyranny, honor, and fate. Quotes by Character: Quotes organized by the play’s main characters, along with interpretations of their meaning.

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No Fear Shakespeare gives you the complete text of Romeo and Juliet on the left-hand page, side-by-side with an easy-to-understand translation on the right. Each No Fear Shakespeare contains: The complete text of the original play A line-by-line translation that puts Shakespeare into everyday language A complete list of characters with descriptions Plenty of helpful commentary. The famous tale of star-crossed lovers.

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Read Shakespeare in all its brilliance--and understand what every word means! Don't be intimidated by Shakespeare! These popular guides make the Bard's plays accessible and enjoyable. Each No Fear guide contains the complete text of the original play along with a line-by-line translation, a complete list of characters, and plenty of helpful commentary. Discover the play that may have been Shakespeare's first. Proteus is in love with the coy Julia--but when he travels to Verona and meets Silvia, the object of his best friend Valentine's passion, Proteus instantly desires her, too. It isn't long before Proteus betrays Valentine in hopes of winning Silvia. But meanwhile Julia has her own plans to get involved . . .

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Let's face it. Hearing people talk about Shakespeare can be pretty annoying. Particularly if you feel like you don't understand him. When people talk about which of Shakespeare's plays they like best, or what they thought of so-and-so's performance, they often treat Shakespeare like membership in some exclusive club. If you don't "get" him, if you don't go to see his plays, you're not truly educated or literate. You might be tempted to ask whether the millions of people who say they love Shakespeare actually know what they're talking about, or are they just sheep? No Fear Shakespeare: A Companion gives you the straight scoop on everything you really need to know about Shakespeare, including: What's so great about Shakespeare? How did Shakespeare get so smart? Five mysteries of Shakespeare's life a?? and why they matter Did someone else write Shakespeare's plays? Where did Shakespeare get his ideas? Shakespeare's world Shakespeare's theater Shakespeare's language The five greatest Shakespeare Characters

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This refresher reference volume features concise character and plot summaries for 12 of Shakespeare's best-known plays, drawn from the SparkNotes website and illustrated with colourful infographics. Each of the 12 chapters in this volume runs 6 to 8 pages of text taken from the SparkNotes website, and is illustrated with colourful infographics for easy consumption. The 12 plays featured six comedies and six tragedies are among the most famous and most taught of Shakespeare's dramas, including Hamlet, King Lear, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, The Taming of the Shrew, The Merchant of Venice, Othello, and Julius Caesar.

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Teaching guides and lesson plans designed to make classic literature engaging and relevant to today’s students! This comprehensive book of lesson plans, projects, discussion questions, reproducible worksheets, and more provides teachers with everything they need to engage middle- and high-school students in the study of Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter. Each SparkTeach Guide includes: • Dozens of lessons and contextual “Real Life Lens” discussion prompts • “Big Idea Question” prompts, activities, and projects that explore the work’s key themes • Poetics lesson plans • Film comparative lesson plans • Exercises in studying the play’s use of metaphor, simile, personification, and motifs • Lesson plans for differentiated instruction • Reproducible worksheets and lesson assessments that build reading, vocabulary, and comprehension skills • Answer keys • Student rubrics There are also tips for class planning and management, ideas for personalizing content, Common Core references, and more, making this the perfect resource to engage students in literature study that’s meaningful, exciting, and above all, FUN.

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Teaching guides and lesson plans designed to make classic literature engaging and relevant to today’s students! This comprehensive book of lesson plans, projects, discussion questions, reproducible worksheets, and more provides teachers with everything they need to engage middle- and high-school students in the study of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. Each SparkTeach Guide includes: • Dozens of lessons and contextual “Real Life Lens” discussion prompts • “Big Idea Question” prompts, activities, and projects that explore the work’s key themes • Poetics lesson plans • Film comparative lesson plans • Exercises in studying the play’s use of metaphor, simile, personification, and motifs • Lesson plans for differentiated instruction • Reproducible worksheets and lesson assessments that build reading, vocabulary, and comprehension skills • Answer keys • Student rubrics There are also tips for class planning and management, ideas for personalizing content, Common Core references, and more, making this the perfect resource to engage students in literature study that’s meaningful, exciting, and above all, FUN.

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Teaching guides and lesson plans designed to make classic literature engaging and relevant to today’s students! This comprehensive book of lesson plans, projects, discussion questions, reproducible worksheets, and more provides teachers with everything they need to engage middle- and high-school students in the study of Shakespeare's Macbeth. Each SparkTeach Guide includes: • Dozens of lessons and contextual “Real Life Lens” discussion prompts • “Big Idea Question” prompts, activities, and projects that explore the work’s key themes • Poetics lesson plans • Film comparative lesson plans • Exercises in studying the play’s use of metaphor, simile, personification, and motifs • Lesson plans for differentiated instruction • Reproducible worksheets and lesson assessments that build reading, vocabulary, and comprehension skills • Answer keys • Student rubrics There are also tips for class planning and management, ideas for personalizing content, Common Core references, and more, making this the perfect resource to engage students in literature study that’s meaningful, exciting, and above all, FUN.

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Shakespeare everyone can understand—now in this new EXPANDED edition of JULIUS CAESAR! Why fear Shakespeare? By placing the words of the original play next to line-by-line translations in plain English, this popular guide makes Shakespeare accessible to everyone. And now it features expanded literature guide sections that help students study smarter. The expanded sections include: Five Key Questions: Five frequently asked questions about major moments and characters in the play. What Does the Ending Mean?: Is the ending sad, celebratory, ironic . . . or ambivalent? Plot Analysis: What is the play about? How is the story told, and what are the main themes? Why do the characters behave as they do? Study Questions: Questions that guide students as they study for a test or write a paper. Quotes by Theme: Quotes organized by Shakespeare’s main themes, such as love, death, tyranny, honor, and fate. Quotes by Character: Quotes organized by the play’s main characters, along with interpretations of their meaning.

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Read Shakespeare’s sonnets in all their brilliance—and understand what every word means! Don’t be intimidated by Shakespeare! These popular guides make the Bard’s sonnets accessible and enjoyable.This No Fear guide contains: The complete original text A line-by-line translation that puts the words into everyday language Plenty of helpful commentary

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