Teaching Hamlet and Henry IV, Part 1 - (Folger Shakespeare Library) by Peggy O'Brien (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Teachers nationwide have been enthusiastically recommending this unique series from the Folger Shakespeare Library's Teaching Shakespeare Institute. This text includes provocative essays written by scholars to refresh both teacher and student, successful and understandable techniques for teaching through performance, and teaching methods that engage students at all levels.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>The world's leading center for Shakespeare studies! Created, taught, and written by real teachers, The Folger Shakespeare Library is one of the world's leading centers for scholarship, learning, and culture.</b> <p/>Dedicated to advancing knowledge and increasing understanding of Shakespeare and the early modern period, the Folger is home to the world's largest Shakespeare collection and one of the leading collections of books and materials of the entire early modern period (1500-1750). Combining a world-class research library and scholarly programs; leadership in curriculum, training, and publishing for K-12 education; and award-winning performing arts, exhibitions, and lectures, the Folger is Shakespeare's home in America. <p/>This volume of the Shakespeare Set Free series is written by institute faculty and participants, and includes the latest developments in recent scholarship. It bristles with the energy created by teaching and learning Shakespeare from the text and through active performance, and reflects the experience, wisdom, and wit of real classroom teachers in schools and colleges throughout the United States.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"English Journal"<P>"(on "Shakespeare Set Free: " Teaching "Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth," and "A Midsummer Night's Dream")<P>If you have funds, time and energy for only one Shakespeare resource this year, this is it.<P><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Dr. Peggy O'Brien</b> was named the Folger's director of education in May 2013. A former Folger educator, she established the Library's education philosophy and the bulk of its programs in the 1980s and led the department until 1994, when she left to become director of education programs for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. <p/> Her long and distinguished career has brought her numerous awards and honors, including Doctor of Laws <i>honoris causa</i> from Trinity University, Doctor of Humane Letters<i> honoris causa </i>from Georgetown University, the Public Humanities Award from the D.C. Community Humanities Council, and the Folger Shakespeare Library's 2008 Shakespeare Steward Award. Prior to her first appointment at the Folger, she spent a number of years teaching high school English in the DC Public Schools, and since then has taught undergraduate courses at Georgetown University.
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